As part of the Meslay Jazz Festival!
MATTHIEU DONARIER QUARTET
Thursday 14 May 2026 - 8.30pm
Meslay-du-Maine - salle socioculturelle
"Coastine
"There's a sound here that's as straight, sharp and precise as an arrow, "à La Lacy" F. BERGEROT - CHOC Jazz magazine
Adventurous and imaginative, Mathieu DONARIER has been navigating the French and European jazz scene for over a quarter of a century, often playing with aesthetics and thwarting attempts at stylistic classification.
"It was under the unruffled blue sky of a first confinement that I finished writing the COASTLINE repertoire, conceived as a tribute to Steve LACY, a major artist whose music and thought have accompanied me since my beginnings.
Rather than a programme based on his works, I opted for a series of personal compositions. It's the least I can do to pay tribute to this immense musician with such a singular career path, whose work, freedom of thought and sound have nourished me for many years.
COASTLINE, because this fine, ever-changing line between two elements - one reassuring and familiar, the other foreign and fascinating - is the one I chose to follow in writing this repertoire as a tribute to Steve LACY. To write with him in mind, to write towards him, getting as close to him as possible, while keeping my feet on my own ground. Not to plagiarise, but to look, to contemplate.
From the very first readings, the alchemy worked: Sophia DOMANCICH, Stéphane KERECKI and Simon GOUBERT form a dream team who, in an instant, took on this repertoire beyond what I had dared to hope for. All of us in this quartet have a special history with Steve LACY. Added to this is the joy of creating new forms together, exploring these compositions like treasure maps.
Matthieu DONARIER
"A high-flying work, with authentic finesse and an intelligence that never yields to excess" Y. DORISON - Oui Culturejazz.fr
The concerts in Meslay-du-Maine will take place at the Salle Socioculturelle,
Opening acts will be jazz workshops from local music schools,
A record fair will be held on Thursday 14 May from 2pm to 6pm in the grounds of Meslay-du-Maine town hall,
All our concerts are free for our audiences aged 0 to 16 (please bring proof of age),
Our audiences aged 16 to 26 have a reduced rate of €13 for each paying concert (Tuesday 27/05, Friday 30/05 and Saturday 31/05 - bring proof of age),
PASS 3 concerts for Saturday 09/05, Tuesday 12/05 and Saturday 16/05: €52 - entitles the holder to a special rate for cinema screenings.
In association with the Quest Handi Association: if you have a disability and require special facilities, please get in touch with us so that we can anticipate and make the best possible arrangements for your visit to secretariat@festivaljazz-meslay.com.
Thursday 14 May 2026 - 8.30pm
Meslay-du-Maine - salle socioculturelle
"Coastine
"There's a sound here that's as straight, sharp and precise as an arrow, "à La Lacy" F. BERGEROT - CHOC Jazz magazine
Adventurous and imaginative, Mathieu DONARIER has been navigating the French and European jazz scene for over a quarter of a century, often playing with aesthetics and thwarting attempts at stylistic classification.
"It was under the unruffled blue sky of a first confinement that I finished writing the COASTLINE repertoire, conceived as a tribute to Steve LACY, a major artist whose music and thought have accompanied me since my beginnings.
Rather than a programme based on his works, I opted for a series of personal compositions. It's the least I can do to pay tribute to this immense musician with such a singular career path, whose work, freedom of thought and sound have nourished me for many years.
COASTLINE, because this fine, ever-changing line between two elements - one reassuring and familiar, the other foreign and fascinating - is the one I chose to follow in writing this repertoire as a tribute to Steve LACY. To write with him in mind, to write towards him, getting as close to him as possible, while keeping my feet on my own ground. Not to plagiarise, but to look, to contemplate.
From the very first readings, the alchemy worked: Sophia DOMANCICH, Stéphane KERECKI and Simon GOUBERT form a dream team who, in an instant, took on this repertoire beyond what I had dared to hope for. All of us in this quartet have a special history with Steve LACY. Added to this is the joy of creating new forms together, exploring these compositions like treasure maps.
Matthieu DONARIER
"A high-flying work, with authentic finesse and an intelligence that never yields to excess" Y. DORISON - Oui Culturejazz.fr
The concerts in Meslay-du-Maine will take place at the Salle Socioculturelle,
Opening acts will be jazz workshops from local music schools,
A record fair will be held on Thursday 14 May from 2pm to 6pm in the grounds of Meslay-du-Maine town hall,
All our concerts are free for our audiences aged 0 to 16 (please bring proof of age),
Our audiences aged 16 to 26 have a reduced rate of €13 for each paying concert (Tuesday 27/05, Friday 30/05 and Saturday 31/05 - bring proof of age),
PASS 3 concerts for Saturday 09/05, Tuesday 12/05 and Saturday 16/05: €52 - entitles the holder to a special rate for cinema screenings.
In association with the Quest Handi Association: if you have a disability and require special facilities, please get in touch with us so that we can anticipate and make the best possible arrangements for your visit to secretariat@festivaljazz-meslay.com.
