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Tracklist

  1. 01For Four6:09
  2. 02Béla Bartók Is Lost6:38
  3. 03The Circle7:03
  4. 04Omega8:18
  5. 05The Legacy Of An Old Feeling8:17
  6. 06Broken Dreams6:11
Omega
28. März 2025Released
XJM25004

Yves Theiler Trio

Omega

Digital / CD · XJM25004 · 42:36

Across six compositions written by pianist Yves Theiler, Omega charts a course between rigorous form and open, spontaneous invention. The opener "For Four" sets the tone with intricate rhythms and harmonic turns that push the trio and guest saxophonist Bardia Charaf alike, while "Béla Bartók Is Lost" pays homage to the Hungarian composer, folding folkloric colour into contemporary jazz harmony. The eight-minute title track is the album's emotional peak — an expansive landscape in which Theiler's pianistic detail and Charaf's expressive saxophone enter an intense dialogue. The closing "Broken Dreams" turns inward, its subtle dynamics and sensitive interplay revealing how much the ensemble can convey without raising its voice. Rooted in jazz yet quietly shaped by world music, ambient and minimalism, Omega is a striking document of the trio's creative energy and shared musical understanding — rewarding for seasoned listeners and newcomers alike.

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Yves Theiler Trio

Jazz / Contemporary Jazz / Improvisation

Yves Theiler Trio

A trio with an immersive, jazz-rooted language touched by world, ambient and minimal music, whose album Omega pairs bandleader Yves Theiler with guest saxophonist Bardia Charaf.

Over many years of playing together, the Yves Theiler Trio has developed an immersive musical language deeply rooted in jazz yet subtly shaped by influences from world music, ambient and minimal music. The musicians present a sophisticated, rich and harmonious programme of compositions by the bandleader, navigating with finesse between contrasting moods and sonic textures to weave a soundscape that is both intricate and uniquely their own. On their album "Omega," six compositions by Theiler combine clear formal structure with room for spontaneous development, joined by guest soloist Bardia Charaf: from the complex rhythms and harmonic twists of the opener "For Four" to "Béla Bartók Is Lost," which pays homage to the Hungarian composer by blending folkloric elements with contemporary jazz. The over-eight-minute title track is the emotional climax, an epic soundscape where Theiler's pianistic refinement and Charaf's expressive saxophone enter an intense dialogue, before the melancholic closer "Broken Dreams" showcases the ensemble's sensitive interplay - a striking testament to the trio's creative energy and musical understanding.