The Big Fish quartet is the result of a collaboration between the ethereal trio Dancing Birds (Julien Soro, Gabriel Midon, Ariel Tessier) and alto saxophonist Léa Ciechelski; a journey into the imagination of water and air. Originally founded to celebrate the music of the great jazz composers and musicians of the 20th century, such as Paul Motian, Ornette Coleman, and Chris Lightcap, the group quickly took a more personal and original direction: each member adds their compositional touch to create music of depth and lightness. Saxophonists Julien Soro and Léa Ciechelski are the voices that sing, shout, proclaim, and whisper, while the rhythm section of Tessier and Midon holds the helm, supporting and guiding the big fish through the waves. Freedom, whirlwind, weightlessness, playfulness, power, contemplation... these are the words that come to mind when listening to Big Fish.

In the Transcendent Triptych trio, three prominent figures of European jazz use early, classical, and folk music to recreate the concept of modern avant-garde jazz. The idea for the collaboration between János Ávéd, David Six, and Tilo Weber was born in 2022 at the most important meeting point for European jazz, the Jazzahead! showcase in Bremen, after which they quietly developed their new compositions. Their repertoire aims to discover transcendent realms beyond the material nature of music, through the extension of fixed and spontaneous musical forms. In addition to their new pieces, the concert will feature material from their first album, to be released in April 2025 on BMC Records.