Archibald Ligonnière – "A New Home"

With A NEW HOME, his first album as a leader, drummer and composer Archibald Ligonnière immerses us in a modern, lyrical, and accessible jazz universe. Surrounded by an exceptional quartet (Stéphane Guillaume, Nathan Mollet, Gildas Boclé), he creates music rich in harmonies and emotions, both intimate and luminous. Born during the pandemic in the intimacy of his personal studio and shortly after the passing of Lyle Mays—a pianist and composer who had a profound influence on Archibald's musical universe—this album is much more than a musical project: it is a quest for balance. Between virtuosity and simplicity, between collective energy and personal sensitivity, A NEW HOME embodies the encounter between the rigor of jazz and the freedom of the moment. Archibald invites us to remember that “home” can be a sound, an emotion, a place hidden in the heart of music.