GUILLAUME BARRAUD
MATHIEU BÉLIS
ESTAMPES

Barraud & Bélis
Estampes
MATHIEU BÉLIS : piano
GUILLAUME BARRAUD : bansuri
YANN PHAYPHET : double bass ( guest )
After ten years of a fruitful partnership, this new project came about in the midst of the pandemic. Composers Mathieu Bélis and Guillaume Barraud teamed up again for a series of improvisations; and the result is a repertoire of intimist music pieces. From the synergy of the piano and the bansuri emerges a language of its own. The striking of the strings and the breath through the bamboo intertwine to deliver a colourful canvas of sounds. This is an ode to journey, an invitation to fly away and explore an eclectic universe of contemporary jazz brewed with classical, pop and traditional elements.
For this first opus entitled Estampes (B&B Productions/ InOuïe Distribution 2022), they invited guitarist Kevin Seddiki to play the nylon guitar on two of their compositions. The album was recorded and mixed at the Studios de Meudon near Paris.
Since 2024, they have been performing as a trio, joined by upright bassist Yann Phayphet (EYM Trio).
