The result is a fascinatingly relaxed conversation across stylistic and temporal boundaries, showcasing how the greatest works remain forever young and fresh.  

For those that like to label things, it’s not classical music and probably not of jazz. Perhaps just a magic moment in the vastness in between. 

Saxophonist Mulo Francel describes the basic idea of the album: 

“One of those old masters. One of the great ones. Bach. Or Vivaldi. Or Handel. Briefly, I stand with him, and ask whether it would be alright with him if we played his music. If my tenor sax from the Paris of the 50’s would blend into his sounds of yesteryear. A question and the hope of a smile.”

Nicole Heartseeker’s fascination with the study and preservation of historical musical traditions have seen her lead a range of unusual projects, not least – since 2007 – in collaboration with Mulo Francel. 

The repertoire for this album has been with these musicians their entire lives and came about, perhaps unsurprisingly, in the most organic of ways. 

“An evening with friends and lots of wine. I sat down at the piano and played the Adagio by Marcello & Bach. Mulo took his saxophone and unabashedly dissolved the melodic structures. I wanted to capture the fascination of this moment. That’s how the idea for Forever Young was born.”