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We'll be glad to let 2020 behind us. While Trump was playing golf and lost his balls, we set up a stunning roster 2021-2022 : Check it out !
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BAKOS (WORLD)
#TRANSEGARAGE
A duo that really hits the mark. Bass, drums, and dynamite energy. A power snack with twin tastes: rock & jazz.
TOUR : 2021 / 2022
LP "BAKOS" - October 2020
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ADAM BEN EZRA (EUROPE)
#JAZZPERFORMER
Alone on stage, yet still sounding like ten musicians, Adam Ben Ezra superimposes loops, textures and emotions. For once we are given a gripping bass soloist.
TOUR : June 2021
LP "Hide and Seek" - March 2020
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AIRELLE BESSON (WORLD)
NEW QUARTET PROJECT
#JAZZELEGANT
A compendium of elegance and taste. Airelle Besson is preparing a new quartet album (alongside Sorling, Moussay and Moreau) that could be seen as an unofficial sequel to Radio One.
TOUR : From February 2021
LP "Try!" - February 2021
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LOUIS COLE (EUROPE)
#WAFFLEFUNK
Why shouldn't jazz be burlesque? Why cant humour work in the service of artistic quality in music? For Louis Cole, nothing is mutually exclusive, and audiences are certainly grateful for that.
TOUR : End of July 2021 (TBC)
LP "Live 2019" - July 2020
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BUTCHER BROWN (EUROPE)
#HEAVYJAZZ
This five-piece seemingly integrates every musical influence theyve ever heard. Jazz, of course, but also hip hop, soul and funk, as evidenced by this new album on Concord Records.
TOUR : from 25th March to 10th April 2021 + Summer 2021 + Autumn 2021 (TBC)
LP "#KingButch" - September 2020
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THEO CECCALDI - KUTU (WORLD)
#ETHIOTRANS
KUTU was born in Addis Abeba where Théo Ceccaldi, a multifaceted improvising violinist, met the symbiotic voices of the two ethiopian rock singers Hewan G/Wold and Haleluya T/Tsadik. A glowing ethiopian trance combo, where the freedom of jazz merges with the raw depth of azmari sounds.
TOUR : 2021
Album "KUTU" - 2021
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HUGH COLTMAN (WORLD)
#BLUESMANDANDY
If class itself needed personifying, the voice of Hugh Coltman would be a good place to start. An emancipated bluesman, he roams the stages of Europe with his latest album, Who's Happy?
TOUR : Until September 2021
LP "Who's Happy ?" - Février 2018
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LAURENT COULONDRE (WORLD)
#GIFTEDPIANIST
His tribute to French legend Michel Petrucciani received widespread acclaim and rightly so. In fact, he was awarded the instrumentalist of the year award at La Victoire du Jazz 2020. A de facto member of the jazz community for the next 50 years, and no wonder.
TOUR : Until September 2021
LP "Michel On My Mind" - August 2019
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DOMi & JD Beck (EUROPE)
#CRAZYKIDS
A 21-year-old genius (keyboards) + a 17-year-old prodigy (drums) = the most striking duo on the circuit right now, with a first album likely soon to drop on the prestigious Brainfeeder label. Astounding talent!
TOUR : March 2021 + Summer 2021 + Autumn 2021
LP - TBA
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FESTEN (WORLD)
#CINEMATICJAZZ
A tribute to Stanley Kubrick laced with rock riffs and tinged with jazz improvisation. Fresh, cinematic and at the center of a beautiful show.
TOUR : 2021
LP "Inside Stanley Kubrick"
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TIGRAN HAMASYAN (WORLD)
#GENIOUS
His latest album, "The Call Within", is dizzying proof (not that it was needed) that Tigran Hamasyan has secured a place in the pantheon of great Jazzmen.
TOUR : March + July + October 2021
LP "The Call Within" - September 2020
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KASSA OVERALL (EUROPE)
#CREATIVEAUTOTUNE
Kassa Overall sets the standard for precise jazz and creative use of auto-tune in hip hop. It's fresh, totally unclassifiable and unapologetically modern. The only way is up for this artist.
TOUR : 24th March - 15th April 2021 + Summer/Autumn 2021
LP "I Think I'm Good" - February 2020
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KNOWER (EUROPE)
#WTF
The work of Knower / Louis Cole has become a serious reference point. Its a skilful blend of electro, funk and jazz with a touch of targeted irony. Their next album is expected soon, and their next tour will take place in 2021.
TOUR : TBC
ALBUM - TBA
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DONNY MCCASLIN (EUROPE)
#BOWIELEGACY
By connecting with David Bowie, who invited his quartet to record Blackstar (Bowies last album), Donny McCaslin helped restore the reputation of music that some had forgotten about. He proved all the amnesiacs wrong.
TOUR : April / May 2021
LP "Blow" - 2018
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RON MINIS (WORLD)
#METALJAZZ
A healthy dose of heavy metal, a piano reminiscent of Van Halen's guitar ... Ron Minis mixes genres, blurs the lines and surprises us every time.
TOUR : TBC
LP "Pale Blue Dots" - December 2018
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NEUE GRAFIK ENSEMBLE (WORLD)
#GROOVEUK
The French ambassador to the London scene, this DJ and beatmaker has made a name for himself on the house circuit and is getting noticed fast with a first EP out that is full of insatiable groove. The sequel is slated for early 2021.
TOUR : On demand
EP "Foulden Road" - September 2019
Live Session ESNS 2021
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JOCE MIENNIEL (WORLD)
#CHAMAN
Shamanic flautist Joce Mienniel released an album that sits at the intersection between pop, rock and jazz : The Dreamer. It is a tour de force for this versatile artist who knows how to seduce a crowd from the first few bars.
TOUR : On demand from March 2021
LP "The Dreamer" - 5th February 2021
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ISABEL SÖRLING (WORLD)
#BLUESUEDESHOWS
The worst-kept secret in vocal jazz. For this, her second album released under the name "Mareld," she navigates between Scandinavian pop, jazz and progressive rock. A real crowd favourite whose stage performances have garnered her reputation and esteem.
TOUR : On demand in 2021/2022
LP "Mareld" - May 2020
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ANNE PACEO (WORLD)
#POPJAZZ
Nestled between jazz, global music and the pop format of her production, Anne Paceo has won many awards and sets European stages alight with her band Bright Shadows.
TOUR : On demand
EP "Samâ" - July 2020
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GUILLAUME PERRET (WORLD)
#JAZZROCKOPERA
He made his mark at the turn of the 21st century with the quartet Electric Epic. After a solo break, he returns with A Certain Trip, a solar album of progessive jazz whose power grows, threatening to become limitless at any moment.
TOUR : On demand in 2021/2022
LP "A Certain Trip" - June 2020
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FRANCE ONLY :
Cory Wong, Theon Cross, Makaya McCraven, Nubya Garcia, Mark Guiliana, Kokoroko, Bruno Major, Gonzalo Rubalcaba/Aymee Nuviola, Becca Stevens.
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