GUILLAUME BARRAUD QUARTETTales of the Bamboo Reed

New Album in development…

GUILLAUME BARRAUD : bansuri & compositions
TAM DE VILLIERS : electric guitar
GUILLAUME RUELLAND : bass
MAXIME ZAMPIERI : drums

After the acclaimed ‘Indo-Jazz Sessions’ (Révélation! Jazz Magazine), the Guillaume Barraud Quartet will soon return with a new opus entitled ‘Tales of the Bamboo Reed’ (already on tour!), exploring the sound of the bansuri with hard-edged electric guitar and moody, groovy bass and drums.

A selection of highly poetic pieces that tell a complex initiatic journey, reflecting the artist’s special bond with the Indian bamboo flute. In a blitz of serpentine melodies set against odd-time grooves, the French flautist makes a punchy pitch for the instrument’s versatility.

Initially, Barraud composed most of the material on his first instrument, the guitar, before expanding on flute, which shows the prominence of his British guitarist Tam de Villiers. The fleet-footed rhythm section comprises bassist Guillaume Ruelland and drummer Maxime Zampieri (Magic Malik). This is contemporary jazz brewed with progressive rock, pop and Indian music.

The Indo-Jazz Sessions

GUILLAUME BARRAUD : bansuri & composition
TAM DE VILLIERS : electric guitar
JOHANN BERBY : bass guitar
XAVIER ROGÉ : drums

An exhilarating fusion of Indian Music and contemporary jazz with some of Paris’ finest musicians. Refracting the spirit of India through the prism of jazz, Guillaume Barraud launches “Arcana: The Indo-Jazz Sessions” (on Riverboat) finding a sound that floats timelessly whilst bubbling with restless energy; setting the pure tones of the bansuri flute against hard-edged electric guitar and moody, grooving bass and drums.

As the leader and composer for this project, he surrounded himself with a trio of virtuoso musicians with solid references (Trilok Gurtu, Ibrahim Maalouf…) with British guitarist Tam De Villiers, Reunionese bassist Johann Berby and Belgian drummer Xavier Rogé. The album was recorded “live” in just two days at the former VOGUE Studios aka “Sidney Bechet Studios” (nowadays Midilive) in Paris and mixed/mastered by Philippe Tessier Du Cros & Raphael Jonin.

The band has performed in Western Europe, London, Russia and India.
A new album is in development.