Laurent Marode has the art of setting the scene, of creating an atmosphere. The proof was given in 2017 with ‘This way please’ (Black & Blue / Socadisc), evoking the double passion of the pianist-composer for jazz and cinema. It comes back to us with almost the same formation –Luigi Grasso giving way to Pablo Arias on the viola-, a nonet which is not without reminding us of the groups of the 50s of the West Coast. The vibraphone and the flute do not are no strangers to this sonic color suitable to seduce sensitive ears and hearts.