Jazz-Blues-Soul
Omar Sosa & Jacques Schwarz-Bart: CrÉole Spirit
Omar Sosa and Jacques Schwarz-Bart have been separately flying the flag of Afro-Caribbean jazz high around the world for the last 10 years.
Today, the pianist Omar Sosa is the undisputed leader of a Cuban jazz inspired by the spiritual traditions of Santeria, the African belief system dating back t...
Royal Southern Brotherhood
“Amplified soul for a new generation”... It may sound pretentious, but the Royal Southern Brotherhood lives up to its claim with a tribal beat, a heady groove that hits the mark and a certain laid-back attitude characteristic of the humidity of the American Deep South. A meeting of the swaying rhyth...
AL JARREAU at the Olympia
Al Jarreau’s last filmed concert !
After more than 60 albums, Al Jarreau has worked with the greatest (George Benson, Jon Hendriks) . In the past, some of his albums were dedicated to Al Green and Bill Withers, and here, at the olympia, his concert is a tribute to his friend George Duke.
At four, ...
Jacky Terrasson at the Olympia
The new album of Jacky Terrasson, rich of diversity and inspiration, is creating a dialogue between post-bob, pop, hip-hop, African, Caribbean and even classical musics. Various musicians accompanied him: the American bassist Travis Burniss, Cuban drummer Lukmil Perez, Malian percussionist Adama Dia...
Le Sacre du Tympan : tribute to FranÇois de Roubaix
Exceptional concert dedicated to François de Roubaix, French composer and electro pioneer, famous for his movie soundtracks and series theme tunes. This tribute is dedicated to the composer’s repertoire revised with synthesizers and electric instruments and with the participation of a DJ performanc...
Les DÉsaxÉs : Saxophonissimo
Les Désaxés, a quartet of virtuoso saxophonists, actors, dancers, sound effects artists and singers, offer us a compilation of their best creations. They present their own take on Vivaldi, Bach, Brahms, Khachatourian, Debussy, Ravel, Pachelbel and Bizet with poetry and humour... They blend genres: f...
Saint Paul And The Broken Bones (SoirÉe de Poche)
Brilliant musicians who don’t need to rehearse, and who play by instinct.
A singer with a tireless voice, 1m70 of vocal power, capable of reaching the highest and lowest notes, apparently without the slightest effort, gives us his dance moves from another century with a groove worthy of the Sixties ...
Duke Orchestra : “Ellington French Touch”
During "Sites en Scènes", the Duke Orchestra, under the direction of Laurent MIGNARD, plays a large part of his album "Ellington French Touch" at the citadel of Château d'Oléron on August 8, 2013. With the singer and dancer Nicolle ROCHELLE.
A chance to rediscover the spirit of “The Duke” as perp...
MANU DIBANGO – Olympia 2014
The famous saxophone player celebrates his 80th birthday in the Parisian mythical place with all his musicians and dancers. A merry and joyful show, among his friends and audience. No guest stars, but tributes to Maurice Chevalier, Henri Salvador and Sidney Bechet.
From his beginning in the Belgi...
MARCUS (portrait of Marcus Miller)
Beyond its autobiographical dimension, this film is the story of a young man who has forced his destiny to live his dream and become one of the greatest jazzmen. At an age when most kids focus on their A level, Marcus Miller was already a prodigy and a well known session musician. Before his 30s he ...