Thursday 1st - Sunday 25th October 2009
Festival Jazzèbre - Regional jazz
The 21st Festival JAZZEBRE will present a series of jazz and world music concerts with a strong latino accent at Théâtre Municipal and the Médiator in Perpignan, and other venues around the region. There will also be regional concerts in towns around the Pyrénées-Orientales and the Aude and ’musical picnics’ at natural and cultural sites around the region, as well as exhibitions, debates, musical apéros, films......
Programme
Thursday 1st
Cinéma le Castillet - 19h10
Soul Power
Film about the 1974 music festival that took place during the "Rumble in the Jungle" between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman.
Normal cinema prices
El Mediator - 21h
Eric BIBB
Acclaimed blues/roots guitarist and songwriter "who epitomizes African-American music’s enduring power to overcome hard times and sustain the soul."
20€
Friday 2nd
LIDO DE PRADES - 18h30
Rivers and Tides
Documentary directed by filmmaker Thomas Riedelsheimer about British artist Andy Goldsworthy, who creates intricate and ephemeral sculptures from natural materials such as rocks, leaves, flowers, and icicles. The music was composed and performed by Fred Frith and was released on a soundtrack, Rivers and Tides
Normal cinema prices
LIDO DE PRADES - 21h
Trio Massot - Florizoone - Horbaczewski
Michel Massot shows the world how a tuba needs to be "tamed" with the "wittiest sounds, firm bass riffs and beautiful
melodies out of his instrument." With accordion, tuba and cello, the music of this trio "will remind the listener of
elephants and mice, princes and their princesses or maybe even of
bored, overworked clerks..."
11€
Saturday 3rd
Espace Gavroche ELNE - 18h30
Ultra Nova
Film: Set in and around Liege’s semi-industrial hinterland. Dimitri is an introverted young chap who rather surprisingly makes his living as one of a team of estate agents charged with the unenviable task of selling starter homes in drab locations. A chance meeting with a girl leads to a tentative romance, but the early promise of the affair seems doomed to falter. Landscapes of heavy Belgian industry in metal blue and grey and green colours) and a soundtrack of minimalistic electronic beats) instead of words.
Normal cinema prices
Espace Gavroche ELNE - 21h
Another chance to hear the Trio Massot - Florizoone - Horbaczewski
Sunday 4th
On board the Train Jaune - 14h00
"Au train où va la musique" - Fanfare du Festival
A jazzy journey into the valley of the Têt with tasting stops and picnic at Cal Mateu, the farm musem of Sainte Léocadie, with concert by trio Massot - Florizoone - Horbaczewski
Depart Villefranche de Conflent.
Numbers limited - book early
25€
Tuesday 6th
Cour du Musée Rigaud - PERPIGNAN - 18h30
Jazz en Cours
Every Tuesday thoughout the festival, at 18h30
JAZZ
Free
Bistrot de Pays - El Taller TAURINYA - 21h
Claudia Solal & Benjamin Moussay
Female vocals and piano
11€
Wednesday 7th
La Fabrica - ILLE SUR TÊT - 21h
Claudia Solal & Benjamin Moussay
Thursday 8th
Palais des Congrès - PERPIGNAN - 21h
Emile Parisien Quartet
Jazz which is upbeat, entertaining, refined and reflective with humour!
Followed by.....
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist, inspiration for Miles Davies, with James CAMMACK on bass, Kenny WASHINGTON on drums and Manolo BADRENA on percussion.
32€
Friday 9th
Caves Ecoiffier - ALENYA - 21h
Claudia Solal & Benjamin Moussay
11 €
Saturday 10th
El Mediator - 21h
Wired System + Cie Yann Lheureux
Myriel GROSBARD : vocals
Laurent GUILLOT : electric drums
Jérôme DRU : guitar
Pierre COULON CERISIER : compositions and synthetiseurs
+ la Cie Yann LHEUREUX
12€
Sunday 11th
Ruins of the Château de Leucate - 11h30
Ginguette du Festival les Identi’terres/Fanfare du Minervois/Luis Balaguer Quartet
Picnic in Leucate (oysters and white wine for sale on site from local producers), listen to Laurent Cavaillé and team, 20 musicians, and at 15h00 trio flamenco-jazz of Andalusian guitarist Luis BALAGUER, with cellist Patrick FELICES, saxophonist PEDRO CORTEJOSA amongst many others.
12.00 €
Ruines du Château - LEUCATE - 11h30
La Fanfare du Minervois - Laurent Cavalié + Combi Trio
Tuesday 13th
Cour du Musée Rigaud - PERPIGNAN - 18h30
Cour du Musée Rigaud - PERPIGNAN - 18h30
Jazz en Cours
Every Tuesday thoughout the festival, at 18h30
JAZZ
Free
Université de Perpignan - 18h30
Film:Step across the border
Avant-garde documentary film on English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith. Shot in black and white, it shows Frith rehearsing, performing, giving interviews and relaxing. Other musicians featured include René Lussier, Iva Bittová, Tom Cora, Tim Hodgkinson, Bob Ostertag and John Zorn.
Wikipedia
1€
Université de Perpignan - 21h
Jean Louis
Trio of trumpet, double bass and drums
1€
CONSERVATOIRE DE PERPIGNAN - 21h00
Rudresh Mahanthappa & Vijay Iyer
Rudresh MAHANTHAPPA, saxophonist alto with pianist Vijay IYER - jazz afro americain
14.00 €
Thursday 15th
El Mediator - 21h
Le Chat de Schrödinger
Piano and cello duo
Followed by.....
Cabo San Roque
Ten actors, singers and dancers...
15€
Friday 16th
El Mediator - 21h
The Unknown Project - Nils Petter Molvaer
Electro jazz evening
15€
Saturday 17th
La Forteresse - SALSES - 16h
Sidsel Endresen solo
Hypnotic female vocalist
followed by....
Terje Isungset, percussionist in duo with electirc guitarist Stian Westerhus.
8€
Cinéma Le Rive Gauche - PERPIGNAN - 21h30
Film: Joëlle Léandre : la basse continue
Documentary following double bassist, vocalist, and composer, Joëlle Leandre over two years—at in her home in Paris and country home in South France, her residence at Mills College in California, various musical meetings throughout France and Belgium and her tour in Israel.
Meetings with other musicians feature her in a magnificent duet with Anthony Braxton on the alto sax, duets with guitarist Fred Frith, violin player India Cooke and Barre Phillips; performances with vocalist Lauren Newton and trombone player George Lewis
Normal cinema prices
Sunday 18th
Place de la Victoire - pied du Castillet - PERPIGNAN - 09h
L’échappée du Zèbre
Guitar, castagnettes and piano
On your bike or in your car, anyone can join this fanfare which starts at the Castillet and headsfor the chapelle de Juhègues near Torreilles for an ’apéro musical’ picnic, (bring your own but the wine is free!) ), and a concert with trio Lazarevitch/Varilh/Allouche.
12€
Tuesday 20th
Cour du Musée Rigaud - PERPIGNAN - 18h30
Cour du Musée Rigaud - PERPIGNAN - 18h30
Jazz en Cours
Every Tuesday thoughout the festival, at 18h30
JAZZ
Free
Palais des Congrés - 14h30
Jazz et Vins
Trio DANZA SUSPIRO, trio « Arcoluz » with Renaud Garcia-Fons, guitarist Kiko RUIZ and cajun Pascal ROLANDO provide the music on this tasting trip through the vineyards of Roussillon - Domaine de l’Ou de Montescot, Domaine Cazes de Rivesaltes, Domaine de Rombeau - usually the highlight of the festival (departure 14h30 Palais des Congrès - 19h00, Rivesaltes - Domaine de Rombeau - return around midnight)
38.00 € (including transport, music, dinner) 33€ without transport
Reservation recommended.
Seperate tarif for Renaud Garcia Fons concert (16€)
Thursday 22nd
Théâtre Municipal - PERPIGNAN - 20h30
Yves Robert "Inspirine" trio
French trombonist Yves Robert delivers a wonderfully creative and rhythmic piece of music with "Inspirine", in the not so common format of a trombone trio. Cyrille Atef plays drums on all pieces, and Bruno Chevillon plays bass and Vincent Courtois cello, yet not together.
followed by.....
Bass Drum Bone
Trio Mark Helias on bass, Gerry Hemingway on drums and Ray Anderson on trombone with improvisations can be bluesy or ethereal, pensive or raucous in the space of a few seconds.
22€
Friday 23rd
Théâtre Municipal - PERPIGNAN - 20h30
Julien Lourau "Saïgon" quartet
Sax, piano, double bass and drums
followed by.....
Jacky Terrasson trio
Franco American jazz pianist
22€
Saturday 24th
100 metres from the centre of the universe - PERPIGNAN - 18h
HÅVARD WIIK « PIANO SOLO »
Piano soloist
8€
Théâtre Municipal - PERPIGNAN - 20h30
Mikko Innanen Trio invites Daniel Erdmann
Sax, keyboard and drums
followed by.....
Henri Texier "Red Route" quartet
Tenor sax, guitar, clarinet, drums, double bass...
Warm, a broad spectrum of influences from around the world.
25€
Sunday 25th
Place de la République - 12h30
Le Final du Zèbre avec RIGOLUS!!!
Sax, vocals.....
Picnic and final concert final - Perpignan
The festival draws to a close with a giant picnic in the Place de la République for all jazz lovers (bring your own food and wine) followed by a free concert with Rigolus
Reservations
Ticket office (from 20th September)
La maison du Festival
15, rue de la Cloche d’Or – 66000 Perpignan
11h- 19h non stop - Mon - Sat
Tél : +33 (0)4 68 51 13 14
La FNAC
Place de la Catalogne - 66000 Perpignan
El Médiator
Avenue Gal Leclerc - 66000 Perpignan
Harmonia Mundi
18, rue de l’Ange - 66000 Perpignan
or by internet