Clément Janinet is one of the most promising French violinists and composers who, although deep into jazz, emerge from it to retain only freedom of play and style. Marked by repetitive music as well as by traditional European and African music, his numerous projects each bear the seal of these interbreedings. In this new European quartet, featuring Arve Henriksen on trumpet, Ambre Vuillermoz on accordion, and Robert Lucaciu on double bass, the violinist builds on the aesthetics of previous projects (Ornette Under the Repetitive Skies, La Litanie des Cimes, Sokou) to unite musicians from diverse cultures. He explores the connections between free improvisation, baroque music, popular and repetitive music. Inspired by the instrumentation of Dave Douglas's album Charms Of The Night Sky, the quartet transcends traditional repertoires. Monteverdi, Buxtehude and Dowland engage with Swedish Nyckelharpa, intense improvisation blends with microtonal music, and contemporary chamber music meets folk dances and songs from the oral tradition.

For András Dés, jazz is lived democracy: a collective process built on trust, openness, and deep listening. With his Vienna-based quartet – Martin Eberle (trumpet), Philipp Nykrin (piano), and Kenji Herbert (guitar) – he has found musical partners whose distinct voices, curiosity, and creativity shape a group of remarkable unity and freedom. Following the internationally acclaimed Unimportant Things (BMC Records, 2024), the András Dés Quartet returns in March 2026 with Decisions We Make (BMC Records). Conceived as a 49-minute, unbroken musical arc, the album weaves composed material with open musical spaces, allowing spontaneity, risk, and playful interaction to unfold in real time. As Gabriel Kahane writes in the liner notes, it is “as satisfying to the head as it is to the heart, shot through with hummable tunes, danceable grooves, and a jumbo crayon box’s worth of color. It is as much chamber music as it is jazz, and more than that, it is a formal wonder.”