While a degree from Harvard and a scholarship to Yale predestined Joshua Redman to become a tenor of the bar, his love for the saxophone quickly drew him back to jazz. The son of Dewey Redman, Joshua has established himself as a major player on the contemporary American scene. In duo with Brad Mehldau as well as in quartet, he adapts to each type of repertoire with brio. In September, it is with the trio The Bad Plus (known worldwide for its reinterpretations of Nirvana or Aphex Twin) that he will land on the stage of the Villette. At the heart of a register more focused on collective improvisation than on pop-rock covers, Joshua Redman allows the Minneapolis trio to broaden its sound palette with a heretic swing.