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With this new title available for streaming on March 7, 2025, the trio Gary Brunton, Daniel Beaussier and Célestine De Williencourt unveils a little more the album LOOK NORTH (released on March 28, 2025).

A unique musical journey that evokes the wide-open spaces of Northern lands (Island, Scotland…) with a strong vocal presence, performing original works and inspired contemporary improvisations. Through a narrative and lyrical approach to jazz creation. This song is a tribute to pianist Michel Graillier: “He shared Chet Baker’s natural gift of ballad playing, musical beauty, good taste and effective use of space,” recalls Gary Brunton.

Gary Brunton, double bassist and tabla player, has forged a solid career for himself in France. An acclaimed composer and arranger, he has collaborated with such iconic figures as Sheila Jordan and Bojan Z.
Daniel Beaussier, master of the winds, explores a vast range of instruments. His English horn and clarinet playing enriches the deep harmonies of Coldstream.
Célestine De Williencourt, a passionate vocalist and flautist, breathes a singular, poetic energy into the mix, between vocal improvisation and timbral exploration.

A Shrine in Your Home is available now on all platforms, and soon on the LOOK NORTH album.

Produced by Jazz En Face
Recorded by Yohan Progler at Studio Parc de Sceaux
Mixed and mastered by Manu Pekar
Photographs by Camille Huguenot
Graphic Design by Corinne Garino
Released by Juste Une Trace
With support : SCPP
Release date : 28-03-2025

The trio of Gary Brunton, Daniel Beaussier and Célestine De Williencourt unveil COLDSTREAM, the 4th february 2025 on streaming, a single taken from the album LOOK NORTH (released date : 28 March 2025).

Inspired by British bassist and composer Gary Brunton’s childhood memories, the track offers a poetic immersion in landscapes of mystery and emotion, where mists stretch over vast expanses of water and every note seems to evoke the murmur of the River Tweed or the changing light of a Scottish morning.

Gary Brunton explains: ‘Coldstream is a small Scottish town where I spent my childhood holidays. Crossed by the River Tweed, it was my first trip abroad at the age of six, full of discovery and wonder. It was these memories – the coldness of the water, the fog on the rivers, the immensity of nature – that inspired me to write this melody’.

The title, literally translated as ‘cold stream’, recreates this sensory climate through a delicate composition. ‘As a child, I have memories of swimming in a river in Yorkshire, a sensation of intense cold. So I was inspired by these memories and I was looking to create a musical climate where you could imagine the fog, the icy water’.

Between E minor and C major, Coldstream blends the sounds of Gary Brunton’s double bass, Daniel Beaussier’s bass clarinet and English horn, and Célestine De Williencourt’s voice and flutes. Together, the three artists explore a world of sound where tradition and modernity meet.

In this composition, musical interactions are at the heart of the creation: vocal improvisations played through the flute, a subtle dialogue between the double bass and the English horn, and sound textures that evoke in turn the cold light of dawn and the immensity of the Scottish landscape.

Gary Brunton, double bassist and tabla player, has forged a solid career for himself in France. An acclaimed composer and arranger, he has collaborated with such iconic figures as Sheila Jordan and Bojan Z.
Daniel Beaussier, master of the winds, explores a vast range of instruments. His English horn and clarinet playing enriches the deep harmonies of Coldstream.
Célestine De Williencourt, a passionate vocalist and flautist, breathes a singular, poetic energy into the mix, between vocal improvisation and timbral exploration.

With Coldstream, this exceptional trio embarks on a deeply evocative musical project. Coldstream is available now on all platforms, and soon on the LOOK NORTH album.

Produced by Jazz En Face
Recorded by Yohan Progler at Studio Parc de Sceaux
Mixed and mastered by Manu Pekar
Photographs by Camille Huguenot
Graphic Design by Corinne Garino
Released by Juste Une Trace
With support : SCPP
Release date : 28-03-2025

Gary Brunton, Daniel Beaussier and Célestine de Williencourt form a brand-new trio of multi-instrumentalists with a strong vocal presence, performing original works and inspired contemporary improvisations. The trio express itself via a certain form of Jazz Chamber Music. Through a narrative and lyrical approach to jazz creation, LOOK NORTH, the trio’s first album, takes you on a unique journey that evokes the wide-open spaces of Northern lands. An invitation to discover their captivating melodies and exciting spontaneous improvisations.

Gary Brunton (double bass, tabla) evolves in the company of Daniel Beaussier (oboe, clarinets, saxophones, flutes, English horn) and Célestine De Williencourt (voice, flutes). They form a unique trio, with each instrument playing its role in a fluid, organic musical conversation. The diversity of the musicians’ instruments and influences (Jimmy Giuffre, John Surman & Karen Krog, Jim Hall, Gary Peacock, Carla Bley), creates a rich atmosphere, both intimate and expansive, where improvisation plays a central role.

Gary Brunton (Double Bass, Tabla)
Daniel Beaussier (Soprano and Baritone Saxophones, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet, Alto Flute, Oboe, English Horn)
Célestine De Williencourt (Vocals, Flute)

Produced by Jazz En Face
Recorded by Yohan Progler at Studio Parc de Sceaux
Mixed and mastered by Manu Pekar
Photographs by Camille Huguenot
Graphic Design by Corinne Garino
Released by Juste Une Trace
With support : SCPP
Release date : 28-03-2025