Gong Extensions is a quartet with Guillaume Vanespen (Gong with the bow), Grégoire Tirtiaux (Alto and Baritone Saxophones), Sylvain Debaisieux (Tenor Saxophone) and Yann Lecollaire (Bass Clarinet).
The music of Gong Extensions is organized around the sound spectrum of the gong played with the bow, unfolding its rich over/sub-tones, creating waves, resonances, vibrations,...
The 3 woodwind musicians, playing in circular breathing, join the spectral matter of the gong, amplify it and color it.
Almost as a meditation, consisting of long continued notes interweaving, setting layers on layers, mixing, between lights and shadows, tensions and releases, composing large, colored, contrasted soundscapes, in perpetual transformation.
Special Guest : Emmanuel Cremer
Emmanuel Cremer studied cello at the CNR de Marseille, and arrangement and composition at the Université de Montréal.
His atypical background and eclectic tastes have led him to take part in numerous studio sessions in the fields of jazz, pop, rock and film music (13 Tzameti, Mk2).
He writes for the Sofia Symphony Orchestra (“Express Way”, Blue Note EMI), theater and dance.
As a member of Barre Phillips' “Emir” ensemble, he plays at the Musique Action and Europa Jazz Festivals, in the opera “La Vie est Songe”, gives improvisation masterclasses (CNR d'Avignon) and collaborates with dancer Julyen Hamilton.
He plays with guitarist Raymond Boni, Joe McPhee (“Terronès”,Blue line Socadisc), Famoudou Don Moyé (Art Ensemble of Chicago), the Stanislas & Jean-Marc Montera quartet, Isabelle Duthoit, electronic musician Tim Perkis.
Active on the jazz scene with the Méandres quintet, the Sonora trio with Robin Fincker and Patrice Soletti, directs the Manuchello ensemble, and tours with the Franco-English Qtet “Ward/Garcin/Lash/Cremer” (Charlie Jazz festival 2015).
In 2010, artist-in-residence at the OMI International Arts Center in New York State, he collaborated with Fay Victor, Elisabeth Harnik, Taylor Ho Binum and Denman Maroney. He then played in Mexico DF in the experimental jazz scene with Alexander Bruck and Wifrido Terrazaz.
He also gives solo concerts and has recorded “Coma”, then “Cinq Chants d'Athènes” for the Alambik Musik and Fou Records labels ! .
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