After the success of his debut album "Wanted" released in 2013 on De W.E.R.F. Records, Jean-Paul Estiévenart presented a second album in 2016, "Behind the Darkness", on Igloo Records.

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"Behind the Darkness" has a double meaning: it refers to his childhood in coal dumps but also presents the dark moments that man encounters during his life.

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Jean-Paul has surrounded himself for his trio with a solid rhythm section: the drumming of Antoine Pierre grooves and merges perfectly with the trumpet both in terms of time and energy, and the bassist Sam Gerstmans assures a raw and essential play.

 

Declined into four paintings (rebirth, homage, obscurity / complexity and tradition), "Behind the Darkness" presents original compositions including three improvised titles. The trio delivers melodic, rhythmic and pictorial music through which the trumpet player asserts his musical personality.

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After a very large number of concerts since 2013, the trio has evolved a lot, the musicians know each other by heart.

On stage, everything seems to be possible for them to play. 

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Feat. Fabian Fiorini.

When the trio becomes a quartet... 

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After some concerts with Fabian Fiorini as guest musician, it became evident to Jean-Paul that herein lies the next step in his personal project. The trio naturally transformes into a quartet: the 4 musicians all share the same lightning energy. No power struggles within this new formation, but rather an explosion or continuous fireworks, with unbridled performers, virtuosity and overflowing musicality.

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