-Raul Midon (Jazz World)
Friday, March 9, 2012, at 9:00 PM Grappelli Hall
Raul Midón is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist from New Mexico (USA) who resides in New York. His unique musical style blends many influences, including soul, jazz, folk, blues, and Latin music. His tracks, recorded in English or Spanish, are based on extraordinary vocal feats, sometimes even replicating instrument sounds with his mouth…
Kenny Garrett (Jazz)
Thursday, March 15, 2012, at 9:00 PM Nice Conservatory Auditorium
His father was a tenor saxophonist. Kenny Garrett’s career began when he joined the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1978, led by Duke’s son, Mercer Ellington. Three years later, he played in the Mel Lewis Orchestra (performing Thad Jones’ music) and also in the Dannie Richmond Quartet (particularly working on Charles Mingus’ compositions). In 1984, he recorded his first album as a leader. Since then, he has composed 11 albums, many of which have been nominated for Grammy Awards…
-General Elektriks (Pop/Electro/Funk)
Friday, March 16, 2012, at 8:30 PM Lino Ventura Theater
The people of Nice can recharge their batteries with this concert by General Elektriks, a Franco-American keyboard wizard. RV Salters will present “Parker Street,” his new album, affirming further laboratory work in the vein of American hip-hop productions, in the service of a musicians’ disc…
-“Fair: le Tour” The Shoes + Quadricolor + Little D. Big B
(Rock)
Saturday, March 17, 2012, at 8:30 PM Lino Ventura Theater
The Shoes This fabulous live band intelligently processed the best of British rock from the last 30 years to develop music that is profoundly rock while driven by a resolutely electro dance floor sound… A discovery of FAIR, the band was a hit at the Printemps de Bourges, and their performance on the Grand Journal in January left a mark. They are preparing an Olympia in Paris in June. Unmissable!
Quadricolor After being the first discovery from Nice at the Printemps de Bourges in 10 years in 2010, the band has toured the biggest festivals (Rock en Seine, Chorus, Pantiero, Solidays…) and the finest stages in France, even Europe…
- Opening act: Little d Big B Big winners of the ZIK ZAK competition, the Galeries Lafayettes springboard, and one of the three groups managed by the La Ruche project in 2011, Little d. Big B. is patiently building a beautiful rock work influenced by the Arctic Monkeys, The Vines, and The White Stripes.
