今晚南京:口琴大师领衔欧洲爵士四重奏Laurent – Dominique Quartet China Tour

Some musical encounters are so powerful that they last a lifetime.

When Laurent Maur (harmonica) and Dominique Vantomme (piano) first met in Paris twenty-five years ago, an instant and special connection was born. Two musicians with their own voices and universes, yet sharing the same openness to adventure and the same quest for a story that goes beyond notes on paper.

Over the years, they have shared stages across the world, written music together, and refined a language that only they fully speak. And yet, one thing remained absent: a recording that captured this long-standing collaboration. Until now.

At Finster Studio in Antwerp, under the expert ears of Joris Callewaert, they decided to take the leap. In just a single day, their first joint album was recorded – a deliberate choice to preserve the spontaneity and intensity of their playing. No endless polishing, no compromises: just the pure energy of the moment.

For this project, they embraced the power of the quartet and invited two musical soulmates: Werner Lauscher (double bass) and Domenico Verderame (drums). Together they form an ensemble where sound, rhythm, and imagination merge seamlessly.

The album offers a rich palette of original compositions – by Laurent, Dominique, and Domenico – ranging from lyrical melodies to rhythmic outbursts. On top of that, they chose two covers, which in their interpretation take on entirely new forms, respectful of their origins yet imbued with a fresh, personal signature.

The result is an album that resists categorization: jazzy in its freedom, classical in its finesse, and above all personal in its expression. Each track breathes the friendship, trust, and creative hunger of four musicians who know each other inside out.

This album is not a debut in the strict sense of the word, but rather the first tangible proof of a musical friendship that has been alive for decades. It is music that takes you along – into intimate moments, bursts of energy, and everything in between.

获奖经历

德国特罗辛根国际口琴比赛（2004）

波兰托伦国际口琴比赛（2017）

“口琴开始摇摆起来！”“在他的唇间，这件小小的乐器穿行于截然不同的音乐风格之中——从比波普到加勒比音乐，从华尔兹到法国香颂。”

—— LJ Nicolaou，《TELERAMA》

杰出口琴演奏家Laurent Maur来自法国巴黎。

2001年，31岁的他获得德国特罗辛根国际口琴比赛冠军。2004年，他加入法国知名爵士教育机构Didier Lockwood's Music Center，并在此与打击乐大师Orlando Poleo组成了拉丁爵士组合Afrovenezuelan Latin-Jazz Quintet，并频繁穿梭于欧洲各地的场地和音乐节。

2011-2015年，Laurent Maur生活在北京和首尔，除了爵士俱乐部和音乐厅的演出，同时积极发展他的主导项目和作曲。2015年，他创立了Youpi 4tet。

2016年，他与Rosenberg Trio为电影《姜戈》配乐。

2017年8月，在波兰托伦国际口琴比赛中获得爵士组第一名。

2018年1月，携“Frères Migrants”组合为法国著名作家/编剧帕特里克·查莫索的剧目配乐，该剧于阿维尼翁戏剧节及欧洲其他重要场馆演出。

2018年至2020年，Laurent与Emelie Calmé的组合Duologie大获成功，在法国和欧洲北部国家举办超过150场音乐会。2019年10月，Duologie获得“Young Audiences Music (YAM) Awards”决赛第二名，该奖项旨在表彰面向全球年轻观众的最佳音乐项目。

2022年1月，与Emilie Calmé录制新专辑《Fantaisie Improbable pour Flutes et Harmonicas》并广获好评。

Martin Zenker is a German jazz bassist, composer, and educator with an international profile. He has performed worldwide with jazz legends such as Jimmy Cobb, Billy Hart, Ed Thigpen, Steve Grossman, Jim Snidero, Jesse Davis, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Eartha Kitt, James Moody, and Herb Geller. As a bandleader, he has recorded with ensembles including Seven Minds, UGETSU, and Bass n Bass. In addition to his performing career, Zenker is a leading figure in jazz education: he has taught in South Korea, South Africa, and Germany, and was instrumental in establishing the first jazz program in Mongolia, for which he received national recognition and an honorary professorship. Since 2021, he has served on the board of the International Association of Schools of Jazz (IASJ), continuing his mission to connect cultures and strengthen jazz education worldwide.

Danny Zanker began his career as a bassist at the age of sixteen, playing professionally all over the state of Texas. Eventually his love of jazz led him to start playing the double bass and move to New York, where he went on to play with many of the finest musicians in the world.

In the summer of 2009, Danny decided to take a break from the rigors of NYC and move to Shanghai. Since then, he has been playing regularly with several prominent bands there. Danny is also a regular member of the Heyday Club house trio, and he is also doing well leading his own group, the Zankin Fives, a band that navigates fearlessly through his rhythmically challenging, emotionally driven compositions.

In the past couple of years, Danny has also performed with several visiting artists. He has also appeared regularly in the JZ Festival, and in the summer of 2015 he spent a week in France performing at the Antibes Jazz Festival.