Arts Centre Vooruit, Ghent, Belgium

Vibrant folk songs alternate with elegant, zigzagging melodies and phrases with jagged rhythms. You can’t compare this music to anything else. “It’s poetic and explosive, and remarkable for its beautifully sculpted melodies and its young energy”, wrote De Standaard journalist Karel Van Keymeulen about Sclavis’s latest album L’imparfait de Langues, which he recorded in one single day. Sclavis effortlessly switches between powerful themes and subtle rhythms, without ever losing track of detail. On his latest album, Lost on the Way (on ECM), he unites young musicians from varied musical backgrounds and takes the listener on a trip to different worlds. With this new project, Louis Sclavis proves once again that he is one of the most captivating jazz composers / musicians of his time.

With an extra concert of Fred Hersch!