Direction artistique: Artistic direction : Pierre-Antoine Badaroux
Effectif: Number : 14 musicians
Country : France
Place : Île-de-France
Musicians

Pierre-Antoine Badaroux : saxophone, artistic direction
Antoine-Tri Hoang : saxophone, clarinet
Benjamin Dousteyssier : saxophone
Geoffrey Gesser : saxophone, clarinet
Pierre Borel : saxophone, clarinet
Brice Pichard : trumpet
Gabriel Levasseur : trumpet
Louis Laurain : trumpet
Fidel Fourneyon : trombone
Michaël Ballue : trombone
Matthieu Naulleau : piano
Romain Vuillemin : guitar
Sébastien Beliah : double bass
Antonin Gerbal : drums

Contact

UMLAUT BIG BAND

Production et diffusion :
Nawel Benziane
+33 (0)7 51 29 37 64
umlautbb@gmail.com
© Rebeca Moon

The 14 musicians orchestra relentlessly pursues a work that highlights the creativity of arrangers and sound exploration of the form of the big band, beyond genre.

“There’s no disjunction between using the (Umlaut) big band to play both vintage swing and jagged contemporary pieces.” DOWNBEAT Magazine, 2019

The band has been mainly focusing on jazz arrangers from the 20-40s (Don Redman, Mary Lou Williams, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington… and European musicians) thanks to an intensive research based on rare scores and recordings.

Very active on the European stage of improvised music, the musicians started a series of commissions to contemporary composers who maintain an intimate relation with jazz : Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Axel Dörner, Bertrand Denzler, Joel Grip.

Concerts

  • 10 / 10 / 2023
    Umlaut Big Band – Zodiac Suite
    Umlaut Big Band
    Théâtre de la Renaissance, Oullins (69), France - Théâtre de la Renaissance More
  • 18 / 11 / 2023
    Umlaut Big Band – Zodiac Suite
    Umlaut Big Band
    Studio 104, Maison de la Radio, Paris (75), France - Studio 104, Maison de la Radio More
  • 17 / 12 / 2023
    Umlaut Big Band – Une brève histoire du Swing
    Umlaut Big Band
    Théâtre de Chelles, Chelles (77), France - Théâtre de Chelles More
  • 14 / 01 / 2024
    Umlaut Big Band – Mary’s Ideas
    Umlaut Big Band
    Théâtre de Choisy-le-Roi, Choisy-le-Roi (94), France - Théâtre de Choisy-le-Roi More
  • 15 / 03 / 2024
    Umlaut Big Band – Mary’s Ideas
    Umlaut Big Band
    L'Hectare, Vendôme (41), France - L'Hectare More

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