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Texier’s quartet is built around upright bass, alto sax, piano, and drums. The writing and improvising come out warm rather than cold, with plenty of melodic motion, folk-derived colour, and the sort of weight that comes from a bassist leading the band from the bottom up.

More about Henri Texier Quartet

Henri Texier is one of the central French jazz figures to come out of the post-bop and free jazz decades, and he’s been at it for six decades. Varech, from 1977, is the key marker in the record shop bin: it folds in Celtic, African, Indian, and Middle Eastern colour while keeping a funky pulse, and the 2026 quartet keeps that broad-minded approach alive with his son Sébastien Texier on alto sax, pianist Bruno Angelini, and drummer Gautier Garrigue.

Playing

• 2026-11-08 2026-11-08T19:00:00 · Henri Texier Quartet · TivoliVredenburg
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Start here

• Varech (1977) · Eurodisc
  Classic Texier statement and a good map of his world.
• Sky Dancers (2018) · Label Bleu
  Modern band version with the same bass-led sweep.

Worked with

• Sébastien Texier band member
• Bruno Angelini band member
• Gautier Garrigue band member

For fans of

Dave Holland, Randy Weston, Miroslav Vitouš

Official links

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