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ZZAJ, the burlesque history of jazz at the Grand Point Virgule
2024-09-25 19:00 - 2024-12-18 23:30 (Europe/Paris) | Le Grand Point Virgule, 8 bis rue de l'Arrivée, Paris, 75015, France
Rediscover the great history of jazz in a burlesque show combining musical virtuosity and eccentric staging! Without warning, the boss of two radio show hosts invites an audience into their studio. Depending on how successful they are, he will decide whether or not to continue the show… It’s a real earthquake in their well-adjusted world. From clumsiness and short circuits to the trombone left in the car and a conversation with the ghost of Louis Armstrong, they tell us all about jazz, from blues to funk to bebop. As the audience is drawn into the twists and turns of their disasters, these enthusiasts will give up nothing, trying to hold on to what has been their life until now. With former IMEP students Matthias Lauriot Prevost and Augustin Ledieu Tickets

Adriana Maria & The Lorenzos
2024-11-14 19:30 - 21:30
Every Wednesday and Thursday, Cinq Codet teams up with Alex Swing Events to bring you a variety of top-quality jazz evenings in the chic, cosy atmosphere of its Chiquette restaurant. The sunny Adriana Maria bewitches wherever she goes, whether she’s singing swing, salsa or even afrobeat! Accompanied by her faithful guitarist Lorenzo, a world-renowned specialist in the music of Charlie Christian, and all-round bassist Laurent Legall, she’ll be singing swing this time!

Adriana Maria : chant
Lorenzo Cortés : guitare
Laurent Legall : contrebasse

Laurence Gastine at La Bellevilloise
2024-11-14 20:00 - 22:00 | La Bellevilloise, 21 rue Boyer, Paris, 75020
Laurence Gastine is an author, composer, singer, saxophonist and poet. Born in Martinique and raised in Guadeloupe, she inherited her passion for music from her father, Alexandre Gastine, author, composer, singer, guitarist and double bass player, who worked with the Deb’s label, and from her maternal grandfather, an accordionist.
She began playing the saxophone at the age of 15 and trained with Marcel Louis Joseph, Ricky Ford, Sulaiman Hakim, Steve McCraven and Doudou N’Diaye Rose, then at Arpej and IMEP in Paris.
Her music, which she describes as Jazz Soul EtniK, is a fusion of soul, funk, West Indian music, jazzy African, Brazilian and Indian influences. Her inspirations range from James Brown and Tina Turner to Kassav and Fela Kuti. His forthcoming album, Rythme de vie : Résilience, embodies this diversity and his ability to move people through his art. Musicians such as Cheick Tidiane Seck and Pee Wee Ellis, James Brown’s saxophonist and arranger, have added their talents to this opus.
This year she is publishing a collection of poems, Instants et Moments de vie, as a prelude to the release of her album.
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