After Monk Quartet of Gilles Naturel
After the success of the first concerts, a lot of people who hadn’t been able to get back asked us to do the same in Paris.
The Monk Quartet is a jazz project in which the usual rhythm section, piano bass drums, is replaced by a string quartet. The repertoire consists mainly of pieces by Thelonious Monk and a few original compositions. The themes are presented by the string quartet and the improvisations are made by the members of the quartet, and/or guest soloists, saxophone trumpet, accompanied by background and walking bass from the cello. The guest soloists on the CD are:
Fabien Mary, Hillel Salem, trumpet, Lenny Popkin, Balthazar Naturel saxophone, Saul Rubin guitar. Antoine Beux: first violin.
Felix Gerbelot: second violin.
Gilles Naturel: viola, arrangements, composition, musical director.
Simon Lannoy: cello.
Guest soloists Thomas Gomez: alto saxophone, Hillel Salem: trumpet, Mario Ponce-Enrile: vocals
