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Delphine Joussein
Grown up in a family of musicians, Delphine began flute at the age of 9. In 2002, she obtains a DFE in flute with congratulations of the jury. In 2022 she wons the Instrumentalist Prize of National Concours of la Défense Jazz. Strongly influenced by Jazz and Rock, she develops a flute playing where voice and electronics are omnipresent. She tours/ toured with many various projects : her solo CALAMITY, trio NOUT with Rafaëlle Rinaudo and Blanche Lafuente, duo FLÖJTER with Mats Gustafsson, FIRE!ORCHESTRA, duo with KIT DOWNES, duo BOOLVAR with Sheik Anorak, quartet SAUVAGES PARADIS with Edward Perraud, Eve Risser and Arthur Delaleu, duo TRUNK with Aymeric Avice, in septet MOBY DUCK with Xavier Camarasa,, and many other collaborations with European musicians such as Julian Sartorius, Lukas Kranzelbinder, Kalle Kalima etc...
She collaborates with Clown Joël Bluteau in his creation around pataphysics. She also practices Brazilian music and particularly Choro in various forms. Her practice of jazz piano led her to meet Tim Richards in London, where she followed a year of master class.
Passionate about sommellerie, she worked in this profession in London, as well as in hotel management and launched the opening of the Michelin-starred chef's restaurant - NOBU in South Africa.
Back in France in 2011, Delphine worked on the development of projects for COAX Collective, a national label company. In 2016, she founded GIGANTONIUM label, an organization through which she creates a serie of multidisciplinary events "La Culture avec un gros Q", supports the release of records and the production of musical projects.
Awards
NOUT was laureate JAZZMIGRATION #7 in 2022.
NOUT was finalist at Jazz à la Défense Jazz festival 2022;
Delphine Joussein won the Instrumentalist Prize at Jazz à la Défense Jazz festival 2022;
NOUT won the ZENITH AWARD in 2023/2024
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Nout: Live Album
by Ian Patterson
Buckle up. Proceed with caution. As debut albums go, French trio Nout's reasonably titled Live Album is a riot of musicianship, foundation-shaking noise and fearless originality. The music purveyed by Delphine Joussein (flute), Blanche Lafuente (drums} and Rafaëlle Rinaudo (electric harp) is invariably referred to in press releases as the missing link between Sun Ra and Nirvana, but perhaps Rahsaan Roland Kirk and The Chemical Brothers would offer better signposts. Suffice it to say, Nout tramples all over established genres ...
Continue ReadingAsynchrone: Plastic Bamboo
by Chris May
Put preconceptions aside and cast no nasturtiums. Against expectations, the free(ish) jazz / electro mash-up Plastic Bamboo is a winner, convincingly bringing together the unpredictability of the one with the robotic iterations of the other. The album collects eleven pieces written or co-written by Ryuichi Sakamoto, a founder member of Yellow Magic Orchestra in 1978 and composer of soundtracks for hit movies including Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983), The Sheltering Sky (1990) and The Revenant (2015). Sakamoto wrote great tunes ...
Continue Reading“This trio shows a very high level of creativity and originality, with the unusual line-up of flute, electric harp and drums. They can be extremely vigorous and energetic, while still maintaining a complexity and richness in textures and details. While they are obviously having a good time on stage, they possess a wide range of dynamics, they can surprise you and keep you tied to your seat, or stand up dancing, until their performance is over. It is not by chance that despite them being rather young they already catched the interest of many promoters in France and beyond. We have no doubt that this Zenith Award will give them the opportunity to step up their career in Europe and be known to a wider community of professionals from the creative music sector, and they fully deserve it. Huge congratulations to NOUT!”
