Christophe Zoogones
Zoology
Christophe Zoogones
Zoology
Christophe Zoogones
Zoology
Surrounded by top-flight musicians regularly featured on European stages, Zoogonès crafts a sonic bestiary where groove, lyricism, and highly contemporary textures coexist. Each track functions like a cinematic tableau, offering venues music that is both demanding for discerning ears and immediately accessible to a wider audience.
Conceived with live performance in mind, the repertoire highlights the quartet’s interplay, a sharp sense of dynamics and a strong melodic presence, making it an ideal fit for jazz, world music and contemporary music stages. Zoology is aimed at programmers seeking a distinctive project, rooted in the Indian Ocean yet resolutely oriented towards international audiences.
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«Best World Jazz Artist 2016»
Voices of the Indian Ocean – Reunion Island
«In the hands of jazz musicians, the flute takes on accents closer to the satyr Marsyas than to the nymph Syrinx. Just think of James Moody, Eric Dolphy, Roland Kirk, or Joe Farrell to be convinced. The music of Christophe Zoogonès' first album seems tailor-made to fit precisely into this lineage…a sparkling music heavily influenced by Latin jazz-rock…»
Jazz Mag – FR
«Maloya seems to be establishing itself as the latest pleasure where people dance, if we are to believe this first album from a flautist from Réunion, who wants to impose a double fusion: geographical, thanks to the pairing of his Réunion roots with jazz and a pop tinged with soul… In search of the absolute, the former student of the Paris conservatory unfolds the kaleidoscopic panorama of a universe that excludes neither fever nor rage.»
Jazz News – FR
«Kind of Zoo: A pure moment of happiness»
Daily Newspaper – Reunion Island
«A swaying music influenced by his Reunionese origins…»
Jazz culture – FR
«(…) The music he offers has a beautiful energy, but that’s not its main characteristic, which is more its completely original sound (…) a journey to other continents.»
Blue Piano – FR
«The future of Réunion jazz fusion is assured.»
Open-air theater – Reunion Island
«Christophe Zoogonès made a name for himself in Parisian's jam sessions, particularly at "Le Baiser Salé," where he refined his musical identity, influenced by jazz, fusion, and maloya.»
TSF jazz – FR