Erik Truffaz

Fascinated by the discovery of music linked to Spanish popular tradition (notably Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez) and by certain expressions of the country's cultural heritage (such as flamenco or religious processions), trumpeter Miles Davis offered his intense and poetic vision in "Sketches of Spain", a masterpiece marking the opening of jazz to world music.

An emancipated disciple of his glorious elder, Erik Truffaz has become one of the leading figures of electro-jazz trumpet, whose creativity has never waned.

His encounter with saxophonist and flamenco singer Antonio Lizana, a true phenomenon that French audiences have come to appreciate in recent years, was destined to be sealed by an ambitious project: to propose their contemporary vision of these "Sketches of Spain" whose genius has spanned decades.

A major event on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Miles Davis, this prince of darkness who found light in the land of Cervantes and Garcia Lorca.

François Lacharme DISTRIBUTION Erik Truffaz: trumpet Antonio Lizana: vocals, alto saxophone, flute Renaud Gabriel Pion: bass clarinet, cor anglais, arrangements Ana Perez: flamenco dance Pau Figueres: flamenco guitar Arin Keshishi: electric bass Manuel de la Torre: drums Vincent Thomas: percussion