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Formed in 2004 in Toulouse, Pulcinella has given almost 500 concerts. The quartet, first and foremost a live group, has
played much in France, particularly in renowned festivals such as Jazz in Marciac, Uzeste Musical, Jazz sous les Pommiers,
Nancy Jazz Pulsations, les Rendez-vous de l’Erdre, le festival Radio France etc. While active on the local scene they have
also visited twenty or so countries, playing the main square in Dushanbe (Tajikistan), travelling round Ukraine in two epic
tours, participating in prestigious festivals (London Jazz Festival, Jazzwerkstatt in Bern, Varna Jazz Festival in Bulgaria,
Saint-Louis Jazz Festival in Senegal), celebrating 1000 years of the city of Hanoi and playing and recording several times in
Hungary (since 2008).
Pulcinella has enjoyed the support of several networks: Discovery by the Federation of Jazz Gigs in 2005, selection Jazz
Migration 2007, selection Chaînon manquant in 2008, selection Jazz Primeurs by Cultures France in 2009, selection
2012/2013 of Jeunesses Musicales de France.
As well as its work with other musicians (Emile Parisien, Leila Martial, Andreas Schaerer, Troyka, Patrick Vaillant, Daniel
Casimir etc.), the group is enthusiastic about encounters with the other arts. Thus it has produced music for stage works, for
cinema concerts, it has collaborated with dancers, provided a backdrop for text readings, accompanied circus performances
etc.
Apart from its previous four albums as a quartet, the group has recorded an “hommage” to the French singer Claude
Nougaro with Hervé Suhubiette. It has also released a CD with the Hungarian trio Dzsindzsa (Gábor Weisz, Hunor Szabó,
Ernő Hock) for BMC in 2009 (Panthers’ play).
