Lineup
- Sébastien Hugue – Doublebass, compositions
- Vlad Tolordava – Trumpet
- Jonas Le Roy – Saxophone
- Matteo Di Leonardo – Guitar
- Niklas Von Werne – Drums
Presentation
SH Group presents Playing for Change, the new album coming February 20, 2026.
Led by the compositions of Sébastien Hugue, the band brings together:
Vlad Tolordava (trumpet), Jonas Le Roy (saxophone), Mattéo di Leonardo (guitar), Niklas Von Werne (drums) and Sébastien Hugue (composition, double bass).
Two tracks also features the Iguaran String Quartet.
Inspired by John Coltrane’s second quartet, the ECM aesthetic and the Nordic jazz landscape, Sébastien’s writing is rooted in emotional expression — a jazz built from simplicity, bodily sensation and inner resonance.
Through deeply narrative musical figurativism, Playing for Change explores what moves us all: emotions, tensions, and the ways we look at our political and social world.
