80 YEARS MARC COPLAND WITH ROBIN VERHEYEN

MARC COPLAND & ROBIN VERHEYEN – 80 YEARS MARC COPLAND

Pianist Marc Copland and saxophonist Robin Verheyen share a musical partnership rooted in subtlety, trust, and deep listening. Since first collaborating in New York in 2012, they have developed a unique duo language—lyrical, exploratory, and rich in harmonic nuance—while also working together in larger ensemble settings.

Their past collaborations include the album Someday (2022) and appearances in each other’s projects, reflecting a long-standing artistic dialogue that continues to evolve.

In 2027, they will release a new duo album, returning to the intimacy of piano and saxophone. This will be followed by an international tour in 2028, celebrating Marc Copland’s 80th birthday—honoring a major figure in modern jazz whose career spans more than four decades.

Live, they will play both in a duo constellation as well as in a quartet. In the quartet, they will be joined by French drummer Fabrice Moreau (Ricardo Izquierdo, Nelson Veras, Jozef Dumoulin, Jean-Philippe Viret) and French double bass player Stéphane Kerecki (Steve Lehman, Michel Portal, Lynn Patterson).

Together, Copland and Verheyen create music that is at once refined and spontaneous, where every note emerges from a shared sense of space, sound, and imagination.