lux
to be released on October 27th, 2023
recorded at Blend Studio
on April 22nd, 2021
mix and mastering by Antoine Estopey
photo and artwork by PeliPeli
produced by Louis Billette
Louis Billette - saxophones
Shems Bendali - trumpet
Zacharie Ksyk - trombone
Matthieu Llodra - piano
Yves Marcotte - bass
Marton Kiss - drums
LUX's music is as sunny and fresh as the best springtime can be.
Far from the hardbop canons the band might suggest,
the sextet embodies a music that takes shape in little touches on a canvas of controlled groove.
Strengthened by the musicians' talent and confidence in each other,
LUX radiates both energy and emotion.
about
Classically trained in jazz, with a wealth of musical experience ranging from hip-hop to modern jazz, Louis Billette is a creative musician mastering a wide musical palette. He embraces this diversity, which is essential to his artistic creation.
Since arriving in Switzerland from Paris ten years ago, Louis Billette, has multiplied his projects with talent. Member of Oggy & the Phonics, Gabriel Zufferey Quartet, Manu Hagmann's CHOICE and Lost in Swing, he has become a key musician on the Swiss jazz scene.
He decided to found Louis Billette Quintet in 2017, composing music that explores an intimate and profound musical domain, in search of a sincere music, far from fashions. Its music draws a clear line through fields of improvisation in which all the members of the group evolve freely
LUX, his lastest work, is as sunny and fresh as the best springtime can be. Far from the hardbop canons that the group might suggest, the sextet embodies a music that takes shape in little touches on a canvas of controlled groove.
discography
2021
recorded by Nicolas Baillard and Gérard De Haro
at Studio La Buissonne
mix and mastering by Valentin Liechti
photo and artwork by PeliPeli
produced by Hout Records/Kuroneko
Louis Billette - tenor saxophone
Zacharie Ksyk - trumpet
François Lana - piano
Blaise Hommage - double bass
Marton Kiss - drums
2019
recorded at Studio Mécanique
mix and mastering by Benoît Corboz
artwork by Romain Billette
produced by QFTF
Louis Billette - tenor saxophone
Zacharie Ksyk - trumpet
François Lana - piano
Blaise Hommage - double bass
Marton Kiss - drums
2017
recorded by Antoine Estoppey at Blend Studio
mix and mastering by François Lana
artwork by Reto Andreoli
produced by QFTF
Louis Billette - tenor saxophone
Zacharie Ksyk - trumpet
François Lana - piano
Blaise Hommage - double bass
Marton Kiss - drums