OFFERING

JAZZ'VELANET - 11-11-94

Words & Pictures: Patrick Dupont


The hall was full, about five hundred people. The support act were Sylvain Kassap (clarinet, bass clarinet and soprano sax) and François Corneloup (baritone and soprano saxes), they played from 21h30 to 23h00. We all found this duo very interesting indeed.

Then Offering played from 23h15 until about one o'clock in the morning. The sound was very good and I discovered new things in every title they played. (The last time I saw Offering was when they played in Bordeaux on the 4th of May). So after the show I was surprised to hear some people saying that they were disappointed because there were no new titles since Offering played in Bordeaux. For my part, I am not so blasé.

The repertoire consisted of: 'Joïa (le chant du sorcier)', 'Cosmos', 'A Fiïèh' and 'Les Cygnes et les Corbeaux (50m long version)'. Then the encore comprised 'Purificatem' and 'Ehn Deïss'. A further encore was impossible because the hall lights had already come on.

At the end of the concert, after the presentation of the musicians, Stella thanked the festival organizers for the good job they had done.


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