Trio à l’instrumentation plus proche de la musique classique que du jazz traditionnel (clarinette, violon, violoncelle), l’alliance formée par Clément Janinet, Elodie Pasquier et Bruno Ducret s’aventure dans les sphères explorées par Jimmy Giuffre (pour le côté jazz de chambre & clarinette), l’Art Ensemble of Chicago (pour les expérimentations transcontinentales), Sclavis-Romano-Texier (pour le lyrisme sans chichi) et Christian Wallumrød (pour le versant musique contemporaine des forêts).

Created in 2019 by violinist Clément Janinet with Elodie Pasquier on clarinets and Bruno Ducret on cello, La Litanie des Cimes plays with long movements, seemingly slow tempos, and harmonic contemplations. Within this trio, improvisation is free and introspective without being recluse. The exchanged harmonies are constantly re-beaten by the repetition of the themes. One could almost hear agitated dialogues. It’s a blast of energy. Intimate jumble against common clarity, line vivacity against melodic delicacy. This very open music could sound like the soundtrack of a disaster movie about the end of the world, heard from the top of tall trees.