Album "Rêveries" — "Rêveries" is Antoine Laudière’s debut album as a composer and bandleader. But beyond a musical project, it carries a clear intention: to offer a space of calm and light in a world marked by uncertainty.
Known as the arranger for the vocal group Shades, he now reveals his instrumental world: clear writing centered on melody, and collective playing grounded in listening and precision. The title (“hope” in Spanish) embodies the album’s central focus. "Rêveries" is neither a utopia nor a political manifesto: it is an artistic statement. Music that favors breath, melodic clarity, and collective dialogue. The quartet develops a contemporary aesthetic, demanding yet accessible, where priority is given to themes, nuances, and mutual listening. Each composition seeks a balance between tension and calm, density and transparency. The album belongs to a sensitive modernity: jazz of today, rooted in its time, but choosing construction over saturation, depth over showmanship. With "Rêveries", Antoine Laudière offers a coherent, luminous, and deeply human work. Antoine Laudière: guitar Illyes Ferfera: saxophone Gabriel Westphal: drums Arthur Henn: double bass --- Le 38Riv: Located in the heart of the Marais, Le 38Riv is an intimate jazz club and bar. It is a place for all kinds of musical encounters: from jazz to Latin jazz, as well as funk and baroque. Its 12th-century vaulted cellar offers warm, authentic acoustics.
Price: Online price: 19 to 24 euros On-site price: 22 to 27 euros.
Source: paris.fr — photo: DR