Balaphonics, release party at Café de la Danse
2023-10-19 19:30 - 21:00 (Europe/Paris) | Café de la Danse, 5 passage Louis Philippe, Paris, 75011, France
After celebrating their 10th anniversary by releasing their second album Spicy Boom Boom in 2021, Balaphonics are back to mark a new beginning.
This brassband from the Paris region is ready to give you a taste of their afro-funk specialities, in a fusion as explosive in energy as it is diverse in mood.
The icing on the cake is that Balaphonics will be joined by the rising star of the Parisian Afro-Soul scene: singer Mary May, who has successfully integrated herself into the group while taking it into new and hitherto unexplored spheres.
Mary May (a Frenchwoman of Congolese origin), who the group has been working with for 10 years, was the perfect choice, with her ability to juggle Lingala, English, soul, rap and more traditionally inspired tracks with a Congolese rhumba groove.
The next album, BALAPHONICS & MARY MAY, moves between optimism, a call to ecological awareness, a reflection on ancestors whose names we don’t know, and self-confidence. So many themes in tune with the collective and individual reflections inherent in our times.
Special rates for IMEP students!

The Glenn Ferris NEWTET xith Michael Felberbaum at Barbizon
2023-10-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Le Barbizon, 141 rue de Tolbiac, Paris, 75013, France
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 also led numerous personal musical projects featuring his prolific original compositions, ranging from trios to big bands, and from acoustic to electric music.
This new quartet, “NEWTET”, is his first project and first concert in Paris since before the Covid period, and this music reflects the extremely creative period he enjoyed during the Covid years.
He is accompanied by his faithful acolytes: Bruno Rousselt on bass, Jeff Boudreaux on drums and Michael Felberbaum on guitar: Bruno Rousselt on bass, Jeff Boudreaux on drums and Michael Felberbaum on guitar.
The music is fresh, energetic, clear and simple, but always with complex and elegant subtleties in the background.
Glenn is a great improviser, exhilarating and imbued with a playful joy and deep-rooted blues influences. These new compositions give him enormous freedom to explore new directions at any time.
Come and be part of Glenn’s new story with this first performance of his new era! An evening where the creativity and talent of this trombone genius will take you on a unique musical journey.

Masterclass Rayanne Dupuis
2023-11-07 19:00 - 21:00 | IMEP Paris College of Music, 7 rue Emile Dubois, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75014, France
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 at Atelier du Plateau
2023-11-08 20:00 - 21:30 | Atelier du Plateau, 5 rue du Plateau, Paris, 75019, France
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 a woodsy, intimate world. In a hybrid performance, they improvise with the inks of Magali Cazo, whose transparent brushwork questions our representation of gender. As the sounds stretch through space, enigmatically gentle beings come to life.
with : Ignacio Plaza Ponce, piano, vocals and compositions, Sélène Saint-Aimé, double bass and vocals, Matteo Pastorino, bass clarinet, Magali Cazo, inks and brushes
Concert to mark the release of Arrullos on the BIOMBOS label.
© Magali Cazo

Aurel Violas & Antonio Moreno Glazkov at Sunset
2023-11-08 21:30 - 23:30 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
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 of complex rhythms and evocative melodies, enveloped by the lyricism of combined vocals and brass.
The Chai Masters’ music is a celebration of narrative imagination. Their original compositions are inspired by one of the most unique literary movements of the last century: Magic Realism. Like a story that blurs the line between reality and fantasy, the repertoire is a framework where flamenco, film soundtracks and jazz intermingle. Complex rhythms are combined with evocative melodies, and merged into the lyricism of the united horns and voice.

Fred Wesley at Jazz Club Etoile
2023-11-09 20:30 - 22:00 | Jazz Club Etoile, 81 boulevard Gouvion Saint Cyr, Paris, 75017, France
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.
Generations is a trio featuring Fred Wesley on trombone, Leonardo Corradi on the organ and French drummer Tony Match. Three musicians who initially came together to pay tribute to the soulful jazz of legendary organist Jimmy Smith, they clicked and continue grooving together.
Their show combines Wesley’s talents and experience working with artists from Count Basie and Ray Charles to Lenny Kravitz and D’Angelo, Corradi’s energetic reflection of Smith and other historic jazz giants, and Match’s jazz drumming colored by unique influences including African beats and electronic sounds.

Fred Wesley (Trombone/Vocal), Leonardo Corradi (Organ), Tony Match (Drums).

Mbappé - One + One at the Baiser Salé
2023-11-09 21:30 - 23:00 | Le Baiser Salé, 58 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001, France
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 vivid colors of passion… A delightful way to occupy space, which for them is a playground where their basses amaze us with their extraordinary rhythmic placements, heavenly phrases, and wizardly grooves from the depths of the sea and earth!

Who Parked The Car at Sunset
2023-11-10 20:30 - 23:00 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
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

Jam IMEP at deux pianos
2023-11-14 20:00 - 21:30 | Les 2 pianos
led by Damien Ropars

Marcus Miller at the Grand Rex
2023-11-15 20:00 - 22:00 | Le Grand Rex, 1 boulevard Poissonnière, Paris, 75002, France
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 and is the spokesperson for the Slave Route.
The artist is an extraordinary and prolific creator, producer, multi-instrumentalist and composer.
His many collaborations with the greats – Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, George Benson, Aretha Franklin, Brian Ferry, Wayne Shorter, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock and Carlos Santana to name but a few – have shaped his musical environment.
Surrounded by a new band featuring his genius as a producer, Marcus will be on stage at the Grand Rex in Paris on 15 November 2023, drawing on the richness of his repertoire, revisiting some of Miles Davis’s works and presenting some previously unreleased tracks.
Every time Marcus Miller appears on stage, it’s an event in a world somewhere between funk, soul and modern jazz…
Marcus Miller knows how to do it all and he does it very well.
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Christopher Thomas presents Happy Place au Barbizon
2023-11-17 20:00 - 23:00 | Le Barbizon, 141 rue de Tolbiac, Paris, 75013, France
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 immersive experience that takes you on a unique musical journey alongside exceptional artists.
Accompanied by the great Jeff Boudreaux, Christopher Thomas invites you to meet some of the finest musicians on the Parisian and international scene when they pass through the capital.
Do you like Live Music?
Are you a fan of jazz, funk, pop, rock, rhythm’n’blues, soul… or just curious to discover new artistic worlds through great artists?
Throughout the evening, the musicians follow one another to offer you reinvented classics and original compositions, with just one thing important: playing together to generate emotion.
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Romain PILON & Jeff DENSON Trio at Sunside
2023-11-18 21:30 - 23:00 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
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 Stern, Jeff Ballard, Brian Blade… After a remarkable 1st album and some forty concerts in the USA, they are back with their new opus, “Finding Light”. Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Ben Wendel, Mike Stern, Jeff Ballard, Brian Blade… After a remarkable 1st album and some forty concerts in the USA, they are back with their new opus, “Finding Light”. With influences ranging from Led Zeppelin to Wayne Shorter, via Miles Davis, Hendrix and Satie, their music combines interaction, generosity and risk-taking… It reflects the pleasure these three musicians derive from playing together. An evening not to be missed!

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Since they met 20 years ago as students in Boston, Pilon and Denson have each led brilliant careers on their side of the Atlantic. They collaborated with the greatest: Lee Konitz. Chris Potter, Joe Lovano, Ben Wendel, Mike Stern, Jeff Ballard, Brian Blade… After a remarkable first album and around forty concerts in the USA, they come to present their new opus, “Finding Light”. The trio is completed on drums by the fantastic Fred Pasqua (Nelson Veras, Walter Smith, Logan Richardson, etc.). With influences ranging from Led Zeppelin to Wayne Shorter, including Miles Davis, Hendrix and Satie, their music combines interactions, generosity and risk-taking… It reflects the pleasure these three musicians have in playing together. A party not to be missed !

Black Lives at Café de la Danse
2023-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Café de la Danse, 5 passage Louis Philippe, Paris, 75011, France
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 audience on fire!
Tickets : https://www.cafedeladanse.com/event/back-lives-from-generation-to-generation/
Opening: Hervé Samb Quartet
Hervé Samb, guitare
Olivier Temime, saxophone
Reggie Washington, basses
Sonny Troupé, drums & ka
Second part :Black Lives – from Generation to Generation
a crazy line-up
Reggie Washington, basse
Jacques Schwarz-Bart, saxophone
Pierrick Pédron, saxophone
Grégory Privat, piano
Federico Gonzalez Peña, clavier
Jean-Paul Bourelly, guitare & chant
Adam Falcon, guitare & chant
David Gilmore, guitare
Gene Lake, batterie
Marque Gilmore, batterie & électroniques
Sonny Troupé, batterie
Tutu Puoane, chant
Christie Dashiell, chant
Sharrif Simmons, spoken word
Dj Grazzhoppa, platines

Berklee info session
2023-11-21 19:00 - 21:00 | IMEP Paris College of Music, 7 rue Emile Dubois, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75014, France
IMEP will be welcoming Marek Dykta, Assistant Head of Admissions at Berklee College of Music on 21 November. He will answer all your questions about admission to Berklee from 7pm. The event is free and open to all.

Register for the information meeting

Remy Dodds at 2 pianos ft Phil Hilfiker
2023-11-24 21:00 - 23:00 | Les 2 pianos
The release concert for IMEP alumnus Remy Dodds’ second album, “Chants des Villes, Clef des Chants”, will take place at Les 2 Pianos on November 24, 2023, a festive event full of surprises that we encourage you to attend.
Facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/events/870280148047648/?ref=newsfeed
Online tickets : https://www.billetweb.fr/remy-dodds-chants-des-villes-clef-des-chants
Other former IMEP students will be on stage: Jérémy Quentin on guitar and Elliot Langlois on double bass. and also Phil Hilfiker on saxophone and clarinet, and Sébastien Moreaux on piano.

Who Parked The Car at Larocafé
2023-11-25 21:00 - 23:00 | Larocafé, 74 avenue Gaston Roussel, Romainville, 93230, France

Private information session with Berklee Admission Team
2023-11-30 09:00 - 13:00 | IMEP Paris College of Music, 7 rue Emile Dubois, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75014, France
Whether it’s a personal project, a last-minute question or a query about your audition, enjoy a one-to-one meeting with the Berklee admissions team and ask them all your questions !
Stop by anytime between 9am and 1pm

Berklee Clinic : Listening in Layers by Yulia Musayelya
2023-11-30 15:00 - 16:30 | IMEP Paris College of Music, 7 rue Emile Dubois, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75014, France
Thematic : “Listening in Layers: Elements of Music and Its Applications in Transcription, Composition, and Performance”, presented by Yulia Musayelyan, Assistant Chair of Ear Training
Register on this link : https://berklee.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/targetX_eventsb__events#/esr?eid=a0J3r00000ltZxHEAU
Yulia Musayelyan is a flutist and composer born in Moscow, Russia. A versatile multigenre performer, she leads a quartet and the Macayú Trio, and plays regularly with the Fernando Huergo Quintet, Marta Gomez, Manhattan Camerata, and others. Her chamber works have been performed in New York City and featured in the 2006 short film Natalie Bonn. She has recorded over 25 albums as sideman and released her album, Caminos, in 2009. She has toured the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and Central and South America with various musical projects.

Berklee Clinic : Composing and Improvising by Edmar Colon
2023-11-30 17:00 - 18:30 | IMEP Paris College of Music, 7 rue Emile Dubois, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75014, France
Thematic : “Composing and Improvising, and How the Two are Deeply Interconnected”, presented by Edmar Colon, Assistant Professor
Register on this link : https://berklee.my.salesforce-sites.com/events/targetX_eventsb__events#/esr?eid=a0J3r00000ltZxHEAU
Edmar Colón is a saxophonist, pianist, and composer from Coamo, Puerto Rico, currently living in Boston. He has toured and played in venues and events such as the Detroit Jazz Festival, the Puerto Rico Heineken Jazz Festival, the Toronto Jazz Festival, the Panama Jazz Festival, and the Montreal Jazz Festival, among others. He recently played in the Kennedy Center for the Arts Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival and the Abbey Lincoln tribute tour with Grammy Award recipients Terri Lyne Carrington, Esperanza Spalding, Dianne Reeves, and Dee Dee Bridgewater. Colón has performed with artists such as Joe Lovano, John Patitucci, Danilo Pérez, Danny Rivera, and Ledisi, among many other notable artists from various musical genres. He has written and arranged music for Carrington, Spalding, Rivera, and the Harvard University Orchestra, among others.
In 2016, Colón was awarded the Latino 30 under 30 Award New England from the newspaper El Mundo. He was also awarded first prize at the Keep an Eye International Jazz Awards in Amsterdam as a part of the Berklee Global Jazz Institute. In 2017, he was honored in the annual Patron Saint festivities of his hometown of Coamo.

Berklee auditions at IMEP
2023-12-01 | IMEP Paris College of Music, 7 rue Emile Dubois, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75014, France
Join us on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 December to audition for Berklee College of Music and maybe get into the prestigious American school!
Register to the audition
To find out how to prepare your application to Berklee, visit the following page: https://college.berklee.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-to-apply

Berklee auditions at IMEP
2023-12-02 | IMEP Paris College of Music, 7 rue Emile Dubois, Paris, Ile-de-France, 75014, France
Join us on Friday 1 and Saturday 2 December to audition for Berklee College of Music and maybe get into the prestigious American school!
Apply to audition
To find out how to prepare your application to Berklee, visit the following page: https://college.berklee.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-to-apply

Sara Lazarus and Michele Hendricks
2023-12-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
On the bill of this exceptional evening, two essential female voices, which are not without common point: Sara Lazarus and Michele Hendricks. Both Americans who have made France their chosen land; both rooted in the great tradition of jazz. The first won the prestigious international Thelonious-Monk competition in her youth; the second is the worthy daughter of one of the fathers of vocal jazz, Jon Hendricks (1921-2017). Both love swing, standards, scat, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughan who shine in their pantheon… They are the direct heirs, recognized and esteemed as such. An incredible vocal event!

Sara Lazarus, Michele Hendricks – vocal
Vincent Bourgeyx – piano
Bruno Rousselet – bass
Philippe Soirat – drums

Klt & Jessy Elsa Palma Ft Alice Chahbazian at Sunside
2023-12-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
With his group KLT, pianist Kévin Larriveau concocts a musical style that mixes acoustic rhythms with modern compositions, delivering a meld of jazz and soul aerated by a subtle touch of hip-hop. His sound is accompanied by the rich, sensitive bass of Gabriel Gorr and the anchored, incisive sharpness of Théo Schirru on drums. KLT welcomes the divine Jessy Essa Palma on vocals, who diffuses a powerful message of unity.

Jessy Elsa Palma – chant
Alice Chahbazian
chant
Kévin Larriveau – piano
Gabriel Gorr – c.basse
Théo Schirru – batterie

KLT & Jessy Elsa Palma ft Alice Chahbazian at the Sunside
2023-12-05 21:30 - 23:00 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
With Jessy Elsa Palma – voice ; Alice Chahbazian ; voice ; Kévin Larriveau – piano ; Gabriel Gorr – c.basse ; Théo Schirru – drums
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With his group KLT, pianist Kévin Larriveau concocts a musical style that mixes acoustic rhythms with modern compositions, delivering a meld of jazz and soul aerated by a subtle touch of hip-hop. His sound is accompanied by the rich, sensitive bass of Gabriel Gorr and the anchored, incisive sharpness of Théo Schirru on drums. KLT welcomes the divine Jessy Essa Palma on vocals, who diffuses a powerful message of unity.

With his group KLT, pianist Kévin Larriveau concocts a musical style that mixes acoustic rhythms with modern compositions, delivering a meld of jazz and soul aerated by a subtle touch of hip-hop. His sound is accompanied by the rich, sensitive bass of Gabriel Gorr and the anchored, incisive sharpness of Théo Schirru on drums. KLT welcomes the divine Jessy Essa Palma on vocals, who diffuses a powerful message of unity.

Léo Labarrière Quintet at the Sunside
2023-12-06 21:30 - 23:00 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
Léo Labarrière – piano ; Alice Chahbazian – chant ; Ilies Damnati – trompette ; Adrien Legleye – basse ; Joseph Roth – batterie

In his debut EP, Minuit Dans Paris, Léo Labarrière introduced us to his unique, spellbinding world. The nocturnal beauty of this first project already revealed a great sensitivity and a real maturity of writing and composition. . A jazz pianist, he is also very interested in classical and contemporary music. His single “Rosa’s Song”, a contemplative ballad recorded with a string quartet, reveals his passion for classical writing and arranging. It was with this same quartet that he recorded his second project, Perspective. This 4-part work further defines the new musical world of Léo Labarrière, always accompanied by his quintet, which he admires and loves.

https://www.sunset-sunside.com/2023/12/artiste/4854/9829/

Jam IMEP at deux pianos
2023-12-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Les 2 pianos
led by Bernard Vidal

Georgie Brown Quartet at the Sunside
2023-12-12 21:30 - 23:00 | Sunside Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, Paris, 75001
With Georgie Brown – chant ; Léo Labarrière – piano ; Adrien Legleye – basse ; Jules Cacault – batterie

Celebrating the release of her debut album “My Gramps Was A Jazzman” in which she reflects on her experiences of life as a young adult, British/French singer-songwriter Georgie Brown will perform her own compositions. Accompanied by her trio of musicians and inspired by artists such as Diana Krall and Cyrille Aimée, Georgie will take you journeying through the timeless sounds of swing jazz and latin rhythms.
Celebrating the release of her debut album “My Gramps Was A Jazzman” in which she reflects on her experiences of life as a young adult, British/French singer-songwriter Georgie Brown will perform her own compositions. Accompanied by her trio of musicians and inspired by artists such as Diana Krall and Cyrille Aimée, Georgie will take you journeying through the timeless sounds of swing jazz and latin rhythms.

A.K.O + BALAPHONICS ft Mary May at the Tamanoir
2023-12-15 20:30 - 22:00 | Le Tamanoir, 27 avenue Lucette Mazalaigue, Gennevilliers, 92230, France
A.K.O
Akata Kolo Orchestra is the project that nine musicians from the Conservatoire de Gennevilliers, with different musical backgrounds, have been working on since the end of 2021, united around Afrobeat. With their thundering brass section and intoxicating lead vocals, the A.K.O. collective are ready to make their audience sweat and move.
With former IMEP class of 2021 graduate Edouard Jacquot
BALAPHONICS FEAT MARY MAY
With IMEP teacher, Guillaume Grosso
This brassy big band distills its infectious energy into a musical Big-Bang of unbridled Afrobeat, funky fusion and other groovy feats. And to top it all off, they’re accompanied by Mary May, whose soulful voice perfectly complements and enriches this festive, upbeat musical extravaganza.
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Gemini Cream at the Disquaires
2023-12-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Les Disquaires, 4-6 rue des Taillandiers, Paris, 75011, France
Hey! We are an emerging Parisian Funk/Soul band. We are Gemini Cream. To promote the release of our first album, we’re organizing a Release Party at Le Disquaires. We invite you to come and dance to groovy music. Here’s hoping we can all vibe and kiff together for one evening! See you soon
With current student Nathan Thal.
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Dissident Jam Jazz with Michael Felberbaum
2023-12-21 20:00 - 22:00 | The Dissident Club, 58 rue Richer, Paris, 75009, France
With IMEP guitar teacher Michael Felberbaum
Jazz jam concert at the DISSIDENT club this Thursday, December 21, from 8pm to midnight. You can come and listen or, if you like, play and jam with some incredible musicians from Paris.
