Papillon 5tet is a band founded by French trumpet player Benjamin Faconnier, with his four Finnish friends: Jimi Ahlroos (saxophone), Severi Seppänen (guitar), Roni Helminen (bass) and Ilari Kinnunen (drums).

Papillon 5tet is a flexible project, born of a turning point in Faconnier’s life, and it is the result of a strong need for personal development. This project is meant to be a heterotopia (Foucault, 1967) for the musicians who express themselves through it. What would be more relevant than papillon (butterfly in french) to embody personal development?