French soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien is an eclectic jazz practitioner with inestimable musical gifts that allow him to explore a whole universe of sound. Parisien brings a glowing selection of tunes composed by himself, pianist and longtime collaborator Yaron Herman, and proficient bassist Linda May Han Oh, alongside two covers. Rounding out the quartet is tabla player and vocalist Prabhu Edouard, who helps establish an organically integrated framework for the leader’s world-fusion aesthetics. This group was formed after a memorable first performance in Paris.
Floating opens with Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann’s “Asian Songs & Rhythms, No. 40”, a peaceful, spiritual tune that, combining Eastern modal…
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On their new duo album, Michael Wollny and Emile Parisien invite listeners into a conversation shaped by trust, intuition and complete artistic freedom. Recorded in concert as part of the Bodenseefestival 2025, the album captures two singular musical voices meeting in a space where nothing is controlled, nothing is predetermined, and every gesture becomes a response to the moment.