“Striated time” and “smooth time”—temps strié and temps lisse—are expressions Pierre Boulez used to describe somic momentum. French pianist Benoît Delbecq has long adopted this idea in his own artistic thinking. Leading two newly assembled international bands consisting of three generations of musicians, he now presents the world premiere of new works inspired by the special acoustics of the Pierre Boulez Saal (where Delbecq previously performed in 2019). For the first set, he is joined by American cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum and French bassist Sarah Murcia. The concert’s second half is dedicated to a quartet featuring Delbecq with saxophonist Otis Sandsjö and bassist Petter Eldh (both Swedes based in Berlin) as well as Belgian drummer Samuel Ber.