Jocelyn Ménard - CARIBBEAN JAZZ GROUP

A Caribbean fusion where jazz, gwoka, biguine, and funk meet under the breath of a Montreal saxophonist rooted in Guadeloupe for over thirty years.

Originally from Montreal and based in Guadeloupe for over thirty years, saxophonist and composer Jocelyn Ménard develops a style nourished by jazz, gwoka, funk, biguine, and zouk, directly in line with legendary orchestras such as Caraïbes Jazz Ensemble, Tropic Fusion, or Fal Frett.

With Vibes A Péyi Là, he continues the approach initiated with Terre-Mère, delivering an album where one moves from a padjanbel to a blues, from a biguine to a mendé, without ever losing sight of Latin jazz and swing.

Fusion is taken literally here, in an atmosphere where the temperature rises without limit.

Around him, a team of talented musicians: Fabrice Devienne on piano, whose fine harmonic colours serve both groove and improvisation; Régis Thérèse on bass, providing a foundation that is both solid and fluid; and Arnaud Dolmen on drums, deploying a precise and committed pulse that connects Caribbean traditions and contemporary jazz language.