Terpsichore

Terpsichore is a quartet led by pianist and composer Geoffrey Fiorese, tracing the intimate relationship between sound and movement. Named after the mythological muse of dance, the project treats music as a physical and collective experience, where listening becomes embodied and rhythm, texture and resonance are felt as gesture rather than abstraction.

Leaving wide space for collective improvisation, the musicians shape the music in real time, responding to impulses, intuition and shared physical awareness. The music unfolds like an invisible choreography, where melodic fragments, shifting rhythms and spontaneous interactions continuously reshape the musical landscape.

Moving between long meditative passages and intense improvisations that sometimes approach the edges of free jazz, the quartet develops a sound world that is both introspective and dynamic. Rather than following fixed forms, the music evolves organically on stage, creating its own narrative, tension and flow.

Formed around the compositions of Fiorese, the quartet features Sylvain Debaisieux on tenor saxophone, Jordi Cassagne on double bass and Théo Lanau on drums, offering a live experience grounded in collective listening, lyrical expression and a deeply physical approach to sound.