JAZZ JAM | INCANDESCENCE

INCANDESCENCE IS A JAZZ QUARTET LED BY NICK ADEMA AND MAËL IDRIS, ALONGSIDE PADDY FITZGERALD AND GENIUS WESLEY. THE NAME EVOKES THE HEATING UP OF AN OBJECT TO PRODUCE LIGHT, SYMBOLIZING THE DYNAMIC BOND BETWEEN NICK AND MAËL. THEIR MUSIC RADIATES WARMTH, CLARITY, AND INTENTION, BLENDING ORIGINAL AND TRADITIONAL COMPOSITIONS FROM BOTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVES. DESPITE BEING IN THEIR EARLY TWENTIES, NICK AND MAËL HAVE ALREADY EARNED SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITION, INCLUDING A DOWNBEAT COMPOSITION AWARD, KEEP AN EYE’S BEST SOLOIST AWARD, AND THE DÎNANT JAZZ COMPETITION WIN. THEY'VE TOURED ACROSS CANADA AND EUROPE AND WON PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIPS LIKE THE HOLLAND, ALBERT, AND WILHEMINE AWARDS. WITH THEIR IMPRESSIVE ACCOLADES AND YOUTHFUL ENERGY, *INCANDESCENCE* PROMISES A FRESH, VIBRANT SOUND THAT HIGHLIGHTS THEIR MUSICAL TALENT AND CROSS-CULTURAL INFLUENCES.
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