Léon Phal - Bodies & Ideas

A figure of the new European jazz scene, Léon 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 its release and performed at more than a hundred concerts in France and abroad.

The project has performed in Paris, with sold-out concerts at La Maroquinerie and the New Morning, as well as at MaMA Festival, opening for Vulfpeck at Jazz à Vienne, at the Winter Jazzfest in New York, at Ronnie Scott's in London and at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.

On stage, the group made up of Gauthier Toux (keyboards), 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 constant, and the concert quickly sweeps the audience along. It is a live show that is both gripping and danceable, known for its effectiveness with audiences and 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 finds a form of balance, like a passage from shadow into light, in the manner of the Divine Comedy.

A music of body and mind, designed to be played, shared and lived.