What
do you get when you
combine twins separated by an
ocean – bassist François
(in New
York) and drummer Louis
Moutin (in Paris)
– with expat
saxophonist Rick Margitza and young
firebrand pianist Baptiste Trotignon (both in Paris)?
A band with feet on both
sides of the
Alantic that ably defies distance, manages to remain creatively in sync
and
employs long-distance phone lines to compose material.
Moutin
Reunion
quartet’s music
might be called acoustic fusion because the band uses structural
devices and
sonic elements reminiscent of various 70s groups. In performance,
improvised
mini-suites-with smoothly executed interstitial passages-are the
group’s
trademark. At times the syntax seems slightly off : solo, head, drum
and bass
dialog, head solo and out. But the quartet never loses the compass. The
group
consistently shows instrumental confidence
(françois’ bass
prowess is a marvel
in itself) and a unified approach rare even among groups with all its
members
residing in the same postal code…
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