First performance by legendary trombonist Glenn Ferris with his new quartet. Legendary trombonist GLENN FERRIS has played a wide variety of jazz styles throughout his career, alongside such iconic artists as Frank Zappa, Stevie Wonder, Billy Cobham, Steve Lacy, Philly Joe Jones, Marital Solal, Henri Texier, Michel Petrucciani, Archie Shepp and many more. He has […]
IMEP - Paris College of Music invites you to attend a masterclass with Rayanne Dupuis, soprano and singing teacher at IMEP, on Tuesday 7 November. Theme: Vocal technique for instrumentalists To register : https://www.billetweb.fr/masterclass-rayanne-dupuis Access is reserved for instrumentalists.
Sélène Saint Aimé accompanies pianist Ignacio Plaza Ponce on his second album Arrullos Like lullabies - arrullos in Spanish - pianist Ignacio Plaza Ponce's music wanders between light and darkness, low tones and airy voices. Accompanied by Matteo Pastorino on bass clarinet and Sélène Saint-Aimé on double bass and vocals, the trio plunges us into […]
WITH IMEP ALUMNI AUREL VIOLAS Chai Masters' music celebrates narrative imagination. The group's compositions are inspired by one of the most influential literary movements of the 20th century: Magical Realism. Like a story that blurs the boundary between reality and fantasy, the repertoire is an interweaving of flamenco, film music and jazz. It's a combination […]
With Fred Wesley, mentor of the 2018 IMEP • Paris College of Music graduates FRED WESLEY GENERATIONS TRIO Decades after his work with James Brown and George Clinton established him as one of the architects of funk, Fred Wesley has a new project that connects him to his jazz roots and to the future: Generations. […]
With Etienne Mbappé, mentor of the 2020 & 2021 promotion of IMEP • Paris College of Music Etienne and Swaéli invite us to take part in their joyful, generous, laugh-out-loud creation. Their mutual admiration gives rise to high-flying, deeply benevolent exchanges! Their music emanates the freedom of jazz, the spicy flavors of Africa, and the […]
With IMEP musicians and alumni: Laura Wamba - voice Sebastián Muñoz - sax Félix Reneault - sax César Aouillé, guitare Thomas Salvatore - keyboards, voix Ludovic Prieur - basse Malo Ropers - percussions Alejandro Dixon - batterie
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Marcus Miller, 30 years in the music business, 2 Grammy Awards in the USA, The Edison Prize in Holland for his body of work, La Victoire du Jazz in France in 2010, to name but a few of the accolades he has received around the world. In 2013, he was named UNESCO Artist for Peace […]
Line up : Christopher Thomas : Basse, Hôte Plume : Saxophone Josiah Woodson : Trompette Jeff Boudreaux : Batterie DLee : Guitare – Voix After an initial 8-week residency in September and October, Christopher Thomas returns to the Barbizon with his "Happy Place". Christopher Thomas's Happy Place is much more than just concerts: it's an […]
Romain Pilon - guitare ; Jeff Denson - c.basse ; Fred Pasqua - batterie Since meeting 20 years ago as students in Boston, Pilon and Denson have both enjoyed successful careers on their respective sides of the Atlantic. They have collaborated with some of the greatest: Lee Konitz. Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Ben Wendel, Mike […]
Black Lives - from Generation to Generation plays at CAFÉ DE LA DANSE on November 19 at 7 p.m. The musicians come from the United States, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe. Their music draws on a wide range of influences, including jazz, soul, rock, funk, hip hop, gospel and blues. An energy that sets the […]
