Vazytouille

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By allowing everything, the Vazytouille, big orchestra of 14 musicians from the collective Zoone Libre, not only to cite or draw on the vast musical heritage past and present, but slowly invent a form and language, thus proving its sole ambition: to be a live music.

The originality of this band lies in several aspects. The orchestra is very rich and allows many marriages of timbres, each more amazing than others. We find within the band small independent formations: string quartet, trio rock, a cappella vocal ensemble.

Faced with such orchestral diversity, the direction of Vazytouille is simple: no limit. Mixed, pressed, kneaded, these micro-formations also appear alone, bringing rhythm and breathing in the repertoire. It combines composition and improvisation. Again, the musicians exploit the richness of their personalities: solo, duo, group or directed improvisation. The energy of rock flirts with contemporary music, jazz and popular music.

Vazytouille: Vazytouille

Read "Vazytouille" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner
December 7, 2011

Vazytouille is a sonic menagerie similar to experiencing Cirque du Soleil. This debut is envisioned by a large ensemble comprised of members from Zoone Libre, a collective of performance musicians, and other artists based in Lille, France. The typecast concept of a big band is a little misleading as the fourteen members represents smaller subsections like string quartet, rock trio and a cappella vocal, united into a larger format. Jazz is only a part of Vazytouille's catalog, as there are ...