14 years in the making, “Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1” comprises 52 tracks / 3.5 hours of music composed, arranged and produced by Miguel with contributions from 50+ friends including Kamasi Washington, Thundercat, DOMi & JD Beck, Jeff Parker, Carlos Niño, Austin Peralta, Bennie Maupin, Gabe Noel, Jamael Dean, Jamire Williams, Burniss Travis II, Deantoni Parks, Josh Johnson, Marcus Gilmore and many more.

Based in his hometown of Los Angeles, Miguel is one of the preeminent musicians, orchestrators, arrangers and composers of our time. “Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1” is his long-awaited inaugural album. It presents us with a passionate statement of intent, a labor of love, and a realm of beautiful possibilities.

“Les Jardins Mystiques” is a project that throws open and shares Miguel’s musical universe. It took shape over a dozen years, largely self-funded by Miguel, and showcasing his distinctly elegant musicianship (on violin, viola, cello and keyboards among other instruments) alongside his free-spirited dialogues with more than 50 instrumentalists. Volume 1 is the first in a planned triptych, which will collectively comprise ten-and-a-half-hours of original, refreshingly expansive music. Miguel connected with his guest musicians in versatile ways: through convivial studio dialogues; over remote communication during the pandemic era; and via the energy of live performances at LA venues including Del Monte Speakeasy (the gorgeously invigorating, piano-led “Dream Dance”) and Bluewhale (including “Ano Yo” with vivacious alto from Devin Daniels, and the cosmic harmonies of “Cho Oyu”). Bennie Maupin, the legendary US multi-reedist whose repertoire includes Miles Davis’s fusion opus Bitches Brew, plays bass clarinet on the entrancing opening number, “Kiseki”.

TRACKLIST :

A1 Kiseki

A2 Persinette

A3 Narva

A4 Eudaimonia

A5 Porpita

A6 Nazo No Tenkai (Ernok)

A7 Mångata

B1 Ano Yo

B2 Zarra

B3 Kairos (Amor Fati)

C1 Magnolia (Aisling)

C2 Cho Oyu

C3 Matumaini

C4 Zoticus

C5 Légäsi

D1 Votivus

D2 Querencia

D3 Kundinyota

D4 Dragons Of Eden

D5 Eunoia

D6 Znaniya (Falkor)

D7 Tzedakah

D8 Apocrypha

E1 Asherah

E2 Plotinus

E3 Kairos (Kefi)

E4 Qumran

E5 Makaria

E6 Kupaianaha

E7 Taijasa

F1 Vesta

F2 Ziggurat

F3 Ziya

F4 Scar

F5 Let The Light Shine In

F6 Komorebi

F7 Daydream

G1 Dream Dance

G2 Apotheosis

G3 Magnolia (Astronomia Nova)

G4 Moksha

H1 Datsuzoku

H2 Hypatia

H3 Kuleana

H4 Aldous

H5 Jijivisha

H6 Paititi

H7 Airavata

H8 Znaniya (Ahura Mazda)

H9 Nag Hammadi

H10 Halcyon

H11 Sweet Invitation