A virtuoso singer with a clear and precisely articulated voice, but also a complete artist - playful, embodied, theatrical - constantly striving to convey meaning through sound, Claudia Solal is never more inspired than in the ultra-refined setting of the telepathic duet she has formed with pianist, composer and arranger Benjamin Moussay for the past 25 years. Delving into the depths of their intimate little theatre through a series of original songs of great dramatic subtlety, the musicians explore the twists and turns of a hybrid universe referring in turn to jazz, progressive rock, contemporary music and free improvisation - the former in search of the inner music of words; the latter attentive to transcribing in the subtle curve of his phrases the emphasis and dynamics inherent in the flow of the spoken word.

This concert marks the release of the album Punk Moon on the Jazzdor Series label.

After Characters on a wall (ECM Records), Louis Sclavis decided to create a new program with the same musicians with the addition of Olivier Laisney. He called this new opus India, in reference to the title of his first album as band leader, recorded in the early 1980s, Chine. India’s music is made up of melodies and atmospheres, underpinned by persistent beats and rhythms, as well as suggested dances. “I have distant, vague memories of a theater on the docks of Calcutta, of a long train in the countryside, of a night at Kali temple, of a marching brass band during Ganesh festivals, and others. These impressions are sometimes present in my compositions; I wish to offer sounds from a faraway land, more imaginary than real. The music is about Indies, not necessarily ‘galantes’ – see Les Indes galantes by Jean-Philippe Rameau –, but always baroque”, said Sclavis.