Wednesday 14 October 2026, 7.30pm
Delphine Joussein is a force to be reckoned with. The French flutist and electronic musician is known for her trio NOUT as well as her collaborations with international improvisational musicians such as Mats Gustafsson and his Fire Orchestra or the Ensemble Sauvages Paradis, and other international projects like Kabarila, her duo with Kit Downes, FLÖJTER, Trunk and more…
She is now presenting her solo project, CALAMITY.
In Joussein’s work, tonal shifts and powerful electronic drones coalesce into a monumental total work of art. As a collage of intense energy, poetic beauty, free jazz, and noise—infused with elements of early music and extreme metal—Joussein utilizes every inch of her flute and, single-handedly, creates a raw, pieced-together, trembling, hammering soundscape using distortion and electronic effects.
"disorienting, exhilarating, powerful and heady, the hairs on the back of my neck will never be the same again." – Jazzwise
PROGRAMME:
- Marjolaine Charbin (solo)
- Delphine Joussein: CALAMITY
- Delphine Joussein / Marjolaine Charbin (duo)
Marjolaine Charbin is a French pianist performer based in London. After studying sound engineering and later jazz piano at the conservatoire in Brussels, she has developed a practice rooted in improvisation. Her sonic palette moves fluidly between prepared and unprepared piano: inside-piano techniques, objects, contact microphones and voice merge with the keyboard.
She has collaborated with a wide range of musicians including Eddie Prévost, Ute Kanngiesser, John Butcher, Phil Durrant, Bill Thompson, Artur Vidal, Chris Cundy, Angharad Davies, Grundik Kassiansky, Emmanuelle Waeckerlé, Dominic Lash, Maggie Nichols… as well as with dancers, theatre and film.
Drawing from her practice of musical, sonic and philosophical fragments that attracts her attention, Marjolaine approaches performance as a site of discovery and social reconstruction.
Latest releases include, on matchless recordings, a duet with Eddie Prévost “The Cry of a Dove Announcing Rain” and “The Art of Noticing”, with John Butcher, Ute Kanngiesser and Eddie Prévost, which was listed amongst the 10 best albums of the year 2023 by the New York City Jazz Review. She received a grant from the Arts Council England to develop her creative practice in 2022.
https://www.marjolainecharbin.com
https://www.instagram.com/marjolainecharbin/
https://marjolainecharbin.bandcamp.com
