Jazz musician Benjamin Petit is also an airline pilot. His album 5 degrees south is a great success of modern jazz quartet under the leadership of André Manoukian.
5 degrees south evokes the playing of Stan Getz or Lee Konitz, two great saxophonists whose albums we are sure Benjamin Petit has listened to a lot. After playing as a luxury accompanist for musicians as different as Jain or Lionel Richie, Benjamin Petit returns to his loves, jazz, of which he is one of the best current representatives. Virtuoso and lover of beautiful sound, his album, 5 Degrees South, the first as a leader and composer is an unexpected wonder of the fall. From Mygale & Britney, to Big 30, all you have to do is fasten your seatbelt and close your eyes, because Benjamin Petit makes us take off smoothly and brings us to our destination.
Here is Benjamin Petit's 5 degrees south video:
It must be said that Benjamin Petit is also an airline pilot, and it is with a very sure hand that he plays throughout this record, accompanied by the powerful and nuanced trio: Jerry Leonide (piano) Zacharie Abraham (double bass) Francis Arnaud (drums). This opus recorded under the patronage of André Manoukian in Chamonix reveals the aerial jazz universe of this saxophonist through ten original compositions that often evoke his other passion: aviation. We advise you to go see him play at Pan Piper on October 20 where he gives a concert for the release of the album. Benjamin Petit : Sax, composition, arrangements Jerry Leonide : Piano Zacharie Abraham : Double bass Francis Arnaud : Drums Sylvain Gontard : Flugelhorn & Trumpet on "Liam" and "I Taw A Putty Tat" Recorded at André Manoukian's Maison des Artistes in Chamonix by Nicolas Falque and Balthazar Varin
In concert at Pan Piper on October 20, 2017, 2-4 Impasse Lamier, 75011 Paris
