After 2025, Mezcal Jazz Unit, the most cosmopolitan quartet in the region, will set down roots for two evenings at Les Ostals for the 2026 season. They will return in winter for an intimate series of concerts in the salons of Les Ostals.
Cast:
Emmanuel de Gouvello, guitar
Christophe Azema, saxophone
Daniel Solia, drums
Jean-Marie Frédéric, guitar
Group history:
Led by bassist and composer Emmanuel de Gouvello, the group MEZCAL JAZZ UNIT has been based near Montpellier since 1986.
It performs original, hybrid music deeply connected to its time. The word “jazz” is understood here in its broadest sense, encompassing openness, non-conformism, the integration of other musical influences, and a spirit of adventure.
The music is marked by the Mediterranean temperament of its musicians, echoes of traditional melodies, a clear attraction to the Orient, rock energy, vital humor, and a blend of restrained emotion and generous outbursts.
MEZCAL is a live performance band. Its music is alive, based on pleasure and communion between musicians. Beyond the group’s technical mastery, musicianship and compositions, this quartet has the power to share a rare and essential emotion: complicity with the audience.
MEZCAL has toured extensively in many countries, including France, Germany, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Romania, Hungary, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine, as well as Burkina Faso, Morocco, Nigeria, India, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, the USA, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala.
From these travels and encounters abroad have emerged several original creations with musicians from Eastern Europe, Asia, India and Africa.
Location: Les Ostals, outdoors in the Soleil courtyard
Les Ostals - 10 rue du Capus - 34500 Béziers
