In 2016, a handful of musicians, a meeting, a sharing around improvisation, a desire and a pleasure to play together.
Grand8 was born. Grand8 was born out of an urgent need to improvise, together, as a large ensemble, without a conductor.
Grand8 began by working, building its music, traversing its spaces, constructing its common ground, initiating its history.
Grand8 has grown to include 17 musicians.
The ensemble is in residence year-round at the GMEM.
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Grand8
composed of
Bastien Boni
double bass
Olivier Bost
trombone
SébastienBouhana
drum, objects
Laurent Charles
alto saxophone
Emmanuel Cremer
cello
João Fernandes
electronics
Catherine Jauniaux
voice, objects
Vincent Laju
cello
Soizic Lebrat
cello
Philippe Lemoine
tenor saxophone
Magali Rubio
clarinets
Geneviève Sorin
accordion, voice
KatherineSowerby
percussion
Nicoló Terrasi
guitar
François Wong
baritone saxophone