The groove legend: Fred Wesley, icon of the very select funk family, has collaborated with James Brown, Maceo Parker, George Clinton and Bootsy Collins. This jazz-inspired trombonist, with accents of soul music and gospel, currently roars his trombone in a trio with organist Leonardo Corradi and drummer Tony Match. A few decades after his work […]
META voix/percus PIERRE DE BETHMANN piano MICHAEL FELBERBAUM guitare, professeur de l'IMEP STÉPHANE GUILLAUME sax/flûte SIMON TAILLEU cbasse KARL JANNUSKA batterie Lyrical and dreamlike, the music of this singer with an almost metaphysical aura reconciles body and mind, that famous Body and Soul that remains the best expression of a jazz that is ready to […]
With former student Serge Ananou Born in Benin in the late 70s, Serge Ananou grew up in the working-class districts of Cotonou, where he discovered Vodoun rhythms and culture at an early age. In 2002, he embarked on his first European tour with the Fifawa Band, playing dates in Switzerland, France, Italy and elsewhere. In […]
With IMEP alumna Adriana Maria Aïteka's compositions are an explosion of dynamic rhythms, borrowing from afrobeat, funk, jazz and hip-hop. With their bewitching Afro-groove, their music brings souls together, inviting everyone to dance, sing along and let themselves be carried away by this wave of contagious solar energy. Link
led by Peter Giron
3 jazz sets with Alexandre Pierre and Orelle Soyeux this Wednesday, April 3 at LM Bistro du Méridien Etoile Show starts at 7.30pm
In a world where energy and speed often take precedence, Romain Pilon conquered the networks last year by playing... a ballad. His "slower than slow" version of Lament has been listened to almost 800,000 times on Spotify alone! Turning his attention for the first time to the repertoire of standards, unearthing rare gems from the […]
With Robin Nitram, former guitarist and 2016 IMEP graduate Forged in the heart of urban chaos, the trio Brūme, born in June 2023, is the electric energy of a Berlin winter and a road trip between Brussels and Paris. Featuring Robin Nitram, Ewen Grall and Oscar Bineau, the band finds its inspiration in the music […]
With students from IMEP - Paris College of Music: Rafael Mafra on guitar, Silin Chen on drums, Nicolas Chua on bass, and Class of 2023 alumni Félix Reneault on saxophone. Free entrance
IMEP alumna Sélène Saint Aimé accompanies JoeyStarr on stage in the Black Label show. After initial dates at Lille's Théâtre du Nord, the show will be on stage at the Opéra de Rennes. Based on the poetic work Black-Label, written in 1956 by Léon-Gontran Damas, actor and rapper JoeyStarr and stage director David Bobée take […]
with IMEP former student Laura Operti Instagram Eldegee Trio Facebook Eldegee Trio
Square Noon is Alexandre, Axel and Arlo, vitalizing their music as they did in the early days of jazz. The infectious joy of these three classmates from the IMEP • Paris College of Music thrills the Melville once a month. Alexandre Lombard-Bufet : piano Arlo Lardé : contrebasse Axel Allwright : batterie
