In August 2018, Eve received a proposition from Gaume Jazz Festival, asking her to do a solo concert the following year. After thinking it through she decided to accept the challenge! Since the beginning of her life as a pianist, Eve had always composed for her trio, her quartet or her septet, but never for her only. So she immersed herself into the piano solo records that had marked her since her teenage years to find some inspiration: Herbie Hancock « The Piano », Thelonious Monk « Solo Monk », Keith Jarrett « Live in Rio » but also those from Paul Bley, Masabumi Kikuchi or Dollar Brand. Then she started to compose.

She created a very personal repertoire made of contrasted tracks, forming a coherent whole, full of subtle details. She presented it at Gaume Jazz both in a simple and intense way, while creating a particular atmosphere. Following this concert, eventually finding much pleasure in playing alone, she decided to pursue the adventure and to make an album thanks to this experience.

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