JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2026: Arshid Azarine Nouvel album Trio + Guests Live / Sortie vinyle et digitale le 24/04/2026 (Ohrwurm Records)

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Arshid Azarine – New album: Trio + Guests Live (Ohrwurm Records)

French-Iranian pianist Arshid Azarine returns on April 24, 2026, with the release of Trio + Guests Live, following his 2024 album Vorticity.

Joined by percussionist Habib Meftah (known for collaborations with Trio Joubran and Titi Robin) and bassist Hervé de Ratuld, Azarine presents an organic and expressive work inspired by the theme of freedom in Iran.

The album was recorded in Paris in 2025 at the 360 Paris Music Factory during the Au fil des Voix festival, as well as at the Sunside Jazz Club. It captures the immediacy of live performance—marked by tension, precision, spontaneity, and emotional depth.

Guest appearances include vocalists Nuria Rovira Salat and Golsa, along with a recorded vocal contribution from Golshifteh Farahani.

Trio + Guests Live unfolds as a music of transition and transformation, where harmonies take on shifting, atmospheric textures and rhythms are both grounded and exploratory, drawing influence from diverse musical traditions, including those of the broader Middle East.

Arshid Azarine – Nouvel album Trio + Guests Live – Sortie vinyle et digitale le 24/04/2026 (Ohrwurm Records)
Le pianiste franco-iranien Arshid Azarine est de retour le 24 avril 2026 avec l’album Trio + Guests Live. Cet album fait suite à l’album Vorticity sorti en 2024. Accompagné par les polyrythmies du percussionniste Habib Meftah (Trio Joubran, Titi Robin), et la basse de Hervé de RatuldArshid Azarine signe une œuvre organique dédiée à la liberté en Iran.

Enregistré à Paris en 2025, au 360 Paris Music Factory lors du festival Au fil des Voix et au Sunside Jazz Club, cet album capte ce qui ne se répète pas : la tension, l’écoute, le risque, l’émotion. On retrouve en invités Nuria Rovira Salat (voix), Golsa (voix), et la voix enregistrée de Golshifteh Farahani. Une musique de passage, de transformation, où les accords prennent des couleurs aériennes et mouvantes, où les rythmes s’ancrent autant qu’ils s’échappent dans des contrées orientales.

Arshid Azarine est aussi radiologue cardio-vasculaire. Il observe les flux, les turbulences, les mouvements invisibles. Et dans la musique comme dans l’image, il cherche la même chose : le cœur. Le premier extrait s’appelle Abann à découvrir avec un clip en animation signé Sarah Tabibzadeh. 

Pour découvrir le clip d’Abann : 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRk1CVcOxq0

Pianiste franco-iranien, Arshid Azarine tisse depuis plusieurs années une œuvre à la croisée des mondes, où les racines de la musique persane rencontrent l’espace ouvert du jazz. Une musique de passage, de transformation, où les accords prennent des couleurs aériennes et mouvantes, où les rythmes s’ancrent autant qu’ils s’échappent dans des contrées orientales.

Le live est pour lui une manière d’entrer en relation, de créer, de partager. À ses côtés, deux musiciens d’exception : le percussionniste Habib Meftah dont le jeu polyryhtmique porte en lui les mémoires africaines du sud iranien, et le bassiste Hervé de Ratuld. Ostinatos, pédales, lignes de basse souples. Ensemble, ils forment un trio traversé par les cultures, habité par une même quête : celle du mouvement. Car la vie n’existe qu’en mouvement. Après 7 Djan (2015), Sing Me a Song (2019) et Vorticity (2024), ce nouvel album marque un retour à l’essentiel : le live, la forme qui se construit en temps réel. Écoute, interaction, respiration collective. Enregistré à Paris en 2025, cet album capte ce qui ne se répète pas : la tension, l’écoute, le risque, l’émotion. Il est dédié à celles et ceux qui se battent en Iran pour la liberté. Là où jouer du jazz peut être passible de prison, chaque note prend une autre densité. Ici, la liberté n’est pas acquise : elle est ressentie comme un miracle, un instant fragile.

La version digitale ajoute un inédit « Erevan-Tabriz-Téhéran », récit musical d’un voyage réel devenu mémoire. « Ce titre est né d’un souvenir très personnel : il retrace le voyage en voiture, entrepris pour rejoindre le mariage du pianiste Tigran Hamasyan à Erevan (Arménie).

Entre mémoire et présent, science et sensation, ancrage et vertige, Arshid Azarine Trio + Guests Live est un album de circulation. Une musique qui cherche moins à dire qu’à faire ressentir. Une musique qui, simplement, vit. Sans peur, au-delà des frontières et des barres de mesure.

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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2024: Wil Sargisson Trio(Australia)-Jazz in Meanjin 010

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Label: 4000 Records / Jazz in Meanjin
Composer:Wil Sargisson

This track is taken from the upcoming next instalment of our Jazz in Meanjin series – live recordings from jazz gig around Brisbane, Australia.

The set features many standards and interpretations but this is Wil’s own composition.

The album is on May 23rd.

Brisbane jazz pianist Wil Sargisson hails from New Zealand, where he was raised on boogie woogie, New Orleans R&B and Harlem stride piano. He began solo festival appearances at age 13 and moved to Australia at 28.

Elliott Parker and Mitch Bellert have established themselves as in-demand session musicians and teachers on the Brisbane scene. The group bonded over a shared love of the records of the Oscar Peterson Trio.

Thanks so much for listening!

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JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2023: Igor Willcox Quartet (Brazil) – Live at Bansko Jazz Festival 2022 (Bulgaria)

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The Brazilian Igor Willcox Quartet‘s spectacular live performance, Live at Bansko Jazz Festival 2022 (Bulgaria), took place during that year’s Bansko Jazz Festival. The four virtuosos are known for their innovative musicianship, outstanding interaction, and captivating groove, and the new release perfectly captures the intensity and vibrancy of this stunning live performance . We hear a collection of catchy songs that were previously released on studio albums, now enhanced by the sparkling spontaneity propelled by the band’s drummer and leader, Igor Willcox, who is performing at his peak along his brilliant fellow musicians. He effortlessly switches between fast and slow rhythms, adding interesting rhythmic improvisations, mixing texture and dynamics with his known virtuosity. The album abounds in clever and entertaining solos. Erik Escobar on keys has impressive solo interventions of great impact on “Brotherhood” , “Message From Another Dimension” , UFO, “The Scare” “Thankful” and “Room 73”. Super-Saxophonist Wagner Barbosa is all over the place unleashing his creative force either interacting with his band mates or charming us with amazing solos on “North City” and “Room 73” just to mention a few . Glecio Nascimento on bass takes the spotlight on “North City”, “Room 73”. Overall this is an album for jazz fusion enthusiasts who will be excited to listen to a concert unique in inventiveness, dynamics and mastery.


THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF THIS ALBUM…

This album has a special meaning for us. It’s the result of 3 concerts that we did in Eastern Europe. We visited fantastic countries including Bulgaria, Slovenia, and Serbia. The people were friendly and accommodating. We were well received and celebrated!!! Bansko Jazz Festival was our first concert. A
grand festival with an impressive setup allround. A picturesque, cozy, and mountainous city with polite and attentive people, rich in culture.
It was so exciting! Certainly, one of the best shows we’ve ever done, and the memories will last
a lifetime! To everyone from Bansko, thank you for the kindness, we hope to be back soon!

Special Thanks to:
Iliana Ivanova, Nikolina Mihailova and all of Bansko Jazz Festival staff, Branislav and all of Nisville Jazz Festival staff, Primoz and Imago Sloveniae.

To my dear brothers, wonderful musicians and human beings: Erik Escobar, Wagner Barbosa,
and Glecio Nascimento. Thanks for always delivering your best! Love you, my brothers!

To my beloved wife, Audrey Willcox, for giving me love and all the support for this tour. To my
mom, Sonia Willcox, and my sister Kika Willcox.

To my friends Ze Cintra, and Vanessa Tonetto for the press kit photos. To my English teacher Myrtle! Your lessons were essential for my self-confidence and they assisted me during the tour.

To my great friend and drum master Giba Favery, who kindly provided the IP&T space for our open rehearsal.


Recorded at Bansko Jazz Festival 2022, Bansko, Bulgaria. This record was made thanks to www.banskojazzfest.bg
Credits:
Wagner Barbosa: Saxophone, Aerophone
Erik Escobar – keys
Glecio Nascimento – bass
Igor Willcox – drums

Mixing and Mastering: Igor Willcox
Cover Photos: Dimitar Aleksov
Text Review: Myrtle Fourie

Sponsors:
Igor Willcox uses Nagano Drums, Domene Cymbals, Datalink Cables, Williams DrumHeads and
DrumSticks, and Power Click.
Wagner Barbosa uses Roland.

Track List:
1- 2020 (Igor Willcox)
2- U.F.O (Igor Willcox)
3- Brotherhood (Igor Willcox)
4- Message From Another Dimension (Igor Willcox)
5- North City (Igor Willcox)
6- The Scare (Igor Willcox)
7- Thankful (Igor Willcox)
8- Room 73 (Igor Willcox)
Label: Room 73 Records
Release Date: Mach/15/2023

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