PAST CONCERTS

Relive the highlights of past seasons.

JAZZ

Floyd Beaumont & the Arkadelphians

• Maître-Jaques Fountain
Floyd Beaumont & the Arkadelphians was formed in late 2009 by friends sharing the same love for the blues. Specializing in the interpretation of various types of pre-war acoustic blues, they draw from the tradition of American music and display varied influences: harsh laments of the Mississippi Delta and white Hillbilly Boogie; sophisticated urban swing, the fervor of gospel, and the rural authenticity of string bands.
COOL JAZZ

Emilio Parrilla Acoustic Band

• Maître-Jaques Fountain
The Emilio Parrilla Acoustic Band, originally from the Netherlands, has been performing since 2015 at festivals and venues in Korea, Taiwan, Spain, France, the Netherlands and Portugal. Their music is a blend of cool jazz, blues and avant-garde. ‘Chamber jazz at its highest level’ JazzFlits, Hessel Fluitman. The unique feature of this acoustic group without drums allows you to discover a more flexible rhythm and a delicate sound. This quartet constantly plays with elements of chamber music. The group's first album, Tribute to Jimmy Giuffre (2016), is recommended by Steve Swallow and Juanita Giuffre.
Emilio Parrilla, Yoojin Ko
JAZZ

Emilio Parrilla Acoustic Band

• Maître-Jaques Fountain
The Emilio Parrilla Acoustic Band is a Dutch group that has been performing since 2005 in Korea, Taiwan, Spain, France, Holland, and Portugal. Their music lies somewhere between cool jazz, blues, and the avant-garde. Their acoustic, percussionless signature offers more flexible beats and a very delicate sound. The quartet also enjoys playing with elements of music...
JAZZ

Albert Mark Band

• O’Les Terrasses du Lac
Albert Mark Band is a joyful jazz/blues/rock trio based in Geneva, playing popular songs from the 40s to the 70s, from Nat King Cole, Sinatra, Elvis, and the Beatles to the Eagles, The Doors, Van Morrison, and Steve Miller. Initially, the Albert Mark Band played at private parties (which is still the case) and now plays increasingly in clubs and at concerts throughout Switzerland, France, and Italy.
JAZZ

The Cactus Candies

• O’Les Terrasses du Lac
It seems this hard-hitting Honky Tonk-Rockabilly quartet, The Cactus Candies, appeared in Nantes in 2015 after traveling aboard the DeLorean! Two guitars, one drum kit: that's the winning combination for a laid-back roots music that smells of bootleg whiskey and saloon wood! Buckle up: Faron Young, Curtis Gordon, Freddie Hart, Betty Barnes, Patsy Cline, Melvin Endsley, Rose Maddox, and many others will be your travel companions!
JAZZ

Potato Head Jazz Band

• Maître-Jaques Fountain
The Potato Head Jazz Band specializes in hot jazz and is considered in Spain as one of the very best in this style, with international recognition. Founded in 2003 in Granada (Spain), the group seeks to explore the original sounds of New Orleans jazz music from the early 20th century. Their show is arranged to combine humor and energy with music, all while actively involving the audience.
JAZZ

Just Hot 5tet

• Maître-Jaques Fountain
The repertoire of the Just Hot 5tet is inspired by the great traditional jazz themes of Clarence Williams, Fats Waller, and other composers from the 1920-1940 era, with a special tribute to Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong. Satchmo's verve and sensitivity can be found in the trumpeter's sound; the trombone's phrasing recalls the tonal quality of Jack Teegarden, and the soprano's accents are worthy of the great Bechet in Antibes and Juan-les-Pins. And that's when the chairs started to waltz!
JAZZ

Riviera Jazz Connection

• Maître-Jaques Fountain
The Riviera Jazz Connection was founded in 2005 in Montreux. The 6 musicians from this Lake Geneva Riviera revisit the standards of the greats Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong, as well as older, more rarely played themes. Their repertoire moves cheerfully from New Orleans Jazz to Charleston, from Blues to Swing, not forgetting a touch of Creole. The energy, but also the finesse of the rhythm section, whose members are as much accompanists as soloists, will make you discover the richness of this superb band!
JAZZ

Gypsy Galaxy

• Place de Savoie
Born in 2014 in the fertile and bubbling atmosphere of Parisian jam sessions, Gypsy Galaxy is a fresh and innovative project blending the aesthetics of gypsy jazz with modern, uninhibited jazz, drawing as much from Django's music as from bebop, funk, hip-hop, or contemporary jazz. The result of an encounter between the cream of the crop of the new gypsy jazz generation from Paris, Lyon, and Lausanne, the band presents playful music—sometimes dense, sometimes light—as diverse and radiant as the...
JAZZ

Jean-Lou Treboux Quartet

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Introduced to music from a very young age, vibraphonist Jean-Lou Treboux has developed a unique musical language throughout his diverse experiences, rooted in the African-American music tradition. For this occasion, he will present an unprecedented Latin Jazz project, inviting, alongside double bassist Paulo Cardoso and drummer Tiss Rodriguez, one of the major musicians of this style: Hector Martignon, pianist for Tito Puente, Ray Barreto, and Gato Barbieri.
JAZZ

Brenno Boccadoro Trio

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Besides being a great connoisseur of music history and jazz in particular (he is a musicology professor at the University of Geneva), Brenno Boccadoro is a specialist in the stride piano style and will happily perform the great classics of J.P. Johnson, Fats Waller, and Jelly Roll Morton. He will be accompanied by top-notch horn players Christian Gavillet and Thomas Winteler.