Gaëlle Bagot & Juan Manuel Nieto will reveal Jardin d’ailleurs, their new album, on its release on October 03, 2025 under MusiqueLive / InOuïe Distribution. This opus will be presented on Wednesday, November 05, 2025 on the stage of Les 2 Pianos (Paris, 15th) during an exceptional launch concert.
The fruit of labour centered on improvisation and orality, this first album features nine original compositions, performed by Gaëlle Bagot on lead vocals and clarinets – B flat, E flat, bass – and Juan Manuel Nieto on piano and vocals.
On three tracks, two guests bring their taste for experimentation and hybridization to the duo: cellist Simon Lannoy, constantly on the lookout for sound exploration, and beatboxer Oxyjinn, a vocal explorer.
Jardin d’ailleurs evokes an intimate and poetic sonic voyage, at the crossroads of jazz, world music and chanson, and blends the nomadic breath of the clarinet, a clear and expressive voice, and a piano with pop or jazz harmonies. The album navigates between world rhythms, sung melodies and improvisations, like a musical travel diary with warm, lively accents.
In search of aerial flights and cross-country surveys, these two musicians forge their complicity around the art of duo and unveil compositions that invite travel beyond borders.
Gaëlle Bagot, French clarinettist and singer, and Juan Manuel Nieto, Ecuadorian pianist, met in 2017 as part of the “Jazz, improvised & traditional music” curriculum at Pôle Sup’ 93, an advanced training program that enabled them to perfect their skills with renowned artists such as Vincent Ségal, Magic Malik, Julien Lourau, Bojan Z and François Jeanneau.
For three years, they enriched their respective worlds, fusing influences and learning.
After graduating, and with the support of cellist Vincent Ségal, Gaëlle and Juan decided in 2020 to form a minimalist duo, piano and clarinet/voice.
Their first arrangements were covers of songs and pieces from local and international cultures.
But they soon moved on to original creations. Their original compositions, created by the two of them, explore a melodic language rich in polyrhythms, ornaments, unisons and varied playing modes; they are nourished by their eclectic musical curiosity: folk, jazz, salsa, French chanson, Ecuadorian, Brazilian and Argentinean music, Breton/Irish music, Balkan music, maloya, etc.
Since 2021, the duo has been performing in concert, notably at Festival Saint-Denis, Festival Jazz in Noyon, Sunset-Sunside and La Bellevilloise in Paris.
