SYX
SYX
- Susanne Paul | cello
- Yannick Delez | piano / composition
- Xavier Good | sax / composition
Dans un souffle d’audace et d’élégance, un trio de jazz se fait écho dans l’espace, bousculant les conventions et les attentes. Trois instruments, rares dans une telle union, tissent ensemble une toile sonore d’une beauté insoupçonnée : le piano, le violoncelle et le saxophone. Dans un monde en perpétuelle évolution, où le jazz réinvente sans cesse ses contours, SYX se distingue par sa démarche unique, fusionnant des timbres improbables et explorant des dynamiques de jeu encore inexplorées.
Loin des sentiers battus des formes établies, chaque pièce devient un terrain de jeu où les trois musiciens se livrent à une aventure collective. Le concept même du trio se veut une échappée belle au-delà du traditionnel cadre soliste-accompagnateur : ici, l’échange, l’écoute et la complicité prennent le pas sur les rôles figés. Le piano, le violoncelle et le saxophone ne se contentent pas de se superposer ; ils se fondent dans une danse fluide, parfois effervescente, parfois méditative, mais toujours d'une intensité vibrante.
À travers un jazz contemporain, SYX tisse un dialogue vivant entre les instruments, où chaque musicien se métamorphose, tour à tour, en soliste, en compagnon ou même en catalyseur des idées des autres. Le but ultime de ce projet est de briser les chaînes des hiérarchies traditionnelles pour laisser éclore un ensemble sonore où le croisement des voix et des timbres devient la signature même du groupe.
Ce voyage musical, à la fois subtil et audacieux, invite à une immersion totale dans un jazz d’une rare finesse. Un jazz où la liberté d'improviser et l'inventivité créative ne cessent de se redéfinir, au cœur de chaque note, de chaque silence, comme une promesse d’infinité.
Das deutsch-schweizerische Jazz-Trio S Y X knüpft Klanggewebe von überraschender Schönheit. In der ungewöhnlichen Instrumentenkombination Klavier, Saxophon und Cello verlassen sie mit lebendiger Spieldynamik die ausgetretenen Konventionen und öffnen neue Hörhorizonte. Jedes Stück wird zu einem Spielplatz, auf dem sich die drei Musiker auf eine kollektive Entdeckungsreise begeben. Das Konzept des Trios sprengt den traditionellen Rahmen von Solist und Begleiter: Hier stehen Austausch, Zuhören und Komplizenschaft im Mittelpunkt, anstatt starrer Rollen. Klavier, Cello und Saxophon verschmelzen nicht nur miteinander, sondern tanzen in einem lebendigen Dialog, mal sprühend vor Energie, mal ruhig und meditativ, aber stets von einer intensiven Kraft durchzogen.
In der Klangsprache des zeitgenössischen Jazz webt S Y X einen lebendigen Dialog zwischen den Instrumenten, in dem sich jeder Musiker abwechselnd in die Rolle des Solisten, des Begleiters oder sogar des Katalysators für die Ideen der anderen verwandelt. Das ultimative Ziel dieses Projekts ist es, die Fesseln traditioneller Hierarchien zu sprengen und ein klangliches Ganzes zu erschaffen, bei dem der Austausch von Stimmen und Klangfarben zur echten Signatur des Ensembles wird.
Ihre musikalische Reise lädt ein zum Eintauchen in einen Jazz von seltener Raffinesse. Ein Jazz, in dem die Freiheit zu improvisieren und die kreative Erfindung stets neu definiert werden – im Herzen jeder Note, jeder Pause, als Versprechen der Unendlichkeit.
With a touch of boldness and elegance, a jazz trio resounds in space, breaking conventions and expectations. Three instruments, rare in such a union, weave together a sound tapestry of unexpected beauty: the piano, the cello, and the saxophone. In a world where jazz constantly reinvents itself, SYX stands out with its unique approach, blending unusual timbres and exploring yet-unheard dynamics of play.
Far from the well-worn paths of established forms, each piece becomes a playground where the three musicians embark on a collective journey of discovery. The very concept of the trio is a graceful escape from the traditional "soloist-accompanist" framework: here, exchange, listening, and camaraderie take precedence over fixed roles. The piano, cello, and saxophone do not merely coexist; they merge into a lively dialogue, sometimes sparkling with energy, sometimes quiet and meditative, but always imbued with an intense vitality.
Through contemporary jazz, SYX creates a living conversation between the instruments, where each musician alternates between being a soloist, an accompanist, or even a "catalyst" for the ideas of the others. The ultimate goal of this project is to break free from the chains of traditional hierarchies, crafting a sound ensemble where the fusion of voices and timbres becomes the true signature of the group.
This musical journey, both subtle and daring, invites full immersion into a jazz of rare refinement. A jazz where freedom to improvise and creative invention are constantly redefined, at the heart of every note, every pause—promising infinity.
VIDEOS
SUSANNE PAUL | Cello
Susanne Paul was born to a German-Mexican family in Southern California and began playing cello at an early age.
After moving to Germany, she continued to study cello and later also studied piano, guitar, and bass. Having starting out with classical European music, she gravitated towards punk, blues and flamenco in her teens, and finally studied classical cello at the Berlin Hochschule der Künste. Today she is a jazz cellist, with a strong passion for Brazilian music, Argentinian tango, rock, funk, flamenco, baroque music, and afro-cuban music. Adapting and inventing unusual playing techniques for the cello, she has developed a distinct playing style of her own.
She performs regularly with a number of bands - e.g. with MOVE String Quartet, Etta Scollo, or Uwe Kropinski. She is also active as a composer and has recorded many CDs
YANNICK DELEZ | Piano, composition
Yannick Délez, is a swiss pianist-composer. Self-educated musician from a very young age, he undertakes professional studies at the Ecole de Jazz of Lausanne in 1990 where he obtains a piano diploma. He develops a personal playing amongst many acoustic jazz bands in. Then he joins the band Piano Seven (7 pianos and guests) with which he records 4 albums and plays in many concert halls of Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Taipei, Singapore, Beirut and Beijing, Shangai, Saigon, among others. He participates in three creations of the group for which he composes and arranges, one of those being an original performance with 7 pianos, percussion, and brass quintet for the Swiss National Exhibition in 2002 .
The first record bearing his name is “Rouge” (Altrisuoni 2003) a piano solo album that received international acclaim. One can appreciate the particularity of his piano playing in the same time pointillist and lyric. ...“based on rhythmical ostinati and a truly original technique...” (RSR La Première), “... a family of thinking favouring romantic lyricism and sophisticated harmonic choices...” (Jazzman***).
In 2004 he composes a repertoire for piano – bass clarinet – soprano saxophone and creates his own trio (Yannick Délez Trio) with Philippe Ehinger (bass clarinet) and Stefano Saccon (soprano saxophone). They are selected for the Swiss Diagonales Jazz 07.
In 2004 he also constitutes a Duo with the singer Chloé Lévy. The Chloé Lévy Yannick Délez Duo records in December 2006 his first album “Leinicha” at the Rainbow Studio in Oslo with the audio engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug. “Leinicha” receives positive feedbacks from specialised press (Jazzman****. Télérama ffff, Concerto*****).
In 2010 he publish his second piano solo album : “Boreales” (UnitRecords UTR 4271) which receive also a very positive feedback from the European press (Jazz’n’more *****, Concerto ****) In 2016 he publish a third piano solo album. “Live / Monotypes” (UnitRecords / Deutschlandradio UTR 4755) a double album based on a live performance recorded by Deutschland radio. The album was acclaimed by the European press and is nominated for the National discographic's critic award in Germany (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik)
XAVIER GOOD | Sax, composition
Swiss saxophonist and composer. He starts playing saxophone and gets passionate about jazz in his early age. In 2000, he begins saxophone studies with Charles Schneider at the Jazz school of Lausanne. Through the study of piano as a second instrument, he naturally starts developing a passion for composition and arrangement.
He also takes part in workshops with numerous renowned musicians such as Eric Watson, Ohad Talmor, Stéphane Payen, François Jeanneau, Rosario Giuliani. He graduates in 2005 with honours. Xavier Good composes and performs with various bands. He founds his own quartet with Raoul Baumann (pn), Marc-Olivier Savoy(dm) and Alexis Hanhardt(b) for which he composes and arranges his own compositions. He also performs with Brainless a funk band in which he plays tenor saxophone and arranges music for 3 albums. He joins another funk band named the Funk Collectif from 2001 to 2006 as arranger and alto saxophonist one disk recorded. He gets into eastern traditional music with the band of pianist Gjon Guralumi who arranges albanian music, the band will record two albums with the Unit Records label between 2004 and 2010.
On a more experimental note, he plays in a collective improvisation ensemble named "Low Pass" with Marc-Olivier Savoy(dm), Marc Méan(pn), César Auberson(ts), and Alexandre Halflatt(b). In 2011 he joins Pittsburgh's big band and gets the best soloist award during a big band contest in Philadephia.
In 2015 he starts playing and arranging music with Chloé Lévy (vocals) and Philippe Ehinger(bc).