Monteverdi - a trace of grace

A tribute to the music of Claudio Monteverdi by Michel Godard and Steve Swallow, in which Jazz and Baroque music merge into a magical world of sound at the great Abbaye de Noirlac in southern France. Historical instruments meet contemporary Jazz to create a timeless musical experience.

The musicians

Michel Godard - serpent, bass
Guillemette Laurens - voice
Gavino Murgia - saxophone, voice
Fanny Paccoud - violin
Bruno Helstroffer - theorbo
Steve Swallow - bass

In the tradition of „Le Concert des Parfums“ (Carpe Diem CD-16277), “Monteverdi - a trace of grace“, a brainchild of Michel Godard and Steve Swallow, was also recorded in the magical abbey of Noirlac, France, during enchanted Summer nights.

Jazz Trio (Michel Godard, Steve Swallow, Gavino Murgia) meets Early Baroque Trio (Guillemette Laurens, Fanny Paccoud, Bruno Helstroffer) and lets two musical dimensions grow, enlaced together in labyrinthine arabesques, playing songs of Claudio Monteverdi, Michel Godard and Steve Swallow in a natural implicitness and lightheartedness.

Music video: "Si dolce è il tormento"