15 orchestras, 9 concerts, over 70 musicians. The Jazz Encounters in La Gaude will feature throughout the week of November 13th, the finest jazz musicians from the region. The event is free except for the weekend (ten euros entry). Advice for fans: reserve seats, as the concerts on Friday and Saturday are sold out.
More than an event, an institution. For ten years now, the So What association, represented among others by Alex Benvenuto, has been fighting to democratize the festival: “Thanks to the La Gaude town hall for the support they provide us, as well as to our sponsors: TSF (Jazz radio in the Alpes-Maritimes) … The goal of our association is to bring pleasure to the audience. To do this, we have to seek funding, otherwise the concerts wouldn’t be free. During the first festival, ten years ago, only ten musicians were present. The situation has greatly changed.”
Composed of two-thirds professionals, the La Gaude festival nonetheless allows young talents to discover themselves in front of an audience of connoisseurs. This is the case for the So What company, which trains several musicians each year. The goal of the festival is primarily to bring together the best jazzmen with roots in the region. Hence the sponsorship of Philips Barre (he lives in the Var.) Every year for ten years now, the event has grown to accommodate even more people. The 3000 spectator mark should once again be surpassed. Only one more thing to do…go to La Gaude.
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On the Jazz concert side:
From November 13th to 18th, the “Tenth Jazz Encounters of La Gaude”:
– Monday 13th at So What at 9 p.m.: Jazz standards with Tom Gilroy (sax, flute, vocals)
– Tuesday 14th at So What at 9 p.m.: Female sung Jazz with Behia and guitarist Louis Bariohay
– Wednesday 15th at So What at 9 p.m.: Carte Blanche evening to Sir Ali: hard Ensemble Nยฐ 53 by Ryoko Nuruki, and King Selewa and his Calypsonians
– Thursday 16th at So What at 9 p.m.: Improvised Music and Images with Barre Philips, Jean Marc Montera, and the Magic Band of Gypsys.
– Friday 17th at La Coupole at 9 p.m.: gala evening with the So What Company and a painting created in public by artist Ripo, then Agora (Jean-Marc Jafet). Presentation by Sir Ali.
– Saturday 18th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the gardens of La Coupole: Free “Jazz Aperitif” with the traditional Jazz of the Azur Swing Band. Awarding of the Seventh Jazz Trophies of the Cรดte d’Azur.
– Saturday 18th at So What from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Modern jazz with the Quart’Tรชtes group.
– Saturday 18th at 9 p.m. at La Coupole: Closing evening with Olivier Maurel Trio (2005 Jazz Trophies winner), Eric Maria Couturier on solo cello, and Eddy Gaulein Steff in quintet. Presentation by Sir Ali.
On the schools and colleges side: Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th, and Thursday 16th at the La Coupole hall: the 650 students from La Gaude schools will be introduced to Jazz with the Naja saxophone quartet and a film: “Franz and the Orchestra Conductor,” awarded at the International Young Audience Film Festival in February 2006.
Thursday 16th at La Coupole at 3 p.m.: Jazz and pedagogy with the Big Band “100% Swing” for 120 high school students from Baous and Saint Martin du Var colleges.
On the Animation side: Jazz in images
Exhibition hall of La Coupole, from November 13th to 20th. An exhibition sale of paintings, sculptures, and photographs on Jazz featuring painters and visual artists including Landuci, Ripo, and Robba alongside students’ creations from La Gaude schools on the Jazz theme. Opening on Saturday, November 18, and awarding prizes for the best student drawings.
Creation of a painting at the La Coupole hall, and public caricature creation.
Free musical aperitif offered by the Municipality of La Gaude in the gardens of La Coupole, Saturday, November 18, at 11:30 a.m. with the Azur Swing Band, and live caricatures offered by Ripo. The work created during the concert on Friday, November 18, will be sold for the benefit of the “Together with Benoรฎt” Association in the fight against leukemia. Awarding of the Jazz Trophies of the Cรดte d’Azur.
Movie/Restaurant evening on Monday, November 20, at 8 p.m. in the La Coupole Hall (by reservation) with the Culture and Cinema Association around the film “Elevator to the Gallows.”
A festive delight not to be missed.
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