During summer 2022, a certain trio changed its formula: after its first four volumes of ESSAIS, marked by the personalities of Sylvain Romano on double bass and Tony Rabeson on drums, Pierre de Bethmann replaced the latter, who was temporarily unavailable, with Nelson Veras, an exceptional guitarist who contributed to a radical change in the orchestra's sound.

One idea, however, remained unchanged: that of relentlessly exploring a repertoire drawing on the most diverse musical traditions.

And somewhere the South of France, in Philippe Gaillot's Recall studio, where the trio was in its element, a session at the end of July 2022 resulted in the album ESSAIS / VOLUME 5, which was released in early 2023, followed by more than 25 concerts during the season.

From this same particularly fruitful session, recorded on the Clasp analog system in conditions as close as possible to those of a concert (the three musicians in the same room, without headphones), came the tracks on this VOLUME 6: eight new titles by eight composers who have marked the trio's career and culture.

Thus, alongside the recent albums CREDO and AGAPÉ, which feature personal compositions, the ESSAIS series continues, illustrating with this title the ever-evolving nature of the great repertoire, as well as the uncertainty that seems intimately linked to the improviser's approach.

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