Sebastien Jarrousse

Sebastien Jarrousse / Olivier Robin Quintet: Tribulation

by Jeff Dayton-Johnson
September 25, 2006

Three-fifths of the quintet on this record--tenor and soprano saxophonist Jarrousse, drummer Robin and bassist Jean Daniel Botta--just wrapped up a month-long run as the on-stage jazz band in Emmanuel Dongala's theatrical tribute to John Coltrane, A Love Supreme. (The Tarmac de la Villette theater has just announced that it will reprise the play in February 2007; French-speaking, jazz-loving visitors to Paris, mark your calendars now.) What was impressive about their performance was the fact that they weren't overwhelmed by ...