Floating

Emile Parisien's His new project, Floating, began as a single, unrepeatable evening: a carte blanche performance closing Émile Parisien's two-year residency at the Théâtre de la Cité internationale de Paris. Emerging from a period of intense creative activity, Parisien sought something different: space to breathe, to reflect, to simply listen. The result was a quartet built not around a concept but around musicians he deeply admires: pianist Yaron Herman, bassist Linda May Han Oh, and percussionist Prabhu Edouard, each chosen for the singularity of their voice and their capacity for deep musical listening. What was meant to be a one-off encounter proved impossible to let go. Nearly a year and two further concerts later, the quartet entered the studio for just two days, determined to capture the same spontaneity and freshness of that first night rather than Polish it away. The music that emerged is intimate chamber jazz, lyrical, unhurried, and generous with silence. Compositions leave room for the unexpected; melodies are given time to breathe; improvisation weaves the four musicians' distinct sensibilities into a single, shifting texture. Recorded at a moment of personal transition for Parisien, ""Floating"" carries that sense of suspension in it's title and it's spirit, a quiet invitation to slow down, listen closely, and make room for tenderness.