Jean-Paul Estiévenart, Marcel Ponseele & Il Gardellino feat. Anthony Romaniuk
Sunday January 16, 2022
What if three brilliant musicians from three different worlds reached out to each other to create a unique musical triptych based around the music of Johann Sebastian Bach? The baroque composer's masterpieces have inspired artist-in-residence Jean-Paul Estiévenart, oboist Marcel Ponseele and keyboard player Anthony Romaniuk for a project in which Bach's music alternates with idiosyncratic interpretations and improvisations. Like a true triptych, their performance consists of three parts: 'Misery', 'Transition' and 'Transfiguration'. Bach looks approvingly over their shoulders, for doesn't the number '3' stand for the divine Trinity?
Two so different worlds, baroque and jazz, meet where the distinction between them disappears. By touching the hearts of the listeners, we understand that Music is a Universal Language that transcends everything. Marcel Ponseele
Within the traditional formula of an acoustic quintet, he manages to transform his pure melodies into pieces of contemporary improvisation, bursting in all directions. The result will appeal to jazzfans from the 50s and 60s as well as to melodic music lovers. Vers L'Avenir.
He knows how to draw the intersection between the past and the present of Jazz in a purely acoustic way. Jazzenzo
Estiévenart, who wrote all the music, gives a lot of space to the members of his group. But in the end, he himself makes the greatest impression: subtle trumpet player, strong compositions. De Standaard
And whoever thought it was only harmony and melody would be disappointed. Improvisation always plays a leading role in the music of this incredible Belgian trumpet player. Jazz Nu
Jean-Paul Estiévenart - Trumpet
Marcel Ponseele - Oboe
Anthony Romaniuk - Harpsichord
Samuel Gerstmans - Double bass
Il Gardellino - String Quartet
Joanna Huszcza - Violin
Jacek Kurzydlo - Violin
Kaat De Cock - Viola
Ira Givol - Cello