Zabonprés Sessions — Wajdi Riahi Trio

We want a new LIVE album!!

It was in this vibrant context that their new project was born: a live album. For the first time, the trio’s music will also be released on vinyl, a precious and durable medium that reflects their desire to preserve a record of these shared moments. The album brings together a selection of tracks from Mhamdeya and Essia, revisited after dozens of concerts, enriched by experience, refined by time. Because music lives, transforms, and each interpretation carries the memory of the paths traveled. Added to this repertoire are two new tracks, reflecting the trio’s constant evolution and desire to reinvent themselves. This adventure took shape thanks to the Flak label and its Zabonprés Sessions series, dedicated to recording intimate concerts in a unique setting. The trio had the opportunity to play in front of around thirty people, in the heart of the Belgian Ardennes, in a small venue with a warm atmosphere, surrounded by forests and light. Three days of residency, punctuated by rehearsals, exchanges, and communal living, captured much more than just a concert: a collective breath, a rare intensity, music rooted as much in the moment as in the deep friendship that unites the three musicians.

One thing leads to another…

With this new album, the Wajdi Riahi Trio invites us to share an important milestone in its journey: music in motion, shaped by time, travel, and above all, friendship. An album that makes you want to see the trio live on stage, where it truly comes alive. And the story continues: in January 2026, Wajdi Riahi will be the artist in residence at the Brussels Jazz Festival in Flagey. For the occasion, he will present his trio—with Basile Rahola and Pierre Hurty—in an ambitious new configuration, accompanied by a string quartet and a trumpet player. Because music is never static: this new live album is not an end in itself, but another step toward the future, toward ever broader and more inspired horizons.
 
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