Happy smile and orange vibe to announce an amazing news!
I am very honored to have received a Victoire du Jazz award in the Revelation category (Frank Ténot Prize) at the ceremony held at the Maison de la Radio on September 3, 2025.
A huge thank you to the voters and everyone who attended that evening for making it so special.
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12.11.26 . Jazzdor Strasbourg (FR)
13.11.26 . Conservatoire de Montbéliard (FR)
28.11.26 . Le Triton . Les Lilas (FR)
ADÈLE VIRET QUARTET
13.10.26 . Marathon Jazz sur Seine . Paris (FR)
04.11.26 . ParmaJazz Frontiere (IT)
05.12.26 . Maison de la Musique et de la Danse . Bagneux
08.12.26 . Théâtre Marni . Bruxelles (BE)
07.01.27 . Studio de l’Ermitage . Paris (FR)
30.01.26 . Théâtre de Caen (FR)
19.02.26 . Grand Manège Namur (BE)
A unique and fascinating sonic journey, where writing and improvisation meet to explore new territories. Fabrizio Cassol on saxophone, Adele Viret on cello and Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch on electronics combine their artistic sensibilities in a profound and innovative dialogue.
The band moves between complex, sustained electronic rhythms that serve as the backdrop for a choral, dreamlike, enveloping music, capable of shifting from quick, precise moments of writing to vast, layered, improvised soundscapes.
The lines of the saxophone, the warmth of the cello and electronic textures merge in an immersive experience that blends contemporary jazz and electronic music in an original and personal way.
At the heart of this musical proposal lies the search for microtonal harmonic freedom, where the subtlest nuances and hidden colors of the notes emerge in a profound dialogue between the instruments.
Echoing “Seven Poems On Water,” the band continues its exploration of the subject, focusing—with “Eight Poems On Drought”—on the imagery associated with the textures characteristic of drought. Immersed in the fragile setting of arid landscapes, singer Isabel Sörling’s voice organically blends the words of poets from distant horizons with the band’s acoustic, electric, and electronic sounds to bring the vibrant essence of meaning to life.
15.10.26 . Studio de l’Ermitage Paris (FR)
16.10.26 . Pannonica Nantes (FR)
14.11.26 . Jazzdor Strasbourg (FR)
Last but not least, after a wonderful year—a debut album, 12 concerts in 7 different countries, and memories to last a lifetime—Mosaïc will play the final concert of its tour on November 7, 2026, at the Théâtre de Cornouaille in Quimper. Below is a snapshot from our appearance at the Sound of Europe festival in Turkey this summer.
I’m writing to you from the heart of Latvia, where we’re halfway through our wonderful Baltic tour organized by Vapaat Äänet. Here’s a little glimpse of our itinerary as we look forward to seeing you at the album release party at Bal Blomet on March 11, 2027.
Dear all,
After a short summer break, I’m back with my newsletters to share the next chapter of my musical adventures with you. I finally completed my six years of study at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels last June and earned the coveted master’s degree in classical cello. So it’s with a lighter heart that I’ve started this new school year in September, notably preparing the Adèle Viret Quartet’s upcoming album, “Spirality” (Igloo Records, l’Autre Distribution) which will be released on November 6—and I’m delighted to share the album cover with you today.
I’m also pleased to announce the imminent release of two albums that are very close to my heart. “Notes on the Memory of Notes” featuring Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch and Fabrizio Cassol, and “Eight Poems on Drought” by the band Abhra, are both available.
Dear all,
This spring newsletter brings some sunny news. Between preparing for my two recitals to cap off my master’s degree at the Brussels Conservatory, we’re continuing to celebrate the release of Mosaïc’s debut album with a wonderful tour on the horizon. But first, I’m delighted to share with you the premiere of a new duo repertoire with accordionist João Barradas this Sunday (April 19) at the legendary Henry Le Boeuf Hall at Bozar (Brussels). There, we’ll present new compositions that blend classical traditions with improvised music.
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Mosaïc’s album “Unfolding Tiles” was released last month. After years of work, it’s a pleasure to see it finally reach your ears. Our tour is back on track, and this month we have two album release shows: on April 29 at Studio de l’Ermitage in Paris and on April 30 at Senghor in Brussels. We hope to see many of you there!
“The six musicians on this album cook a delicious blend of sonorities which is real treat”.
BBC Magazine ★★★★
“Les nationalités des musicien-nes se fondent dans un mode de communication commun, qui ferait rougir la tour de Babel, où l'interaction devient verbe et le rythme grammaire”.
Citizen Jazz, Matthieu Jouan
“The result is not some arbitrary “world music” collage, but a vivid, precisely drawn sonic map – so tangible that you can almost feel the salt on your skin as you listen”.
Online Merker
And finally, a big thank you to the city of Montreuil for featuring my portrait in the local newspaper, along with a brief overview of my current projects!
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Dear all,
I am very happy that this year will see the release of the first album by Mosaïc, a Euro-Mediterranean collective created with Georgi Dobrev (kaval), Noé Clerc (accordion), Hamdi Jammoussi (percussion), Zé Almeida (double bass), and Diogo Alexandre (drums). Five years after our first meeting and several collective composition residencies in Lisbon, Marseille, Hammamet, Florence, and Paris, we are pleased to present the repertoire Unfolding Tiles, which will be released on the Fuga Libra label on March 6. Don't miss our first tour dates, including two release concerts on April 29 at the Studio de l'Ermitage in Paris and April 30 at the Senghor in Brussels.
CARTE BLANCHE AT 38RIV
It is with great pleasure that I present three concerts at 38 Riv this semester. The first will be on February 5 with Nawa for a concert in partnership with Jazz Station. On March 26, I invite Ludovic Ernault (alto saxophone), Richard Sears (piano), and Gautier Garrigue (drums), a quartet that was born from Ludo and Richard's carte blanche performances at this venue. Finally, on April 16, I will have the great pleasure of playing with José Soares (alto saxophone) and Simon Groppe (piano) for a concert of improvised music, celebrating an album to be released on the Robalo label.
NAWA, new creation from my carte blanche at the Jazz Station last October, is continuing its journey with a double tour in France, Belgium, and Italy. With Sarra Douik (vocals & oud), Zé Almeida (double bass) and Pierre Hurty (drums).
05.02 . 38 Riv PARIS
07.02 . L’An Vert LIÈGE
08.02 . Roskam BRUXELLES
27.03 . Teatro Grande BRESCIA
28.03 . Laguna Libre VENISE
29.03 . Fabbrica Europa FLORENCE
The first few weeks of the year were marked by new experiences. I had the immense pleasure of performing alongside the trio of my friend, pianist Wajdi Riahi as part of his carte blanche at the Brussels Jazz Festival and of playing with the cellists of the Brussels Philharmonic for the first time to accompany this concert as a cello quartet. A wonderful evening that I won't forget anytime soon.
This year will also be the year of duets. This formation, which I had never tried before, suddenly took on an unexpected turn. I had the pleasure of joining Pierre Tereygeol and his beautiful song repertoire for a concert by the fireplace in a small cottage in Aveyron (a big thank you to Les Nuits et Jours de Querbes). Two days later, I played for the first time with my brother and lifelong collaborator, Oscar, in a trumpet and cello duo at the Scène Nationale du Carreau in Forbach. I am eagerly awaiting the premiere of a new duo with accordionist João Barradas as part of my carte blanche at Bozar on April 19, which I will have the opportunity to tell you more about later. And I will be reuniting with Jawa Manla for three concerts organized by Les Détours de Babel on March 20 in St. Baudille de la Tour, March 21 at La Jolie Colo in Méaudre, and March 22 at the Musée de Bourgoin-Jallieu.
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Summer is slowly coming to an end, and I feel deeply rejuvenated. The three weeks I spent in Banff, Alberta, Canada, for the Jazz & Sonic Arts program were a wonderful experience. Being surrounded by mountains, rivers, and light that changes minute by minute, in the company of artists each more inspiring than the last, has given me a wonderful burst of energy that I intend to enjoy as much as possible. I am delighted to be slowly entering September with some wonderful premieres, lots of projects getting back on track, and others blossoming during upcoming residencies.
NAWĀ PREMIERE IN JAZZ STATION 31/10
I am delighted to announce the premiere of Nawā, a project that is particularly close to my heart. Last year, Jazz Station gave me carte blanche, and I decided to invite singer and oud player Sarra Douik to take part. Unfortunately, we were unable to meet as planned last fall, but we developed a remote composition process, sending each other ideas to work on together. Next October, the four of us—Sarra, Zé Almeida on double bass, Pierre Hurty on drums, and myself—will finally have the pleasure of coming together for the premiere of this new collaboration.
In Arabic, Nawā means both “seed” and “intention”, sharing the spirit of the music; a core where diverse influences meet together and a shared desire to tell stories through it. At the root of our poetic intent, our seed is a reflection on trees. A poem written by Sarra speaks of an old tree passing water, air, and the wisdom of its life to the younger ones around it. As a seed, Nawā symbolizes origin and essence, the inner core of who we are between layers of inherited culture, history and memory. As an intention, the word evokes the will to move, to cross boundaries and to imagine a different future. In this dual meaning, “nawā” captures the tension between rootedness and motion, memory and transmission, and becomes the metamorphosis of lives shaped by migration, displacement and the search for self through changing landscapes.
DOUBLE BILL
at MARNI JAZZ FESTIVAL
I am very happy to have been invited by two artists with carte blanche at the Marni Jazz Festival to help them create their new repertoires. I will be alongside alejandra borzyk, Diogo Alexandre, Benoît Quentin, and Maria João for the premiere of Tremor on September 12, and a few days later with Fabrizio Cassol, Rodriguez Vangama, and Ezgi Elkirmis on the 18th. If you are in Brussels, don't miss these wonderful evenings!
VIDEO LIVE RELEASES
Live videos of last spring's concerts are finally available. You can find the performance of my quartet's showcase at Jazzahead as well as the complete live recording of the Notes on the Memory of Notes concert at the Camargo Foundation.
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Summer is just around the corner and I'm delighted to share my upcoming events with you! The coming weeks, we'll have a taste of chamber music and string quartets in particular. On June 5, the Franco-Polish quartet AËTHER will premiere with Amalia Umeda, Aleksandra Kryńska (violins) and Maëlle Desbrosses (viola) at the Jazzdor Berlin festival, and on June 29 at the Letnia Akademia Jazzu in Lódz (PL). I'll then be joining the Kaija Quartet on June 7 in Montmartre for a special evening prepared by us as part of the Nuit Blanche de Paris. Then it's off to the Aix-en-Provence Festival for a premiere with the La Meute collective on June 14. The show will feature short adaptations of Carmen (Bizet) and Don Giovanni (Mozart), the fruit of a collective creative effort involving over 150 people from the festival's partner structures.
The summer will be a travelling one, with the pleasure of taking part in the INTL Jazz Platform in Lódz (PO) and then heading to the Centre for Arts & creativity in BANFF (CA) for three weeks of residencies, workshops and encounters. And last but not least, you'll find below a selection of concerts with groups and friends I'm particularly fond of: Alejandra Borzyk, Zé Almeida, Jawa Manla, the Trium Viret, the trio Notes on the memory of notes (Bianchi, Cassol, Viret) and my quartet “Adèle Viret Quartet”.
NUIT BLANCHE BY KAIJA
The Kaija Quartet is preparing a very special evening for the Nuit Blanche de Paris on June 7. We will play for 6 consecutive hours at the Église St-Pierre de Montmartre, presenting the quartet's repertoire, including Kaija Saariaho's Terra Memoria, Cage's 44 Harmonies, Bryce Dessner's Aheym, and pieces by Théodore Vibert, Paco Andreo and Victor Maisonneuve written especially for the quartet, moments of solo and duo improvisation, music from the North with Arvo Pärt, Meshuggah and Woodworks Danish folk songs transcribed for string quartet, and we'll have the pleasure of being joined by dancer and performer Claire Lamothe.
The quartet also appeared on France Musique on May 31. The podcast is available for replay and features a performance of Kaija Saariaho's quartet “Terra Memoria”, and you can hear some of us at the microphone of Clément Rochefort.
NEW ENDORSMENT WITH GEWA AND SUPPORT FROM SACEM
In news that's always a pleasure, thanks to Sacem for supporting my first album “Close to the Water” with the “Aide à l'auto-production”.
I’m happy to announce a new collaboration with Gewa Strings and becoming an endorsed artist.
Thanks Gewa for the trust!
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Dear all,
In this sunny early spring, I'm back with some news and dates not to be missed. After many beautiful weeks spent at the Comédie de Colmar, “Le Château des Carpathes”, staged by Émilie Capliez, has finally seen the light of day on last february! A theatrical adaptation of the novel by Jules Verne, the play is accompanied throughout by the music of Airelle Besson, a plunge into a magical universe full of surprises.
SOUNDS OF BRUSSELS
A new experience also began this year: the creation of the Sounds of Brussels project, for which Klarafestival asked me to assist Fabrizio Cassol in the artistic direction. The 8 musicians will present their collective creative work for the first time on Saturday March 22 at 2.30pm, to mark the 20th anniversary of Klarafestival. A unique adventure that I'm delighted to be part of!
ADÈLE VIRET QUARTET in JAZZAHEAD! 2025
I’m happy to announce that my quartet has been selected to perform on the international event of Jazzahead! in Bremen. We will be playing on the 26th April at 3.30 pm and I hope to meet some of you there!
Last but not least, I'm delighted to announce the “official” birth of Notes on the memory of notes, a trio I'm particularly fond of, in the company of Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch and Fabrizio Cassol. We recorded the album last January, and the premiere will take place on May 8 in a place I love above all else, the Fondation Camargo in Cassis. For those of you who happen to be in the area, it's well worth a visit, both for the ears and the eyes!
Dear all,
“Close to the Water” was released a few weeks ago, and your warm, gentle feedback is a welcome ray of light in this already cold winter! Thanks to Jazz News and Jazz Magazine for considering this record “Indispensable” and “Révélation”, and above all thanks to all those who have accompanied me along the way. The year ends in style with a final European tour organized with the support of Jazz Migration and Better Lives Music, before embarking on a new collaboration with Colore.
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“Adèle impulse un travail collectif autour de la recherche de climats, de respirations, mais elle sait également faire monter la tension et les rythmiques puissantes sur lesquelles serpente le chant intranquille du violoncelle, comme dans le magnifique « Made In ». En équilibre entre l'écrit et l'improvisation libre, Close to the water offre la révélation d'un nouveau talent”. Jazz News - Alice Leclercq
“Un net parti pris de clair-obscur, la délicatesse du coloris harmonique aux dégradés finement imbriqués dans des métriques souvent impaires ou encore la primauté donnée à la mélodie éloignent les clichés venus du Sud comme du Nord (…) la complémentarité entre le violoncelle (aux graves charnus et généreux dans Made In) et une trompette dosant parfaitement ses effets vocaux servent un propos passionnant de bout en bout, où concentration et rigueur ne riment jamais avec austérité”. Jazz Magazine - Vincent Cotro
I'm pleased to share with you a little souvenir of the album release concert at Le Comptoir in Fontenay-sous-Bois. It was a wonderful evening spent in this venue, which supported the creation of the album and has been my Jazz Migration and FoRTE partner for the past two years.
