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A piano, a drum set, a thousand ideas. The happy and highly creative encounter of pianist and composer Marianne Trudel with world renowned drummer and composer John Hollenbeck. An electrifying, fascinating, enveloping duo!

Dede Java Espiritu is a project that plunges the listener into an infinite panorama of colours and grooves inspired by nature. This concert celebrates beauty, the ephemeral,spontaneity, energy and life in the now! Together, they form an orchestra offering a captivating, touching and surprising experience. The compositions are both pared down and refined, mysterious and enticing. A unique project of very high caliber!

Marianne Trudel: piano, compositions

John Hollenbeck: drums, percussion, toys

“Trudel’s expert piano playing, its enveloping melodies matched by the drummer with his complex, colourful performance. What beauty!” Le Devoir, Canada, 2022
“Trudel’s sonic impressionism and Hollenbeck’s moving percussion. Music that is rhythmically and melodically arranged to perfection! The audience was moved and deeply touched.” Jazzhalo- Belgium, 2022
“There was no need for a double-bass player as the two partners in crime relentlessly merged into a single percussive yet melodic instrument.” JazzJournal (Angletterre)- 2022

Project

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Marianne Trudel & John Hollenbeck:

“Dede Java Espiritu”

Press

“Trudel’s expert piano playing, its enveloping melodies matched by the drummer with his complex, colourful performance. What beauty!” Le Devoir, Canada, 2022

“Trudel’s sonic impressionism and Hollenbeck’s moving percussion. Music that is rhythmically and melodically arranged to perfection! The audience was moved and deeply touched.” Jazzhalo- Belgium, 2022

“There was no need for a double-bass player as the two partners in crime relentlessly merged into a single percussive yet melodic instrument.” JazzJournal (Angletterre)- 2022