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.

Initiated in November 2015 to mark the 30th anniversary of the Jazzdor festival, the line-up devised by Louis Sclavis in the company of Benjamin Moussay on piano, Sarah Murcia on double bass and Christophe Lavergne on drums now takes on a new twist, with the trumpeter Olivier Laisney. Inspired by the contrasting sounds of the clarinet's woody sweetness and the tawny colours of the brass, Sclavis has composed a programme entitled 'India', a direct reference to the title of his famous 1987 album 'Chine'. A series of lyrical and resolutely rhythmic themes which, while only having a distant connection with India in the form of vague reminiscences and diffuse influences, powerfully nourish the imagination of the musicians and take them on a baroque journey of great evocative power.