At first Jaster might seem like a funny name but make no mistake, Jaster is no jester !
This quartet, obviously built on friendship, puts interplay at the heart of its music, with each one of its talented musician taking turns improvising as well as composing and arranging, thus becoming an equal part of the whole. Numerous and eclectic influences are weaved together to create the richness and scope of a music that defies classification ; Jazz ( Weather Report, Eric Dolphy…), Pop/Rock (Pink Floyd, King Krimson…), World Music (Javanese Gamelan, Taraf…), but also painting, theater, travels or even comic books. A musical voyage through 12 imaginary places, that is what "L'irrésistible odyssée du bathyscaphe" (the Bathyscaphe's irresistible odyssey) has to offer - no need for reservations - you will find neither economy nor business class on this special ship, only first class, opened to anyone willing to listen and be carried away by a music altogether unique, visual and protean (besides, who could resist using the word protean in a review?). Always intelligent but never highbrow.

Jaster is :

.Vincent Limouzin : Vibraphone, Electronics

Since graduating with honors from Paris' CNSM (……), Vincent Limouzin has been navigating between contemporary music (Ensemble Inter-contemporain, Ensemble 2E2M…), crossover music (Javanese Gamelan, Narazia, Mexican Marimba…) and improvised music ( Fred Galliano's electronic sextet, Collectif à Plusieurs, the "National Jazz Orchestra" (ONJ) under the tutellage of Claude Barthélemy and more recently that of Frank Tortiller). He must have good vibes.

.David Pouradier Duteil : drums, percussions

A complex name for a complex player. Insatiable for new artistic meetings, David Pouradier Duteil has been ubiquitous on the french music scene for over 20 years (Frank Tortiller's ONJ, Okay Temiz, Michel Legrand, Juan-Jose Mosalini, Mike Mainieri, Jessey Norman…). Still, it seems, he is the only musician ever heard saying :" play what you live and live what you play ". Apparently, according to the other band menbers, he is also the only one who seems to understand what it means.

.François Creamer : bass clarinet, Bb contrabass clarinet

As well as Playing on everything from world jazz to contemporary music (Luc Ferrari…), from Tango (Tomàs Gubitsch…) to eastern music (Empreintes…), François Creamer has made a career as a composer (theater, TV) and as a teacher. From amassing several diplomas to founding GIMIC ( Groupe d' Interaction Musical Improvisation Composition ), he seems to have done it all. With such a bio, one could say François Creamer does not waste time on inner conflicts of the "Creamer vs Creamer" type.

.Christian Duperray : electric bass

Christian Duperray has always been involved in various musical experiences ; blues (Peter Nathanson…), Pop/Rock (Procédé Guimard Delaunay, Brice Kapel…), Fusion (Papa, Wootoo Quartet…) or world Jazz (Viviane Ginape…). Judging by his versatility, it appears he doesn't just play the electric bass, he plays the eclectic bass as well.