Blue Yonder

METRICAL AND INTERACTIVE MUSIC

 

Guillaume Orti - alto sax, mezzo-soprano sax in F & baryton sax
Bruno Ruder - piano, bass synthesizer
Emmanuel Scarpa - drums, composition

 

The first part of a triptych, this trio - which could be defined with the "jazz" label if one were needed - comes straight from the world of Emmanuel Scarpa (Umlaut, Magic Malik, Radiation 10). With its share of onirism and introspection, this precisely written music - which plays with canons, mirrors, the stretching or tightening of time - is brought to light by the fabulous musicians Bruno Ruder (Jeanne Added, Billy Hart, Magma), and Guillaume Orti (Kartet, Andy Emler Megaoctet, Octurn), who lend themselves magnificently to the game of this musical labyrinth.

In the not-too-distant future, the second part of the Radical Red project will see the light of day, another power trio that will be the counterpart of Blue Yonder. In an ideal world, these two trios would come together to form The Purple Spectrum ...

 

© Nicolas Coltice

 

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L I S T E N I N G

 

Blue Yonder's first concert recorded on October 24, 2015 at Le Périscope as part of the Rhino Jazz Festival.

Guillaume Orti - alto, mezzo-soprano saxophones in F & MS-20 synthesizer // Bruno Ruder - Fender Rhodes & bass synthesizer // Emmanuel Scarpa - drums

live sound recording - Colin Lequeu
mixing - Adrian' Bourget

Acknowledgements Le Périscope, Pierre Dugelay, Ludovic Chazalon, Colin Lequeu, Nicolas Coltice, Amélie Reboul, Adrian' Bourget