Jocelyn Ménard - CARIBBEAN JAZZ GROUP

A Caribbean fusion where jazz, gwoka, biguine and funk meet under the breath of a Montreal saxophonist rooted in Guadeloupe for over thirty years.

Originally from Montreal and based in Guadeloupe for over thirty years, saxophonist and composer Jocelyn Ménard develops a style rooted in jazz, gwoka, funk, biguine and zouk, in line with mythical orchestras like Caraïbes Jazz Ensemble, Tropic Fusion or Fal Frett.

With Vibes A Péyi Là, he continues the approach started with Terre-Mère by delivering an album where you move from a padjanbel to a blues, from a biguine to a mendé, never losing sight of Latin jazz and swing.

The fusion here is taken literally, in an atmosphere where the temperature rises without limit.

Around him, a team of talented musicians: Fabrice Devienne on piano, whose fine harmonic colors serve both groove and improvisation; Régis Thérèse on bass, providing both solid and fluid support; and Arnaud Dolmen on drums, deploying precise and committed pulsation connecting Caribbean traditions and contemporary jazz language.