• Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Christian Escoudé – Django, les Inédits – @ Studio de l’Ermitage 03/25

    March 01, 2019

    Christian Escoudé is an unclassifiable jazz guitarist. Being a member of the Gypsy community, Escoudé masters its codes with the rapid-fire virtuosity ‘manouche’ jazz is known for. Taught by his father from…

    Read More

  • Tiwayo, a Soul Revolution Made in France

    February 17, 2019

    A husky voice, Gospel-style back-up vocals, a perfect bass line paired with a guitar and a tremolo-effect organ … No, you are not hearing an iconic soul singer from the…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Marcus Strickland – People Of The Sun

    February 08, 2019

    Since the album was released on November 9th(Blue Note Records), reviewers have been bewildered. The saxophonist and composer had however previously explored new musical horizons – notably based on Hip-Hop…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Eric Dolphy : Un Prophète Musical

    January 28, 2019

    Emblematic multi-instrumentalist who died tragically young, Eric Dolphy’s flame in the Jazz ‘Hall of Fame’ has just been stoked by the release of a deluxe 3-CD package. His death in…

    Read More

  • Philippe Soirat – Lines & Spaces

    January 28, 2019

    Drummer Philippe Soirat has lent his talent to support others throughout his prolific career. Others such as… Lee Konitz, Lou Donaldson, Johnny Griffin, Mark Turner, Phil Woods, Sara Lazarus, Gordon Beck, Steve Grossman,…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Stéphane Huchard Cultisongs Trio – Off-Off-Broadway 03/26-27 Sunside

    January 19, 2019

    As you may know, ‘Off-Off-Broadway’ refers to the New York City theatrical venues that are smaller and less commercial than Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters. They usually have less than a…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Alba Neiva – Hogar !

    December 17, 2018

    Alba Neiva, is the muse of five thirty-something musicians whose cultural backgrounds blend together to offer us a diverse musical journey with a tinge of melancholy. On November 28, 2018,…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Baiju Bhatt & Red Sun – « Eastern Sonata » at Nubia, 12/14/18

    December 09, 2018

    Since John McLaughlin and his fusion incursions between East and West, between the rich Indian musical culture, rock and jazz attempts, colors touches sometimes enrich the palettes of jazz described…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Camilla George – “The People Could Fly”

    December 05, 2018

    In the wake of her last album Isang released last year (note: a little gem, quickly go listen!), The young Nigerian saxophonist Camilla George conquers the bubbling European Jazz scene…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Umlaut Big Band – The King of Bungle Bar…

    December 01, 2018

    “The King of Bungle Bar, Umlaut Big Band Plays Don Redman” Although critics have not always recognized him, saxophonist and conductor Don Redman is one of the great arrangers of…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Champian Fulton – « The Stylings of Champian »

    November 26, 2018

    Awarded “rising star of vocal jazz” by critics of Downbeat Magazine (2013 and 2014) and named “Female Voice of the Year” at the HOT House Jazz Magazine Ceremony Award (2017),…

    Read More
  • Hit Couleurs JAZZ

    Tricia Evy – ” Usawa “

    November 25, 2018

    I say here, loud and clear, that Tricia Evy is a great jazz voice… And as she proves with the release of “Usawa“, she is also a great voice of…

    Read More