Name: Matthew Ottignon's Volant - Newcastle
Start: 2025-03-18T20:00:00+11:00
Location: NIMA - Newcastle Improvised Music Association

𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗪 𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗢𝗡'𝗦 𝗩𝗢𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧
-- 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑏𝑦 𝑁𝐼𝑀𝐴 --
Doors: 7:30pm, Music: 8:00pm
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒. 𝑆𝑜𝑓𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑙𝑒, ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑜𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑒𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒. 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑂𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦, 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛, 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝑢𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟.
- 𝑺𝒑𝒖𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒌𝒎𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄
The music moves effortlessly from moments of anthemic heroism, with Ottignon’s fiery tenor at the fore, to lyrical melodies and intimate soundscapes, where the subtle yet confident artistry of Hayley, Hannah, and Lauren results in music of sheer beauty.
While embodying the spirit of giants such as John Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders, Volant is undeniably a modern quartet, delivering world-class compositions and thrilling improvised dialogue.
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗻 - tenor, alto, and baritone saxophones
𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘀 - piano
𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 - acoustic bass
𝗛𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻 - drums and percussion