Friday evening at FIMAV, the trio concert by alto and tenor saxophonist Sakina Abdou (France), pianist Marta Warelis (Poland), and percussionist Toma Goumand (France) was a complete and utter success. The audience was thoroughly satisfied with the balance between established references and their contemporary extensions, between the traditions of jazz and modern improvised music.
This European trio, Hammer, Roll and Leaf, took us through a tightly packed hour of music that was both coherent and open to randomness.
Each of these artists distinguished themselves with their own unique approach, whether it be the virtuoso motifs and exemplary articulation of the pianist (especially her clusters of notes triggered by hands close together on the ivory keys), the phrases imagined by the saxophonist or the absolutely organic support of the percussion – with the addition of small stones and other branches of shrubs to extend its vocabulary.
We cannot conclude that the proposal is unique in its overall execution (which is by no means a requirement), but rather that there is exemplary communication between these three artists, at every level of intensity in the program. This is what we can call symbiosis without exaggeration.
Photo Credit : Martin Morissettte
