Lento

Lento pairs Gilles Barikosky's lyrical soprano saxophone with Nicolas Torracinta's electric guitar textures, somewhere between jazz and ethereal pop.

Lento is an instrumental music project that began in 2021. It was born out of a collaboration between saxophonist Gilles Barikosky and guitarist Nicolas Torracinta. At its roots are improvised music, jazz and Latin music. It is from this fertile ground of shared influences that the project draws its inspiration, bringing together original compositions and co-arrangements. You can hear the enveloping timbre of a soprano saxophone that favours lyricism and melody, reminiscent of the sound of the human voice, accompanied by an electric guitar blending colours inspired both by jazz and by sound textures drawn from ethereal Anglo-Saxon pop. At the heart of this adventure is a shared repertoire of jazz standards that the two musicians approached by performing on numerous occasions between Corsica and Paris since 2014. It was by seeking out stripped-down, personal arrangements that a sound and aesthetic took shape over time. Then came the first compositions, which were captured on demos, along with the idea of creating a new project to bring them to life. Subsequently, they invited drummer Clément Brajtman and double bassist Fabricio Nicolas to join them for a first working session in April 2023, which convinced them to keep this line-up, offering greater scope and colour to the project's rhythm section. The journey continues with a first concert in August 2023 and preparation work for recording an album. Release on 6 February 2026!

Gilles Barikosky soprano sax and compositions

Nico Torracinta guitar and compositions

Fabricio Nicolas double bass

Clément Brajtman drums