One of the greatest guitar virtuosos of any generation, Biréli Lagrène is at the absolute peak of his powers. Here he releases his new project with his new quartet in Elegant People - a bold reimagining of the Weather Report classic. From the very first notes of the blazing title track, it’s clear that this is an artist playing with total freedom, authority and mastery.

After more than forty years of a career that began at a young age, Biréli Lagrène has already secured his place in jazz history. His contribution to reinventing the guitar is lauded by his most prestigious contemporaries: John Scofield, Mike Stern, Lionel Loueke, and even George Benson have each expressed their admiration for this prodigious musician. Elegant People follows in the footsteps of his remarkable previous album, Solo Suites.

It reveals a Biréli Lagrène in search of the essential. With instrumental mastery even greater than ever, he seems definitively free of any unnecessary acrobatics. His fundamentally spontaneous expression is guided by a very clear vision of the path to follow throughout the album. Meticulously and simply constructed, with a great burst of enthusiasm, Elegant People is an album that testifies to the freshness and incredible capacity for renewal of a musician who is nonetheless extremely sought after and well-versed in all kinds of musical experiences alongside the greatest artists.