Benoît Delbecq
Ft. Otis Sandsjö, Petter Eldh, Samuel Ber, Taylor Ho Bynum, Sarah Murcia
Musical Performance Improvised Music & Jazz 0“Striated time” and “smooth time”—temps strié and temps lisse—are expressions Pierre Boulez used to describe the flow of musical time in his compositions. 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.
The audio recording of the concert is available now to members of Pierre Boulez Saal Online only. Learn more about our new online membership!
A Conversation with Benoît Delbecq
Concert Impressions
Photo credits: Jakob Tillmann