Alma e Vento + Yiasemi

Alma e Vento

Ashley Marques, clarinet, vocals / Julien Gillain, piano, vocals

Alma e Vento is a duo formed by Ashley Marques (clarinet) and Julien Gillain (piano). From a jazz and classical background, they revisit songs of the Brazilian choro and traditional Portuguese repertoire as well as musical arrangements from other Latin-American countries. With their instruments and their own voices, those two musicians take the audience on a refreshing journey into Portuguese and South American culture.

Yiasemi

Julien Marga, guitars, banjo / Jordi Cassagne, double bass

Like a plant slowly growing at the confluence of two streams, Yiasemi was born from the meeting of Julien Marga and Jordi Cassagne.

The music of this unique duo invites the listener to contemplate their own inner universe. Sometimes soothing, sometimes tumultuous, it revives childhood memories by summoning frescoes from a forgotten time that seem to stretch on endlessly.

Their influences include Jakob Bro and Charlie Haden, as well as sounds borrowed from both folk and chamber jazz.