REFUGE

OFFICIAL RELEASE APRIL 25, 2025

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“Poetic music without borders that invites us into trance like states and inner journeying”

Felix Marciano (Jazz Magazine)

“Without doubt one of the best albums of the year”

Sebastien Helary (Nextbop)

"Tight as a drum, the Alex Stuart Quintet is as brilliant collectively as each artist is individually"

Clinton White – City News

“A panoramic and exotic soundscape that transports us to other places”

France Info – Michel Mompontet

“'This is a superb recording from which fans of contemporary improvisation will derive much audio pleasure... 5 stars"

Barry O’Sullivan – Fine Music Magazine

“One of the beautiful musical episodes of the year”

Nathalie Piolé – France Musique

“The music almost makes one see oneself hand on colt on the Main Street of Dalton City”

Citizen Jazz

"Unifying music"

Latin de Jazz… & Cie

"What especially comes out of this album is a certain plenitude, a meditative and almost spiritual feeling"

Jérome Gillet – Froggy’s Delight

"'Album of the Day' and 'MUST'... "

TSF Jazz

Alex Stuart’s new album, Refuge, is a true ode to the beauty of the world. A simple yet ever-present beauty : the soft hues of the sun’s fading light, the gentle brush of a western breeze scattering the clouds, a bird landing delicately on a branch, a shimmering swell… The world is beautiful, and life, precious. To choose to see that light— and to draw strength from it— even when the horizon begins to darken.

Alex Stuart – Guitar
Irving Acao – Saxophone and Keyboards
Arno de Casanove – Trumpet, Keyboards and Voice
Benoît Lugué – Bass
Antoine Banville – Drums