Desert Rouge
Context
Centerpiece (11 min) of "Eurythmia" (Clean Feed, 2022), the first record by the Red Desert Orchestra, a Euro-African ensemble founded by pianist Ève Risser in 2019. Balafons, djembés and bara blend with the brass in polyrhythmic writing transmitted orally.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to French jazz. Among the origins and influences of French jazz: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Traditional revival, Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz, Jazz in France (interwar years), Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East.