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Revealed by his debut album Pitakpi, named "Révélation" by Jazz Magazine, he develops music nurtured by Caribbean rhythms, Martinican tradition, and jazz improvisation.
With Pléonasme, Xavier Belin explores an obvious truth: jazz is essentially Creole music, born from crossroads, transmissions, and cultural blendings. Through a repertoire of standards from Creole territories, from Martinique to Haiti, from Reunion Island to Trinidad, he highlights the deep ties between these cultures and the history of jazz.
For this fifth edition, Pléonasme reinvents itself as a piano-bass-drums trio. A lineup where collective playing, pulsation, and rhythmic heritage take on a new dimension. Between Caribbean melodies, modern jazz language, and improvisations, Xavier Belin continues his work around musical Creoleness: living music, in motion, transmitted as much as it transforms.
For 15 years, #JazzDeDemain has accompanied emerging artists through regular residencies, offering them a space for creation, experimentation, and meeting the public.