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JAZZ EQUINOXE – BASTIA

Vendredi 12 juillet 2024 à 21:00

Fundación Juan March –

Sabado 23 de Noviembre 2024 a las 12:00
Castelló 77, 28006 Madrid – Espagne

Espace Carpeaux Courbevoie

Lundi 7 Avril 2025 à 21:00
15 Bd Aristide Briand, 92400 Courbevoie

JE T’AIME

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LAIKA FATIEN

Laïka Fatien is the first French singer to sign with the Verve Records label of Universal Music Group. With four albums to her name, she has been featured in collaborations with luminaries like Roy Hargrove, Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello.

Laïka Fatien, chanteuse de l’intime, enregistre quatre albums en belle compagnie, Roy Hargrove, Robert Glasper, Meshell Ndegeocello, qui feront d’elle la première chanteuse française à être signée sur le label Verve Records d’Universal Music Group.

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Laïka is also an rising actress. She has worked on and performed in a variety of television and theater productions such as:

“The Six Companions and The Black Princess” | Character: The Black Princess | TV series | TF1 | France

“A Drum is a Woman” | Character: Madame Zajj | Directed by Jérôme Savary and Music by Duke Ellington | National Theater of Chaillot | France

“Los Sobrinos del Capitan Grant” | Character: Princess Maori
A Play by Paco Mir | La Zarzuela Theater | Madrid | Spain

Celestina Del Sol | Character: Celestina Del Sol | A Play by José Rivera | Opera-Jazz Directed by François Rancillac | Set to Music by Laurent Cugny | Performed at the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris and the Anger-Nantes Opéra

Issey Miyake | Muse | The Japanese designer selected Laïka as his “European Muse” for the Tokyo Universal Exhibition | Tokyo | Japan

Performed at the Luminato Festival | 70th Birthday Concert for Joni Mitchell at Massey Hall | Toronto | Canada

CHRISTOPHER JAMES THOMAS

Christopher James Thomas is an outstanding bassist, globally recognized and GRAMMY®-nominated, he is known for his collaborations with distinguished artists such as Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, Wynton Marsalis et Norah Jones.

Christopher James Thomas, contrebassiste incontournable, de renommée internationale, il est nommé aux GRAMMY® et collabore avec nombre d’artistes de renom tels que Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band, Wynton Marsalis et Norah Jones.

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Credentials:
Marcus Roberts | 1989-1990 | at 18 yrs old
Global Tour |  Recorded “Deep In The Shed”

Ellis Marsalis | 1989-1991
Studied music | Global Tour | Recorded

Betty Carter | 1992-1993
Global Tour | Recorded “Jazz at Lincoln Center presents: The Fire Of Fundamentals”

Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra/Wynton Marsalis | 1993 | US Tour

Harry Connick Jr.  | 1993 | US Tour | Recorded 2 Christmas specials

Terrence Blanchard | 1993-1995 | Global Tour | Recorded “The Billy Holiday Songbook”, “Romantic Defiance” | Recorded on film soundtracks: “Clockers”, “The Inkwell”, “Trail By Jury,” and “Crooklynn”

Joshua Redman | 1995-1997 | Global Tour | Recorded “Live from the Village Vanguard: Spirit Of The Moment” and “Freedom In The Groove” and a Christmas Special

Marianne Faithful | 1998-1999 | Global Tour | Recorded “Vagabond Ways”

Daniel Lanois | 1997-Current | Global Tour and recorded on “Shine”, “Black Dub” & most recent record “Flesh and Machine”

Everlast  | 2000-2002| Global Tour | Recorded “Eat At Whiteys”, “White Trash Beautiful” and “Love, War and the Ghost of Whitey Ford”

Macy Gray | 1998-2003 | Toured extensively world wide and wrote/recorded on “The Trouble With Being Myself” the song “Come Together”

The Soul Of John Black | 1997-Current |  Co-partner of group | US Tour | Wrote/Recorded “The Soul Of John Black”, songs on “Black John” and “Good Thang”

Ray Lamontagne | 2005-2006 | Global Tour | Recorded “Live at Bonnaroo”

Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band | 1997-Current | Global Tour | Recorded “Brian Blade Fellowship”, “Perceptual”, “Season Of Change”, “Landmarks” (which is Grammy nominated for “Best Jazz Improvised Album” 2014) and current recording “Body and Shadow” out now.

Brain Blade “Mama Rosa Band” |  2000-Current | Global Tour | Recorded on debut “Mama Rosa”

Ayo | 2013-2014 | European Tour (Primarily France)

Laïka | 2011-Current | Global Tour (Primarily France)

Jean-Louis Murat | 2015-2016 | Global Tour (Primarily France) | Recorded “Morituri”

Norah Jones |  2016-Current | Recorded on latest album release entitled “Day Breaks” | Global Tour

ERIC MARIA COUTURIER

Eric-Maria Couturier is a virtuoso polymorphic cellist with an impressive musical journey. Soloist with the Ensemble Intercontemporain, he has played under the baton of the greatest conductors of our time, including Solti, Sawallisch, Giulini, Maazel et Boulez.

Eric-Maria Couturier, violoncelliste polymorphe et virtuose, se produit régulièrement sur les grandes scènes internationales. Soliste au sein de l’Ensemble Intercontemporain, il a joué pour les plus grands chefs d’orchestre de notre époque, dont Solti, Sawallisch, Giulini, Maazel et Boulez.

PIERRE ALAIN GOUALCH

Pierre-Alain Goualch is a pianist twice nominated for the Djangodor and the Victoires du Jazz awards. Possessing an incomparable finesse matched only by his sensitivity, he has earned recognition amongst artists such as André Ceccarelli and Shirley Bassey.

Pierre-Alain Goualch, pianiste nommé aux Djangodor ainsi qu’aux Victoires du Jazz, il est doté d’une grande finesse à la hauteur de sa sensibilité qui lui a valu d’accompagner des artistes comme  André Ceccarelli ou encore Shirley Bassey.

Art Director : Rosanne Kang | Photography : Fathi Dafdouf, Michel Nguyen | Web designer : Canicule Productions, Rosanne Kang & Daniel Garcia Bruno | Additional support : Larry Ciancia, Julie & Matthew Kang

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