Manuel Rocheman

Multi-awarded pianist, holder of rare harmonic knowledge, coveted and surprising sideman, signatory of 13 discs as leader, Manuel Rocheman opens with this new album an unprecedented chapter in his career: it is the first time that he invites a blower to his side. The latter fully shares his new aesthetic manifesto. Here, the themes sing, exult, and seem entirely devoted to the cult of a beauty that is found in every improvisation. Dialoguing in his azure sky with a Rick Margitza touched by grace, Manuel Rocheman finds his two long-term partners, with whom the music imposes itself with elegance and fluidity. "Magic Lights" makes us breathe the air of the peaks, enlivened by the momentum of writing as poetic as it is effective.