at the vanguard of a new unbridled french jazz scene, and attracted to the rich ramifications of modern grooves, the florian pellissier quintet has since its inception in 2002 expressed an attraction for far-flung pursuits though discernible on previous albums today this fascination is front and center of bijou voyou caillou, the quintet’s fourth album, coming out on the heavenly sweetness label on april 27.

timeless, florian pellissier quintet journey through jazz from paris to new york. a rule of the game is to find the flavor of new yorkers groups from the 60s to mix with european musicians of the time. organic, inspired, it would take ten years of concerts and two albums to reach the goal: iches bleue promises to be a gateway album, a hidden passageway between eras, a scientific miracle. a sax, trumpet, piano, bass and drums, no artifice, a simple sound

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