"IGOR GEHENOT TRIO" / SHINING FACE /N° cat. HR043 / IGL390 - UPC 5410547053905
Release date: April 10, 2026
In 15 years of presence on the Belgian jazz scene, Igor Gehenot has covered a lot of ground. After two piano duo albums and the birth of the funk project No Steam, he is releasing a deep new album. Between understated groove and melancholic lyricism, the pianist from Liège unveils intimate and luminous music, carried by the complicity of exceptional partners and by the sincere momentum of an artist who has reached full maturity.
“Shining Face” evokes the bright and glowing faces of loved ones, a tribute to blood ties and the more unspoken ones that connect us to others. It has been many years since the pianist demonstrated his qualities as a musician and improviser. He once again shows us his ability to compose melodies that will run through your head and will surely become the soundtrack of moments when you let yourself go to melancholy and dreams. He is joined this time by a high-flying rhythm section. The emblematic Sal La Rocca, a long-time accomplice, holds the bass end. With the in-demand Italian Umberto Odone, they offer us all the virtues of jazz as a trio: a good balance between rhythm and groove, but in a meditative atmosphere, intimate. In music as in life, the fire doesn’t always catch. But when the magic works in the studio, it offers a result that can be listened to again and again: carried by the attentive gaze of the son to whom it is dedicated, Igor Gehenot shares with us a beautiful demonstration of the modern jazz trio.
Produced by Hypnote Records & Igloo Records
Distribution: Sonic Rendezvous (Benelux), Inouïe Distribution (France), Alliance Entertainment (USA - Asia), KOHSHIN (Japan) and l'Autre Distribution (Digital)
Recorded by Jonas Verrijdt at Rockstar Recording in May 2025
Mixed by Jonas Verrijdt and Giuseppe Millaci at Hypnote Studio, Brussels (Belgium)
Mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studios, New York (USA)
In 15 years of presence on the Belgian jazz scene, Igor Gehenot has covered a lot of ground. After two piano duo albums and the birth of the funk project No Steam, he is releasing a deep new album. Between understated groove and melancholic lyricism, the pianist from Liège unveils intimate and luminous music, carried by the complicity of exceptional partners and by the sincere momentum of an artist who has reached full maturity.
“Shining Face” evokes the bright and glowing faces of loved ones, a tribute to blood ties and the more unspoken ones that connect us to others. It has been many years since the pianist demonstrated his qualities as a musician and improviser. He once again shows us his ability to compose melodies that will run through your head and will surely become the soundtrack of moments when you let yourself go to melancholy and dreams. He is joined this time by a high-flying rhythm section. The emblematic Sal La Rocca, a long-time accomplice, holds the bass end. With the in-demand Italian Umberto Odone, they offer us all the virtues of jazz as a trio: a good balance between rhythm and groove, but in a meditative atmosphere, intimate. In music as in life, the fire doesn’t always catch. But when the magic works in the studio, it offers a result that can be listened to again and again: carried by the attentive gaze of the son to whom it is dedicated, Igor Gehenot shares with us a beautiful demonstration of the modern jazz trio.
Produced by Hypnote Records & Igloo Records
Distribution: Sonic Rendezvous (Benelux), Inouïe Distribution (France), Alliance Entertainment (USA - Asia), KOHSHIN (Japan) and l'Autre Distribution (Digital)
Recorded by Jonas Verrijdt at Rockstar Recording in May 2025
Mixed by Jonas Verrijdt and Giuseppe Millaci at Hypnote Studio, Brussels (Belgium)
Mastered by Dave Darlington at Bass Hit Studios, New York (USA)