Cyrus Chestnut trio invites Piero Odorici

Wednesday 24 July 21h00

Théâtre de Verdure

Cyrus Chestnut, piano

Darryl Hall, bass

Willie Jones III, drums

Piero Odorici, tenor saxophone

The public of Serres will have the privilege to welcome one of the best American pianist of its generation, considered a master in New-York and other places, on his way for a tour in France.

Cyrus Chestnut started his musical career as a child and began studying classical music before directed his talent to Jazz composing and arranging. As a sideman, he began to play with some of the legendary and leading musicians like Freddy Hubbard, Benny Golson, Chick Corea, Betty Carter, Dizzy Gillespie and others, before a successful career as a leader. Influenced by his Gospel roots, he explores all the kind of Jazz music. He will play with three musicians who, each in his specialty, occupies a leading position on the current stage, the basist Darryl Hall and the drummer Willie Jones III and the trio invites the saxophonist Piero Odorici, the rising star of the Italian stage.

Gérard Marais trio Invites Henri Texier

Saturday 27 July 21h00

Théâtre de Verdure

Gérard Marais, guitar

Henri Texier, bass

Jérémie Ternoy, piano

Christophe Marguet, drums

Gérard Marias, guitarist and original composer which lyricism is celebrated, has form with this new quartet, around a emotive guitar, sometimes flamboyant, several generations of leaders of the current Jazz scene. On piano, Jérémie Ternoy, eclectic composer who has explored all the issues and participates in numerous and various projects, from electric trio TOC till Magma. The drummer Christophe Marguet, whose first CD was rewarded with Django d’Or prize, is considered « probably the best drummer appeared in France for years » (B. Loupias - Le Nouvel Obs.). And Henri Texier, the great bassist and director who started his career with Kenny Clarke, Johnny Griffin and Bud Powell before starting the career everyone knows, and began one of the greatest names of current Jazz.

A synthesis of the top of the French Jazz scene.

Anachronic Jazz Band

Sunday 28 July 21h00

Théâtre de Verdure

Patrick Artero, trumpet, Pierre Guicquéro, trombone, Marc Richard, clarinette, saxophone alto, Jean-François Bonnel, clarinet, C-melody sax,  André Villéger, clarinet, soprano & tenor sax., Philippe Baudoin, piano, François Fournet, banjo, Gérard Gervois, tuba, Sylvain Glevarec, drums, Göran Eriksson, recorder.

Good news : the almost legendary group of the eighties is resurrected ! Its music is based on the original idea to play reverse, in the 1920’s way, themas of contemporary Jazz. Some historical leaders, Philippe Baudoin, Patrick Artero, André Villéger, Gérard Gervois, have been joined by new talents of the current Jazz scene : Jean-François Bonnel, François Fournet, Sylvain Glévarec, Pierre Guicquéro and the Swedish Göran Eriksson, master of Jazz recorder. The group had been celebrated by the greatest jazzmen. It comes back to the stage with the same success. « one think to the pleasure Boris Vian would have had on listening to this emotional, comforting, loving music. It is our pleasure to rediscover it today... Vive the anachronistic France ! », wrote Michel Contat in Télérama.

JAZZ & CINEMA

Partnership with the Cinema Le Hublot
Michel Petrucciani : Body and soul
Thursday 18 July at 20h30
The Blues Brothers :

Sunday 31 July

 at 10h00

"APERO JAZZ"

Rest. La Germanette

Saturday 20 July
18h30

Soul Kitchen 05

Partnership with Les Boutiques du Rocher

JAZZ & AFTERNOON TEA

Val de Serres

Tuesday 23 July 15h30

Free concert
Cor de Canela

Emilie Bourgeois (voc, acc)

Stéphane Massé (b)
Alain Antoni (dm)

 JAZZ CLUB

Cafet’U of Veynes
Friday 26 July 19h30

Claksound

Jazz, blues, funk