| Jazz, standards
Pierre de Bethmann continues his journey with a new trio lineup, featuring the extraordinary guitarist Nelson Veras joining his voice to that of the piano and Sylvain Romano's double bass.
With a sound that is both more intimate and marked by strong personalities, this new trio continues to explore the richness of a repertoire of standards drawn from multiple musical traditions, sometimes transformed by the musicians' harmonic and rhythmic inspiration, sometimes chosen on the spot, but always worked on in depth over the course of their concerts.
It is also about building a sound with two exceptional partners, whose careers speak for themselves, and who never tire of cultivating the science of music as a way of life.
All this in order to try, again and again, to seek a little meaning beyond dogmatism, to taste the necessary joy of sharing, and thus allow themselves the greatest of luxuries: that of taking their time.
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The four albums, Essais Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 & Vol. 4, produced by ALÉA, were released in November 2020 as a box set with a special supplement and were successively named Indispensable JazzNews, Choc Jazz Magazine, fff Télérama, Top Mezzo, Elu Citizen Jazz, and Hit Couleurs Jazz.
The fifth album, Essais / Volume 5, was released in January 2023 and was awarded a Choc Jazz Magazine and Indispensable JazzNews.
Essais / Volume 6 is due for release on January 23, 2026.
Pierre de Bethmann: piano
Nelson Veras: guitar
Sylvain Romano: double bass
