“Pick five musicians from the best young jazzmen of France, bestow on them an encyclopedic musical knowledge then blend everything together and you’ll get Papanosh. 
With significant space devoted to groove, rhythmic group improvisation and the history of jazz language, the musicians of Papanosh bring a breath of freshness to the notion of Imaginary Folklore. Papanosh’s sound and ethos can be traced to the hereditary line of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Papanosh offers a music that is as explosive in its result as it is coherent in its conception: a music full of imaginative joy, improvised risk, tender smiles and sonic rapture.” 
Ludovic Florin, Jazzman, Jazz magazine

The group is laureate of Jazz Migration 2013 (AJC) and has been selected by the expert jury for jazzahead! 2015 (Echoes of France).

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