ARCHIBALD LIGONNIÈRE - "A NEW HOME"

With A NEW HOME, his first album as leader, drummer and composer Archibald Ligonnière plunges us into a modern, lyrical and accessible jazz universe. Surrounded by an exceptional quartet (Stéphane Guillaume, Nathan Mollet, Gildas Boclé), his music is rich in harmony and emotion, both intimate and luminous. Born during the pandemic in the privacy of his personal studio and shortly after the death of Lyle Mays - the pianist and composer who had a profound impact on Archibald's musical universe - this album is much more than a musical project: it is a quest for balance. Between virtuosity and simplicity, between collective energy and personal sensitivity, A NEW HOME embodies the encounter between the rigour of jazz and the freedom of the moment. Archibald invites us to remember that 'home' could be a sound, an emotion, a place hidden at the heart of music.