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<p>Two of our loyal Club members, Benoît Sourisse and André Charlier, are joining this project, whose complicity forged over the years instills exceptional dynamism and cohesion into this team.</p><p> Having started out in jazz-fusion, Ivan Paduart is a highly regarded jazz musician in Western Europe. In a short time, the pianist-composer has forged a style that has earned him recognition from some of the genre's leading figures, such as Richard Galliano, Tom Harrell, Toots Thielemans, and all the other musicians with whom he has worked in recent years.</p><p> To complete this exceptional quartet, we have Olivier Ker Ourio on harmonica, recognized as one of the world's finest chromatic jazz harmonica players. In addition to being a highly sought-after soloist, he is also a brilliant composer and project leader. In the five albums recorded to date under his own name, his compositions unveil a poetic world inhabited by lyrical melodies, inventive harmonies, and unusual rhythms. Expressive and warm, his music prioritizes emotion and comes straight from the heart.</p><p> A vibrant tribute to Toots Thielemans, driven by a resolutely modern and personal approach.</p> After a remarkable tour alongside harmonica virtuoso Olivier Ker Ourio, Ivan Paduart presents an album narrating the essence of this adventure which began in 2022.