Jocelyn Ménard Caribbean Jazz Group

Presented by Le Baiser Salé - 1-016846 / 2-016877 / 3-0187LINEUP:JOCELYN MÉNARD sax FABRICE DEVIENNE piano RÉGIS THÉRÈSE bass ARNAUD DOLMEN drums A Caribbean fusion where jazz, gwoka, biguine and funk meet under the breath of a saxophonist from Montreal rooted in Guadeloupe for over thirty years.

Originally from Montreal and settled in Guadeloupe for over thirty years, saxophonist and composer Jocelyn Ménard develops a writing nourished by jazz, gwoka, funk, biguine and zouk, in the footsteps of mythic orchestras such as Caraïbes Jazz Ensemble, Tropic Fusion or Fal Frett.

With Vibes A Péyi Là, he continues the approach begun with Terre-Mère by delivering an album where you move from a padjanbel to a blues, from a biguine to a mendé, without ever losing sight of Latin jazz and swing.

Fusion is taken literally here, 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, for a foundation that is both solid and fluid; and Arnaud Dolmen on drums, deploying precise and engaged pulsation that connects Caribbean traditions and contemporary jazz language.