Jérôme Etcheberry

Four musicians, no piano or drums — yet the sound and vitality of a much larger band. In The Viper Club, Tcha Limberger’s violin and Jérôme Etcheberry’s trumpet challenge, answer and inspire one another. Tcha also sings, bringing storytelling, scat and an irresistible sense of fun to the music, while Dave Kelbie’s guitar and Sébastien Girardot’s double bass supply a beautifully flexible pulse.

The starting point is the small-group New York swing of Stuff Smith and Jonah Jones, but the destination is never predetermined. Inventive arrangements, improvised counterpoint and collective bursts of energy make every performance an encounter rather than a reconstruction. Their album Tain’t No Use captures the group's vitality and has attracted outstanding reviews in The Times and Jazz Lives.

With his broad, warm tenor-saxophone sound, Australian musician Brad Child belongs to the Texas-tenor tradition of Arnett Cobb, Illinois Jacquet and Gene Ammons, where the power of the blues meets the freedom of swing. A long-standing presence on the Australian jazz scene, Brad has also performed in Europe, including at Ascona, Bülach, Breda and Sancy Snow Jazz.

For this quintet, Brad is joined by four accomplished classic-jazz musicians: Jérôme Etcheberry on trumpet, César Pastré on piano, Sébastien Girardot on double bass and Guillaume Nouaux on drums. The trumpet adds a second melodic voice alongside the tenor saxophone, while the rhythm section combines precision, flexibility and drive. Together they deliver warm, vibrant swing deeply rooted in the blues.