Michel Portal Quintet

It is not for nothing that Michel Portal is regarded as one of the architects of European jazz. From free jazz to film scores (for which he has won three Césars) to lyrical jazz to classical music – Portal always manages to be fresh and surprising. No European jazz artist can boast such a wide range of artistic collaborations. He has shared a studio, for example, with Mauricio Kagel, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Jacky Terrason and Sunny Murray. This year, in collaboration with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Michel Portal released a purely classical album. A bridge builder pur sang, completely in keeping with the musical philosophy of Jazz Brugge.