Confirmation Jultrane

• 1 Đà Nẵng 05:03
• 2 Confirmation 07:11
• 3 Whales 08:28
• 4 Train Shuffle 07:12
• 5 Blues for Jon 08:18
• 6 Jultrane Solna Funk 04:52
• 7 Bolivia 05:12
• 8 Sodida 05:23
• Total Runtime 51:39

Info for Confirmation

With "Confirmation", the Jultrane Sextet presents a collection of original compositions shaped by the journeys, encounters and landscapes that have marked Jultrane’s journey.

At the heart of this album lies Đà Nẵng, the Vietnamese city that several compositions pay tribute to. With its urban energy, light, sea and distinctive atmospheres, the city becomes a source of musical inspiration, giving rise to a soundscape in which jazz shifts between contemplation, vibrancy and deeply rhythmic expression.

The journey continues to Tahiti, with a composition born from an extraordinary encounter with humpback whales.

Both intimate and spectacular, this experience inspires music imbued with a sense of space, movement and emotion, like a sonic evocation of a moment suspended in time.

Other compositions draw their inspiration from Sweden and Senegal, reflecting journeys and discoveries that have shaped Julien’s songwriting.

These diverse experiences come together in an open musical language, where influences blend naturally without ever losing the group’s identity.

Through *Confirmation*, the Jultrane Sextet offers original jazz built around melody, rhythm and improvisation. Music that tells stories of places, encounters and emotions, inviting audiences to embark on a borderless journey for the duration of a concert.

Julien Ndiaye, tenor saxophone
Cyril Galamini, trombone
Renaud Gensane, trumpet
Frédéric d’Oelsnitz, piano
Gabriel Pierre, bass
Laurent Sarrien, drums

Julien Ndiaye
began playing the recorder at the age of 4, and then took up the alto saxophone at the age of 7.

From 2001 to 2003, Julien studied his first jazz notes with Daniel Cortichateau at the Embrun music school, where he discovered the great local big band of Robin Nicaise.

Back in Nice in 2004, young adolescent Julien studied jazz standards for 1 year with Philippe Allegrini.

In 2006, Julien enrolled at the music conservatory of Cannes with JC Di-Costanzo, who led him to his jazz sax qualification obtained in June 2013 with the unanimous congratulations of the jury and the medal of the city of Cannes.

At the same time, Julien, a longtime fan of John Coltrane, his spiritual master, actively continues his development at the music conservatory of Nice.

During this period, Julien developed his technique and his creativity under the leadership of Jean Marc Baccarini and started composing his own music for a forthcoming album.

Since then, Julien has been involved in numerous concerts and sessions with Pierre Marcus, Fred Perreard, Fred D’oelsnitz, Philippe Brassoud, Jean Marc Jafet, Baptiste Herbin, Stéphane Belmondo, Gabriel Pierre, Cyril Galamini, Renaud Gensane, Nicolas Folmer and many others.

Besides music, Julien is also an accomplished sportsman. He enjoys cycling, boxing and paragliding, which inspired his composition named “the little alpine paraglider”.

This album contains no booklet.