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MARTHE

Born from a creative "Big Bang" in 2017, Marthe is a quartet whose universe thrives on the energy of paradox. Merging Greek influences, the sounds of Asia Minor, and the raw power of rock, the band has established itself as a musical galaxy with shifting boundaries. At its core are Florent Briqué, a trumpeter with cosmopolitan horizons, and Alexis Moutzouris, a brilliant multi-instrumentalist of Greek origin. Joined by Lucas Territo (guitar & bass) and Damien Bernard (drums), they have traveled the world’s stages to build a "rhizomic" music—both telluric and ethereal—that refuses to be confined by the traditional definitions of jazz.
 

This journey reaches its peak today with the ambitious project Minos – The Other Story of Ariadne, Theseus, and the Minotaur. This narrated concert rewrites mythology by placing Ariadne at the heart of the story, breaking the codes of the traditional hero to offer a fresh perspective on this ancient text. To embody this epic, Marthe has gathered a prestigious cast: comedian Nicole Ferroni (Ariadne), satirist Guillaume Meurice (Theseus), musician Gwizdeck (The Minotaur), and Rosemary Standley, the iconic singer of Moriarty (Narration). For this performance, the quartet transforms into a powerful fourteen-piece Big Band, fusing the precision of jazz with the raw energy of rock to carry the narrative. The album is set for release at the end of the year, supported by a major tour including a headline performance at Jazz à Vienne on July 8, 2026.
 

On stage, Minos – The Other Story of Ariadne, Theseus, and the Minotaur unfolds as a total performance accessible to all audiences from age 8 and up. The experience is fully immersive: fourteen musicians and a storyteller inhabit the stage to transform the myth into a searing sonic matter. The result of a long-term artistic residency, the show relies on Florent Briqué’s arrangements to create a dialogue between the power of the brass section and the poetry of the words. Supported by the DRAC and SACEM, this creation bears witness to Marthe’s unique strength: transfiguring millennial roots into a resolutely contemporary sensory odyssey, led by some of the most compelling figures of today’s cultural scene.