Léon Phal - Bodies & Ideas

A figure of the new European jazz scene, León Phal develops a project at the crossroads of jazz, groove and electronic music.

With Bodies & Ideas, his fourth album, he extends the momentum begun with Stress Killer, which was widely acclaimed on release and promoted through more than a hundred concerts in France and abroad.

The project has performed in Paris, with sold-out shows at La Maroquinerie and the New Morning, but also at MaMA Festival, as support to Vulfpeck at Jazz à Vienne, at the Winter Jazzfest in New York, at Ronnie Scott's in London and at the Montréal International Jazz Festival.

On stage, the band, made up of Gauthier Toux (keys), Zacharie Ksyk (trumpet), Rémi Bouyssière (bass) and Arthur Alard (drums), plays tight, with a real collective intensity. The sound is warm and organic, the groove is constant, and the concert quickly draws the audience in.

It is a live show that is both gripping and danceable, known for its effectiveness with audiences and industry professionals alike.

With Bodies & Ideas, the project also opens up to other colours on record, notably through collaborations with Italian singer Fabiana Martone (Nu Genea) and rapper Jungle Jack.

The live set moves like a crossing, between tension and release, until it reaches a kind of balance, a passage from shadow into light, much like the Divine Comedy. Music for body and mind, designed to be played, shared and lived.