The avant-garde jazz of the Julie Campiche Quartet is addictive, and has arguably reached its peak with the 10-minute track, ‘Aquarius’. It’s a track that builds slowly, with a sense of urgency underpinning the insistent rhythms and constant textural shifts. It’s musical language is complex and comes from Campiche’s early experiences with jazz, classical, electronic and Avant-Garde music. The band, which formed in 2016, are some of the best Swiss musicians currently active, and provide the perfect accompaniment to Campiche’s jazz harp, which sits at the forefront. Of her band, she says: “There is a great flow and musical confidence between us four, which allows the collective to give more space to the genesis of the music. The sound of the quartet thus broadens its horizon, while remaining faithful to the energy and roots initiated by myself.” The Julie Campiche Quartet are playing in the UK this November. -Dan Peeke.