For the past three years, the Compagnie Tangram organises professional meetings in partnership with Neimënster abbey. This is the occasion to take stock on the current Propulsion edition and to discuss future cross-border collaborations. With the support of the Région Grand Est.

This year, four of our laureates have performed on the saturday night at the Gudde Wellen in a club format and on the sunday morning in the Robert Krieps hall at Neimënster.

After their tour in 2019, Ozma is back on Brazilian soil with their lastest album The Day we Decided to live at night ! They have played at the Bonito Blues festival in Rio Verde, the Guararema Jazz festival and the Jazz & Blues festival in Rio Das Ostras. They round off the tour with a concert in Porto Alegre at the Instituto Ling.

In May, Stéphane Scharlé toured in Southern Africa – Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa –with his drum solo cine-concert, based on René Clair’s film Paris qui dort.

This fantastic tour was made possible thanks to the commitment of the local teams at the Alliances Françaises, as well as the joint work of the Pathé Foundation and the Institut Français, who facilitated the distribution of the film Paris qui dort via the IFcinéma platform.

Released on 4 April on the German label Berthold Records, OZMA’s new album was enthusiastically received at two memorable release parties: first in Germany, during Berthold Records Club Night at Jazzahead! and then in Paris, at Le Petit Bain, surrounded by the album’s fabulous guests. Two exceptional evenings which, in the words of Citizen Jazz, literally ‘shook every atom in the room’.

From left to right : Delphine Joussein, Martin Ferreyros, Melissa Weikart, Dan Jourasvsky, Lynn Adib, Musina Ebobissé, Dramane Dembélé, Edouard Sero-Guillaume, Stéphane Scharlé, Thierno Zanife.

Stéphane Scharlé, with his group Ozma, flew to Beirut, Liban, for the amazing tour of the Crossroads photo-concert.

The company supports OZMA’s many projects, including the release of their new album The Day we Decided to Live at Night. Ahead of its release, the band has unveiled three exclusive singles available on all platforms:

• Rapide et furieuse feat Dramane Dembélé
• Multiple Faces
• Amours volatiles feat Lynn Adib

The three laureates BANDS of the third Propulsion edition have done their residencies in differents partner places :

• Cactus 4tet at the Gueulard Plus in Nilvange
• Jambal at the Trifolion and then at the studio Unison in Luxembourg
• Tristand Bernoud project at Studio Pyramide in Bruxelles

In December 2024 and un January 2025, the screening-concert “Paris qui dort” played by Stéphane Scharlé has been to Annecy (December) and Luxembourg (January).

This Thursday 7th November, Stéphane Scharlé presented his electro augmented drum solo at the Bar Gallia Pantin for the JAM ELECTRO GALLIA

@liveelectrojam @bar_gallia_pantin_

See some pics here!

With his screening-concert Paris qui dort, Stéphane Scharlé went to meet his audience in Saint Génis and Gex in the Geneva region.

To musicians from the Grand Est (France), Luxembourg (LU) and French Belgium, the applications are open for Propulsion third edition !

🌱 2 specialisations: PropulsionWOMEN et PropulsionBANDS offer a specific support to jazz projects leaders in the cross-border region..
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⌛ Ends on the 13th October 2024 ⌛
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Propulsion#3 est supported by @lacompagnietangram, @trifolionechternach et la @jazzstationbruxelles

Thanks to our financial partners : the European Union @livemx.eu | @oeuvre_luxembourg | @fondationbnpp | @artistesadami | @culture.grandest | FAZZ | @kulturlx

And our partners@neimenster | @jazzdor | @schilick | @jazzus_coop | Colmar jazz festival | @lottobrusselsjazzweekend | @ld_musicagency | @gaumejazz | @jazzpetitefrance | @boplicityjazzfestival l | jazz n’ bruche | @nuage_ncy

In August, the Sarkaba group, composed of Romane Claudel-Ferragui (voice), Stéphane Scharlé (augmented drums), Cong Minh Pham (synthesiser) et Dramane Dembélé (peul flute and N’Goni), has played at the Guinguette Utopique located in the Vosges region.

The Cinéma Utopia in Avignon welcomes Stéphane Scharlé and his augmented drums for 3 exceptional performances of the ciné-concert Paris qui dort on 11, 12 and 13 July 2024 at 11am.

A great opportunity to present this screening concert to the public and professionals attending the Avignon Festival.

If you would like to (re)discover René Clair’s science fiction masterpiece with a futuristic electro soundtrack, please contact us or visit the Cinéma UTOPIA website.

4K restoration undertaken by the Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé Foundation in 2018 at the L’Immagine Ritrovata laboratory, with the support of the CNC.
Credit: Paris qui dort (René Clair) © 1925 – Fondation Jérôme Seydoux-Pathé – Succession René Clair

On 28 and 29 November 2023, the winners of  Propulsion # 2  were welcomed by the Compagnie Tangram team in Strasbourg.

After a presentation of the support programme, the winners met their mentors.

The first training sessions on the theme of distribution, coordinated by Julie Cottier, began with Kostia Pace, director and programmer of the Jazz Station in Brussels, sharing his experience, followed by a workshop on ‘pitching your project’ with Christiane Louis from Philharmonie de Paris.

Estelle Coupey from Compagnie Tangram raised awareness of societal issues as they apply to the music sector: ecological issues in live performance, sexist and sexual violence, gender inequality in music and jazz.

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Propulsion Bands : Nobabands (FR), The Metz Foundation (LU), Bodies (BR)

Propulsion Women : Claire Besson (FR), Veda Bartringer (LU), Lucia Merzenich Pires (BE)

Mentors : Marion Rampal (FR), Stéphane Scharlé (FR), Claire Parsons (LU), Jeff Herr (LU), Margaux Vranken (BE),Manuel Hermia (BE)

Nov 20223 – After a premiere in Germany this summer, Stéphane Scharlé presented his ciné-concert for augmented drums to an audience in Bourg Saint Maurice. A futuristic electro-soundtrack for René Clair’s science fiction masterpiece “Paris qui Dort”.

Oct 2023 – The OZMA quintet has just returned from a three-concert tour of Egypt, presenting its music for the first time in the land of the pyramids.

Stéphane Scharlé is Instructor at the Jazz9Tus Summer Jazz Camp which takes place in Aalborg at the beginning of August 2023. He’ll present a shared concert with the Lithuanian singer Viktorija Pilatovic

Comprising Spanish keyboardist and singer Meritxell Neddermann and Stéphane Scharlé, leader of the French quintet OZMA on augmented drums, the Neddermann-Scharlé duo develop a collaborative musical universe nourished by electronic soundscapes, a large dose of improvisation and playfulness.

Here a presentation video

OZMA played three shows in Thessaloniki, Athens and Preveza

The show in Athens happend in front of 7000 people!

Here a video of the Preveza show

OZMA’s North East American tour includes concerts in Charlottesville, Washington and NY

The Washington Post announces our tour

To celebrate 20 years of existence in style, and to celebrate the reconstitution of its original nucleus with the return of guitarist Adrien Dennefeld alongside Stéphane Scharlé and Édouard Séro-Guillaume, OZMA invites us to an evening of retrospection through its abundant repertoire, The quintet takes center stage, reactivating OZMA Orkestrâ, its XX(L) version, essentially based on groove and the expressive intensity of improvisations dressed up in kaleidoscopic arrangements, the ideal vehicle for its incredible energy.

– October 14: OZMA-XX at La Briqueterie, Schiltigheim
– October 15: OZMA-XX at Café de la Danse Paris

From 2001 to 2021, exclusive archives to discover!

OZMA turns 20 this year!

La Compagnie Tangram is proud to celebrate this extraordinary anniversary for a jazz ensemble.

On this occasion, discover a retrospective campaign on all our networks: OZMA20YEARS #ozma20years #retrozma

Founded in 2001, the Alsatian ensemble has an inspiring and fascinating history, some episodes of which are sometimes unknown.

We wanted to share it with everyone and pay tribute to countless beautiful encounters and memories all over the world while waiting for the great creation of OZMA-XX on 14 and 15 October 2022! 

Show on March 18th - Cinezic Festival, Le Grillen

OZMA plays an acrobatic soundtrack on Buster Keaton’s silent movie.
USA – 1923 – 1h03 – silent, black & white

Show at 8:30 at Le Grillen, Colmar

Tickets here

OZMA concert for regional selection in Sélestat (FR)

OZMA is part of the Grand Est selection for the festival Région(s) en Scène(s) of the Chaînon Manquant network.

See you on 22 February 2022 at L’Évasion Sélestat! Contact for invitation: diffusion@lacompagnietangram.fr

Concerts in Germany and Poland

After a first 2020 cancelled edition, the OZMA quintet will be back on the road for concerts in Germany and Poland.

Check out the concerts in our Agenda