Xavier Desandre Navarre

Xavier Desandre Navarre, a charismatic musician and inventive percussionist affectionately nicknamed “the wizard” by his peers, has collaborated with some of the biggest names in jazz and world music. His musical journey, marked from an early age by a fascination with percussion and rhythms, led him to fuse his various influences. Although he performs regularly with iconic figures in world music, it is in jazz that he finds his true calling, constantly experimenting with the links between tradition and modernity. His rich and eclectic instrumental set-up combines percussion, drum elements, and electronic processing, allowing him to explore a wide range of timbres and sound textures. Through his compositions, Xavier weaves a subtle language where cultures meet, mix, and reinvent themselves, building bridges between continents and musical genres. His work as a composer transcends the boundaries of music, extending into other artistic realms. On stage and Studio with: Gil Evans, Tania Maria, David Sanborn, Lars Danielsson, Manu Dibango, Youn Sun Nah (Gold Record), Laurent Garnier, Michel Portal, Cæcilie Norby (Gold Records), Orchestre National De Jazz, Randy Brecker, Niels Lan Doky, Rick Margitza, Stéphane Kerecki, Emil Spanyi, Christophe Monniot, Stéphane Guillaume, Allonymous, Les Rita Mitsouko, Tony Alen, Hofesh Shechter dance company, Ulf Wakenius, ...