Carte Blanche à Gautier Garrigue

The 38Riv's carte blanche has become a ritual of reunion for these four musicians, all leaders, composers, and side musicians in various ensembles. Tonight, they share a repertoire that explores their respective universes, brought together by a complicity for well-crafted melodies and for the unexpected that arises from their encounter on stage.

Gautier Garrigue is a drummer, guitarist, and composer born in 1987 and hailing from the south of France. A graduate of the Conservatoire in 2002, he quickly made a name for himself on the jazz scene by collaborating with prestigious artists such as Henri Texier, Michel Portal, Seamus Blake, Christian Scott, Emile Parisien, Baptiste Trotignon, Kyle Eastwood, and Enrico Pieranunzi.

He is the co-leader of the group Flash Pig, winner of the 2024 Record of the Year award from the Jazz Academy. His debut album under his own name, La Traversée, released in the fall of 2024, received unanimous acclaim.

Described by Jazz Mag as one of the most sensitive and subtle drummers on the current scene, he was a finalist in 2025 in the "Revelation of the Year" category at the Victoires du Jazz and won the following year the prestigious Django Reinhardt Prize from the Jazz Academy, which rewards the best musician of the year.