Xavier Belin Pléonasme season 2
With alumnus Xavier Belin, class of 2015
Named by TSF Jazz as the “new star of Caribbean jazz”, Xavier Belin is a very promising young pianist. His music is often defined as “Caribbean jazz”, “Creole jazz” or “Afro-descendant jazz”, as these terms make his music quickly identifiable. However, the pianist’s music shows us that these terms are merely pleonasms, since these musical styles are derived from the same essence.
During this residency, Xavier Belin will present a repertoire of jazz standards from Martinique, Reunion, Haiti and Trinidad…