Ariane Racicot – Piano, Compositions
Antoine Rochefort – Electric Bass
Guillaume Picard – Drums

Ariane Racicot – winner of the 2022-2023 Révélation Radio-Canada prize for jazz – announces her second album Danser avec le feu (‘Dancing With Fire.’) With passion and intensity, the Montreal pianist continues to explore her hybrid mix of jazz fusion, Latin music, metal, classical and progressive rock. For fans of Tigran Hamasyan, Hiromi Uehara and Avishai Cohen, Racicot’s music will feel like home.

This album’s eight new pieces place her joie de vivre and her passion for music front and center. With her trusted musical partners Antoine Rochefort and Guillaume Picard by her side, she tackles a new suite of songs about resilience, environmental anxiety and the importance of trusting your instincts.

The seeds for Danser avec le feu were planted during the tour for Ariane’s first album, Envolée. As the relationship between the three musicians deepened, she was inspired to push her concept further, exploring her unique fusion of genres and the textural possibilities of the combination of acoustic piano and electric bass. Many of the pieces on this recording are through composed from start to finish, lending the album a pacing and shape that bring to mind the sound of progressive rock.

Danser avec le feu is ultimately an exploration of language: in terms of sonic texture, harmonic colour, and the rhythmic pulse of a number of musical traditions.

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Release Date: Friday, February 21st 2024