Schouten, Fie
Relative Pitch, 2026, CD
Instrument: Clarinet
Issue: 32.2
Jazz Ruler Type: Fusion
Performance: 3
Sound: 4
Score: 79
O’s Notes: Fie Schouten (cl) leads a quartet with Vincent Courtois (violoncello), Sofia Borges (d), and Pierre Baux (spoken word). Open Space is an accurate description of this poetic, musical performance that is inspired by Georges Perec’s Espèces d’espaces. The stage is open and spacious, allowing the instruments to bloom in the landscape. Lyrics are in French, spanning both soft and hardened character to describe how we interact in different spaces. “The Country”, “The City”, “The Neighborhood”, “The Apartment”, and “The Bed & The Room”, each convey different feelings.
Publicist: Hubtone