Benoît Delbecq 

is a Parisian musician-inventor whose influence on jazz extends far beyond our borders. Fascinated from an early age by the subtle musical constructs of the Aka pygmies, and by those of his masters Steve Coleman, Mal Waldron and Steve Lacy, Benoît Delbecq has succeeded in developing a personal compositional and instrumental toolbox, nourished by calligraphy, linguistic studies and sound engineering, mathematics and science in the broadest sense, and literature, driven as he is by a passion for playing in subtle, elegant polyrhythmic universes. On the piano, which he partially prepares with wood and gum, he has given the soul of jazz to John Cage's prepared piano.
Early influenced by the ideas of Oulipo or Bauhaus, by the musicological work of Béla Bartók, by the whole history of jazz, traditional music and written music, Delbecq delights in playful compositional constraints, which he then extends as if by arborescence in his improvised playing. In addition to numerous international awards for most of his albums, he has received the Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie Charles Cros, the Prix de la Villa Médicis Hors-les-Murs, and is listed in 2023 in the "Piano" category of DOWNBEAT magazine's Jazz Critics Poll.
" This is music to treasure. THE WIRE
"Benoît Delbecq, l'éclaireur." LE MONDE

An untamed, adventurous musician, songwriter and improviser, Claudia Solal has been performing in France and abroad for over 25 years. Her singular collaborations and multiple artistic experiences have played a major role in the development of a unique vocal language, between written material and improvised songs.
After her highly acclaimed debut albums, "BuGer in my brain" (2017, with Benjamin Moussay) met with unanimous acclaim. "Hopetown" (RogueArt 2020 - CHOC Jazzmagazine / 4F Télérama) marks the continuation of her collaboration with Benoît Delbecq, which began in Chicago in 2015. She currently performs in trio with Didier Petit and Philippe Foch (Les Ferrailleurs du ciel, ex-Voyageurs de l'espace - Grand Prix de l'Académie Charles Cros 2018 / recent tours in Mexico, China, Korea, Baltic States, Finland...), with Françoise Toullec (La Banquise), Christophe Rocher (Nautilis), in trio with Jean-Charles Richard and Marc Copland. A new quartet with Hasse Poulsen, Simon Drappier and Stéphane Payen will be launched in 2024. She has also been involved in voice teaching since 1998 (courses, master classes), and taught at the CRR de Strasbourg from 2005 to 2023.