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Xavier Lecouturier

Xavier is a 21 year old, American, drummer, composer, with French and Mexican heritage. He is a Graduate of the Cornish College of the Arts Music Department where he spent his last four years completing his degree. In his four years in Seattle, Xavier primarily focused on developing a compositional and playing style that was manifested in his quintet. He has a commitment to the study and roots of the jazz tradition but also finds all the ways in which the things he carries can influence his music. The music he composes is drawn from the music he grew up listening to, including classical music, latin jazz, Mexican pop-rock, or pop

I Remember Why Now

By Xavier Lecouturier

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: It's Not That Deep; I Remember Why Now; Two Note; Ahmad; Unending; Slug Race; There's No Door; Clay Home; Blackstone

Xavier Lecouturier: I Remember Why Now

by Paul Rauch
July 16, 2025

Wisdom is in part gathered by the realization that one can only be honest with oneself. There are no lies, only distractions and suppositions that put vision and truth at bay. The wisdom and truth that produces great music is not only arrived at by immersion into the art itself, but the immersion and subsequent understanding ...

Back Burner

By Martin Budde

Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Red; Back Burner; Companion; Eye to the Sky; My Old Man; Gee Bee Blues; Consensus; Eyak; Parker Peak.

Circular Motion

By Francesco Crosara

Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Preludio Flamenco; Longing; Julia's Tango; Gymnopédie No. 4; Circular Motion; Kurama; Passion; Maktoub; One Day Honey One Day Onions; Sarava.

Xavier Lecouturier: Focus in Constant Motion

by Paul Rauch
October 7, 2024

In many ways, Seattle-based 26 year old drummer and composer Xavier Lecouturier typifies the plight of brilliant young jazz musicians on the horizon in the twenty-first century. While the talent pool in jazz music has never been more prodigious, it faces major challenges in terms of work availability and when it is available, earning a living ...

Martin Budde: Back Burner

by Paul Rauch
March 16, 2024

The title of this debut recording from Seattle-based guitarist Martin Budde suggests the music has been percolating in the backwaters of his musical endeavors over the past few years. Indeed, that is the case, as the past five years have found Budde smack dab in the middle of the musical collective, Meridian Odyssey. The music was ...

Red

February 27, 2024

Album: Back Burner
By Martin Budde
Label: Origin Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 04:48

Martin Budde: Back Burner

by Andrew Luthringer
February 17, 2024

In the ever-evolving crucible of progressive jazz guitar, younger players often face a formidable challenge: forging a distinctive approach amidst the echoes of legends. The roles and methodologies that define modern electric jazz have multiplied exponentially in recent decades, but Martin Budde, a guitarist of floating, effortless fluidity and solid foundational control, navigates this landscape with ...

Julia's Tango

February 3, 2024

Album: Circular Motion
By Francesco Crosara
Label: OA2 Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 06:53