At the height of summer, the South is in full swing and its festivities catch the eye of tourists from all over the world. The Alpes-Maritimes serve as a guide, with its towns teeming with more or less well-known events, showcasing immense talents. The Bahia Jazz 2011 is one of those must-see events soon to be regarded as landmarks.
The charm of a summer season, the lightness of a magnified period, synonymous with holidays and escape… July often rhymes with the best, with arts and their craftsmen in the spotlight.
From the warm ground of the Côte d’Azur, world music also finds a gilded platform, as pure talents remain faithful to their posts for each event.
Between the Nice and Cannes atmospheres, the Riviera styled Villeneuve-Loubet has begun an exercise composed of festivals, shows, and other gatherings around confirmed or emerging artists.
Near the Marina Baie des Anges, not far from the Cote d’Azur Hippodrome of Cagnes-sur-Mer, the Bahia Jazz is already making a name for itself, its stage approach already sparking interest from both enthusiasts and the general public.
A plush setting, an idyllic backdrop, the hectare of parkland of the Bahia Hotel and its luxurious terraces host this festival dedicated to jazz with a fresh idea: one date per week with feet in the water, where a rising jazz star will present their scales to the audience and share their repertoire under the starry sky.
The concept of an almost private concert, in the open air, for an intimate ambiance open to all.
JULY/AUGUST 2011 PROGRAM
Dining by reservation / 9 PM / Menu €30 / Subject to weather conditions
Friday, July 8 – Nina Papa Trio – (latin jazz, bossa nova)
This trio resonates in the bossa-nova tradition of great composers like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Chico Buarque, Joao Bosco, Gilberto Gil… Jean-Yves Mestre is accompanied by the warm, typically Brazilian voice of Nina Papa and the percussion of Cédric Ledonne, for an authentic journey through Brazil from the 1960s to the present day. Nina Papa (vocals) / Jean-Yves Mestre (guitar/vocals) / Cédric Ledonne (percussion)
[www.myspace.com/ninalcprod](https://www.myspace.com/ninalcprod)
Friday, July 15 – Nadia Scaillet Trio – (jazz world, swing N song)
This Trio offers a repertoire of vocal jazz, swing, and world music. Nadia Scaillet sings and plays the guitar with an afro-world sensitivity, blending her Zairian culture with her Anglo-Saxon musical influences.
She is accompanied by guitarist Amaury Filliard (Nice Jazz Orchestra) and double bassist Pascal Mason. Nadia Scaillet (vocals and guitar), Amaury Filliard (guitar), Pascal Masson (double bass)
[www.myspace.com/ngoijazzband](https://www.myspace.com/ngoijazzband)
Tuesday, July 26 – Sandrine Destefanis Trio (latin jazz)
First album Sphinx Distribution. Sandrine Destefanis presents her repertoire of swinging and romantic jazz.
Halfway between Henri Salvador and Lisa Ekdahl, this jazz song prodigy continually seeks her rhythms from all around the world: South America, the Caribbean, the Middle East… An auditory journey where jazz and bossa nova come together.
Sandrine Destefanis (vocals/percussion), Eric Alberti (piano), Pascal Masson (double bass)
[www.myspace.com/sandrinedestefanismusique](https://www.myspace.com/sandrinedestefanismusique)
Thursday, August 4 – Denia Ridley Trio – (jazz swing blues)
American singer, Denia Ridley interprets with great sensitivity the greatest classics of the jazz and be-bop repertoire (Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk, and Charlie Parker…).
With her crystalline voice and elegant swing, she recalls Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Carmen McRae… Denia Ridley (vocals), Eric Alberti (piano), Jack Sewing (double bass)
[www.myspace.com/deniaridley](https://www.myspace.com/deniaridley)
Thursday, August 25 – Maria Marolany Trio – (afro folk soul)
Maria Marolany is a singer, guitarist, and percussionist of Afro-Martinican origin. A backing vocalist for Salif Keita, she is now working on her first album Fleur de Lotus, dedicated to her compositions.
Her afro/folk repertoire pivots around songs written in the Mandingue tradition. Maria Marolany (vocals/cora), Gaetan Damoiseau (guitar), Christian Setian (percussion/cajon)
[www.myspace.com/mariamarolany](https://www.myspace.com/mariamarolany)
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Bahia Hotel – 23 Boulevard Eric Tabarly – 06270 Villeneuve-Loubet www.hotelbahia06.com
Dining by reservation / 9 PM / Menu €30 / Subject to weather conditions
Information/reservation: 04.93.20.21.21 / 06.88.69.99.89 / hotel.bahia@wanadoo.fr
Press communication, relations: 06 23 02 12 39 / bahia.jazz@free.fr
  
