Professional meeting • Jazz w/ Florent Briqué + Stracho Temelkovski

Florent Briqué

Trumpeter and composer from Grenoble specializing in jazz and world music, Florent Briqué has collaborated with leading figures in American and European jazz, including Carla Bley, Steve Swallow, and the World Saxophone Quartet. He has also conducted the African Salsa Orchestra and co-directed Le bal de l'Afrique enchantée. As a sideman, Florent Briqué has played at festivals and jazz venues in France, Europe, and around the world. He spent a year in residence in Shanghai exploring Chinese music and conducted the Orchestre Régional de Jazz en Lorraine from 2003 to 2005.

In 2011, Florent Briqué launched the artist collective “L'oreille en Friche” (The Ear in the Field), taking on the role of artistic director, before launching the Marthe project in 2017 with Alexis Moutzouris, a brilliant multi-instrumentalist of Greek origin. Joined by Lucas Territo (guitar & bass) and Damien Bernard (drums), the group quickly made a name for itself and performed on prestigious stages in France and around the world (Russia, Thailand, China, etc.), collaborating with artists such as illustrator Thomas Brosset and Russian trio Verbnoe Voskresenie.

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