Mario Canonge and Alain Jean-Marie confront and merge their musical universes in a dialogue of rare intensity, through the recording of their concert at the Olympia in 2009. This unprecedented encounter explores the deep resonances between biguine, jazz and Creole tradition, revealing a musical complicity woven over decades. Between standards, original compositions and free improvisations, the two keyboard masters deliver a powerful and luminous work.
Technical details
Year: 2025
Label / Reference : Aztec Musique / CM
Musicians: Alain Jean-Marie (pno), Mario Canonge (pno)
Tracks: 1- Divini – 8:16 / 2- Ana Maria – 8:15 / 3- Pei Mwen Jodi – 5:49 / 4- Morena’s Rêverie – 6:45 / 5- Con Alma – 4:43 / 6- Ka I Fe-w – 4:04 / 7- Vallée Heureuse – 4:42 / 8- Lydie Et Eric – 3:57 / 9- Lésé Palé – 5:53
con Alma is available online, including BandCamp.
Press
Le Monde – Patrick Labesse – 06/2025 “Together, they have reinvented their own compositions and taken on those of other greats […] With breath and style, and irresistible vivacity. Virtuosity? No, just great art. In all simplicity. ”
Libération – Katia Dansoko Touré – 06/2025 “It’s a masterful balancing act between a master and his disciple. ”
le Bananier bleu – Christophe Jenny – 05/2025 “It’s a pure delight to immerse oneself in the revised interpretations of these standards […] where dialogue, exchange, complicity and immediate understanding are the key words, above and beyond, of course, their respective talents. ”