Florian Pellissier Quintet - Rio voiciii Led by Los Angeles bassist

Led by Los Angeles bassist and composer Seth Ford-Young

A seamless fusion of Latin grooves

and very much its own thing

hushed vocals

and Richard Ormrod (reeds/flute/vibes)—this time joined by synth wizard Johnny Richards

Florian Pellissier Quintet - Rio voiciii Led by Los Angeles bassistFor their fifth album, the Florian Pellissier Quintet marked twenty years together with a pilgrimage to the legendary Rudy Van Gelder Studio, a cathedral of jazz sound. What emerged wasnt the dark, stormy sance they first imagined, but something more refined, a luminous, tropical leaning take on hard bop. Recorded in New Jersey, mixed in Paris, and mastered in London, Rio balances spiritual depth with elegance, with tight rhythm grooves, warm acoustic