On May 28, 2026, Belgian jazz magazine JazzMania published a review of Otsukaresama, the album by saxophonist Grégory Sallet and his Sur Écoute Quartet, by Philippe Thirionet.
What JazzMania wrote
Comme l’a écrit l’artiste porteur du projet, voilà un album qui offre un grand panel de couleurs, de rythmes et de surprises ! Un jazz donc à découvrir, où s’immiscent aussi de nombreux passages néo-classiques. (“As the artist behind the project wrote, here is an album offering a wide range of colours, rhythms and surprises! A jazz to discover, with many neoclassical passages as well.”)
Philippe Thirionet, JazzMania
The JazzMania review
The review describes a contrasted music, between soft melodic passages, technical developments and energetic openings, with moments of pure improvisation in the spirit of modern jazz, built on nearly twenty years of friendship within the quartet.
About Otsukaresama
Otsukaresama · Grégory Sallet « Sur Écoute » Project · La Voie de la Musique Créative, Inouïe Distribution, released November 7, 2025. Grégory Sallet (saxophones, compositions), Matthieu Roffé (piano), Kevin Lucchetti (drums), Michel Molines (double bass), with guests Yuriko Kimura (flutes) and Prabhu Edouard (tablas, udu, voice). Recorded in May 2025 at Le Crescent, Mâcon.
