{"id":151020,"date":"2026-01-04T12:46:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T17:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/interviews-panm360\/improviser-a-quatre-damian-birbrier-repousse-les-frontieres-du-jazz\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T14:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T19:35:28","slug":"improviser-a-quatre-damian-birbrier-repousse-les-frontieres-du-jazz","status":"publish","type":"interviews","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/interviews-panm360\/improviser-a-quatre-damian-birbrier-repousse-les-frontieres-du-jazz\/","title":{"rendered":"Improvising in a Quartet: Dami\u00e1n Birbrier Pushes The Boundaries of Jazz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>To kick off 2026, what could be better than a jazz concert where improvisation takes center stage? 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