Matthieu Prual

Matthieu Prual is a French saxophonist, bass clarinetist, composer and improviser whose music moves between experimental jazz, acoustic research and collective improvisation. He explores wind instruments through breath, extended techniques, feedback and the physical qualities of instrumental sound.

He initiated the ensemble No Tongues with trumpeter Alan Regardin and bassists Ronan Courty and Ronan Prual, a group recognised by Jazz Migration in 2019. His solo project Inside Walks investigates saxophones, small flutes and bass clarinet alongside body-generated sounds. Creative Sources released Inside (CS346), documenting his interest in reed textures and the spontaneous development of musical material.