Nicolas Thys Trio - In My Tree (2003)

Original compositions, standards and pop songs are mixed and matched on the debut CD from the Nicolas Thys Trio. Purely acoustic (both live and in the studio), a simple and stripped-down concept where the sax plays the melody, the bass adds the counterpoint and rhythmic drive while the drums frame and add colour to the 2 melodic instruments.

This is a trio for whom listening is the first priority, “the space between the notes is as important as the notes themselves”. A trio joined on 3 tracks by the Tunisian singer/dancer Ghalia ben Ali. Although she comes from a different background, she blends into the music with surprising ease, adding a mystical and hypnotic dimension that is uncannily natural… A recording that is simple and true, touching and vulnerable, developed by the frontman, Nicolas Thys.

This highly-rated double-bass player has been successfully travelling between New York and Europe since 1996, for his own projects (Alice’s 5 Moons, Nicolas Thys Trio, Sextet, Nicolas Thys/Mike Kanan duo) and others such as the Kris Defoort Quartet, Walter Lang Trio, Bill Carrothers Trio and the opera “Roméo & Leïla” by Ghalia Ben Ali.

Nicolas Thys Double bass
Steve Altenberg Drums
Ghalia Ben Ali Chant
Jeroen Van Herzeele Saxophone