French Touch

Accordion virtuoso Richard Galliano channels the melancholic swagger of tango through a contemporary jazz lens on this Dreyfus Jazz release. Galliano’s instrument becomes a voice of yearning and precision, trading the streetcorner nostalgia of traditional tango for the harmonic sophistication and improvisational freedom of modern jazz. The result walks a tightrope between Buenos Aires and the concert hall, where classical technique meets the grit of lived experience.