Launched in 2014 under the impetus of Leo Fumagalli (saxophone), Lilian Mille (trumpet, keyboards), and Tiss Rodriguez (drums, percussion), Bada-Bada operates on instinct and improvisation. This might be a result of their jazz studies at the Centre des Musiques Didier Lockwood (CMDL), a Parisian school where the three musicians met. Driven by an insatiable thirst for experimentation, the Franco-Swiss trio does not confine itself to a single musical genre. Whether acoustic or electronic, both jazz and ambient, contemplative or rhythmic, their music takes listeners on a journey and is inspired as much by Guillaume Perret and Björk as by Boards of Canada or Son Lux. Their debut album, Portraits, released in January, brings together all these influences, adding their unique touch that makes all the difference.