Poppins, the swiss progressive jazz quartet, created in Geneva, has been active since 2005. The quartet’s members are : John Menoud on alto saxophone, Stéphane « Povitch » Augsburger on electric guitar, Frédéric Minner on electric bass and Julien Israelian on drums.The atmosphere emanating from Poppins’ different pieces is one of spleen and raw energy. The writing is developing on the border of different styles: contemporary music, chamber jazz and free jazz, progressive rock or even hard core. Poppins synthesizes the different genres into a contemporary and innovative music which alternates between improvisations and written parts.
