If we believe the definition, the word Maelström means: sea current forming eddies, Maelstroms. Perhaps this is what drives Fiona Monbet for her creation. Currents that mix and join to make eddies. This is what we remember from this album with various currents for such a personal result. We had the chance to discover his new album at the Café de la Danse. We give you a little report. Fiona Monbet is a violin superstar as much as one can be a violin superstar in our time. Conductor from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, she is best known for her style as a violinist. An expert violinist, who mixes styles. Sometimes Jazz, sometimes classical, a little Celtic too, these three styles form her paw, her own style. Thus, in her creation, Fiona Monbet often changes her style during the same piece. 
Confident on stage, sure of herself, often funny, with a lot of self-mockery, the violinist explained her creation, her approach. She says she writes, not composes. Writing, as if she were singing. Moreover, she compared her creation to songs without words. It is true that, especially on the Jazz part, we have the impression that his violin is a voice. A voice that sings gospel, that sings joy, sadness, a kind of blues a little too. The artist explains that he wrote this album as a research. A search for spaces between reality and dreams. This search for spaces, a notion that has become so important today. In his creations we find mixtures that are sometimes a little redundant. Which is a shame because on several titles, especially those with very marked Jazz accents, we do not get bored, we do not get tired of the emotion that it manages to make us feel. This mixture is based on different but complementary styles. Between the requirement of knowledge of classical and that of jazz which requires a perfect knowledge of her instrument also Fiona Monbet is a violinist who with her musicians on stage masters to perfection her scores. There is talent on stage. There are also some on the tracks of the album because the eleven-piece band is the same as the one on the album. This explains their knowledge and complicity. Fiona Monbet is an excellent violinist and also a conductor and this can be seen in her gestures and her way of moving on stage. 
This mix of styles is often surprising and requires the listener to appreciate all the mixed styles and in the rendering it goes well, even for a neophyte. This album is undoubtedly a very good gateway to other musical universes. There is a whirlwind of ideas and emotions. This is where the name of this album to be released in January 2022 comes from: Maelström. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1xIOPl8xFpFNMVx6PGjc9W
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