Yves Theiler Trio - OMEGA (2025) [Hi-Res]

With the fifth album, OMEGA, the Yves Theiler Trio, joined by guest musician Bardia Charaf on tenor saxophone, transports listeners into a soundscape filled with playfulness, depth, and sophisticated compositions. Pianist Yves Theiler, who once again serves as the composer and arranger of all pieces, creates a pulsating unity alongside Luca Sisera on double bass and Lukas Mantel on drums — blending jazz with pop influences and even touches of modern classical music.

The album opens with For Four, celebrating the playful dialogue between the musicians before transitioning into Béla Bartók is Lost — an homage to the great composer Bartók, inspired by his structural forms yet infused with a fresh sense of improvisational freedom. The Circle and the title track Omega weave a hypnotic dramaturgy, elegantly bringing the cycle of musical ideas to a close. The Legacy of an Old Feeling captures a hint of nostalgia, while the closing piece, Broken Dreams, gracefully draws the listener back from this daydream into the present moment.

OMEGA is an album that masterfully balances structure and free flow, tradition and modernity. It invites listeners to be swept away by dynamic interaction, expressive melodies, and vibrant rhythms — another milestone in the artistic evolution of the Yves Theiler Trio.

Yves Theiler Trio