Studio de l'Ermitage, Paris. Orchid Big Band is the missing link between American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Thad Jones and Russian modernist composer Igor Stravinsky. The newly-founded combo springs forth from collective DĂSluge, a collaboration between international artists in various disciplines. Led by Thomas Julienne, Orchid Big Band consists of eighteen musicians that are enthusiastic about playing original music in a modern-day ensemble. This youthful and gender-balanced formation draws in equal measure from jazzâs great big bands and European art and world music. Performing at Studio de l'Ermitage in Paris to celebrate the release of their first album âĂclosionâ on March 23, 2023, Orchid Big Band invites listeners to embark on a spirited journey to the very borders of orchestral jazz. The musicians are Christelle Raquillet (flute); Olga Amelchenko, Julien Dubois, Jeanne Michard, Maxime Berton, Julien Dubois (saxophone); Gabriel Levasseur, Olivier Gay, Laure FrĂSjacques, Julie Varlet (trumpet); Rozann BĂSzier, SĂSbastien Arruti, Gabrielle Rachel, SĂSbastien Llado (trombone); Mathilda Haynes (guitar); ClĂSment Simon (piano), Nolwenn Leizour (double bass), GaĂStan Diaz (drums), and Thomas Julienne (conductor).