Less a homage than an interpretation, less a rereading than a resurrection, ‘Deadjazz’ gives new life to the music of the Grateful Dead, the legendary group of the psychedelic era. Drawing inspiration from a cult repertoire, played by musicians who have had an unwavering bond with the Belmondo brothers for decades, this collective project is an immersion in a crucial moment in the history of music: when jazz became electric to the rhythms of rock and rock freed itself from the constraints of the song format through improvisation. Elaborated using two keyboards – like a mirror image of the two guitars that were the heart of the Grateful Dead machinery – this adventure vibrates to the distorted sounds of the Fender Rhodes and the Farfisas that helped create the Sixties sound, propelled by the deft hands of Laurent Fickelson and Eric Legnini. Liberating the shape of the songs, retaining the complexity underlying their apparent simplicity, Lionel Belmondo has approached the repertoire as songs that open up to improvisation and inspire solos that tear apart as much as they illuminate their framework. Driven by uncontested master drummer Dré Pallemaerts and unswerving bassist Thomas Bramerie, Jerry Garcia’s songs come back to life, resuscitated by the inspired blowing of the Belmondo brothers, ardent saxophonist Lionel and lyrical trumpeter Stéphane. From cosmic scintillations to funky grooves, from hymnlike ballads to sonic explosions, mystical blues to hippy ditties, ‘Deadjazz’ offers a series of stops on the Grateful Dead’s grandiose journey. Sun worshippers of jazz or thieves of fire on the mountain of rock, the trip is guaranteed.