A Frenchman in Berlin. With his album 'Pour la chambre D'Aga', the pianist Thibaut Falk swims against all currents of contemporary jazz

A Frenchman in Berlin. With his album 'Pour la chambre D'Aga', the pianist Thibaut Falk swims against all currents of contemporary jazz, but he does so with so much verve, charm and imagination that one wants to follow him, wherever he and his piano may lead us. His soft and pulsating performance sounds inevitably familiar, his references to the jazz of the 1960s evoking things long unheard which still play an important role in our actual acquisition of the world though. Thibaut Falk's music may be labelled with many different tags, from Neo Hardbop via Sophisticated Swing to Mainstream Jazz, but the warmth and individual closeness he creates with his compositions and his interpretation only allow for the label 'Thibaut Falk'.
The gourmet of jazz history may find in Thibaut Falk's pianism many sources, ranging from Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson and Lennie Tristano to Wynton Kelly and McCoy Tyner, even if the styles of these pianists may be mutually exclusive. But such similarities are only approximations. Falk sets great store by blending contrary impulses into a common flow under an integrated surface.
Even if the band calls itself Thibaut Falk Quartet and the pianist is responsible for all pieces, saxophonist Yosh Yellon, bassist Gary Hoopengardner and drummer Marcin Lonak are no 'debit items'. Falk already tried various instrumentations before finding his current quartet. 'It always takes a long time to find the right musicians. I met Marcin four years ago, then we separated for a while. In the beginning, we made the same mistakes, and it was important that we could develop separately. Gary and Yosh also work on other projects together. They are both Americans, a well-oiled machine, a permanent duo within the quartet. All musicians contribute ideas but I want to establish a clear line. But as soon as we start to play, I'm just as important as any other member of the quartet.'

Track Listing

• Le Sandron
• Mon Grand-Père au Volant
• Pour La Chambre D'Aga
• Restrurection
• L'Aven Rochas, Pt. 1
• L'Aven Rochas, Pt. 2
• Call Me Bop
• La 2ème Fois C'est à Vous
• Des Jours Heureux
• Retour à la Case Départ

Additional Details

Label: Intuition

Genre: Jazz

Run Time: 61:19 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 06/20/25

UPC: 750447339828