Festival 2024
Monday 15 and Tuesday 16 July
An exceptional line-up,
The 3rd edition of Swing'in Venasque will be all about women!
Two exceptional artists with very different musical repertoires will be on hand to delight everyone!
SOMESWING
Monday 15 July / 6:00 pm
Place de la Fontaine
Someswing is guitar, tenor saxophone, vocals and rhythm. They enjoy sharing their music, improvising on jazz standards and arranging French songs with a jazzy twist.
With Guillaume Baer (guitar), Cécile Marinelli (sax and vocals), Dimitry Blachère (drums), Christophe Asvisio-Pontier (bassist)
Gilda SOLVE Quartet
Monday 15 July / 9:00 pm
Place du Baptistère
Gilda Solve, American, was born in San Francisco. She has lived in France for many years, and particularly enjoys osmosis with the European jazz musicians she meets. Gilda Solve
was one of the 5 revelations of the 2003 Juan les Pins international competition. Her vocal technique, her stage presence, her charm, the emotions she arouses and her contact with the audience leave a strong impression after every concert. After having sung a variety of repertoires, including Duke Ellington, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Chick Corea, originals, etc., Gilda invites us to join her for a repeat performance,
Gilda invites us to take another trip through unforgettable jazz standards, complemented by her more contemporary repertoire, with her quartet featuring Patrice Galas (piano), Patricia Lebeugle (double bass) and Jean-Pierre Derouard (drums - trumpet).
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BEE QUARTET
Tuesday 16 July / 6:00 pm
Place de la Fontaine
As a singer and actress, Bee took part in the creation of Starmania, and recorded Les parapluies de Cherbourg with Michel Legrand... Passionate about swing, in 2022 she formed the duo Alex & Bee with bassist Alexandre Roure. Their repertoire features hits from the 50s to the 70s, sung in French and English. Committed to the jazz quartet tradition, this Comtat Venaissin duo is joined by Robert Rönnback on piano and Serge Pujol on drums.
Closing with
Rhoda SCOTT lady quartet
Tuesday 16 July / 9:00 pm
Place du Baptistère
Rhoda Scott, the American jazz singer and organist nicknamed "The Barefoot Lady", has given her agreement in principle. Influenced by rhythm and blues and gospel, Rhoda Scott has drawn inspiration from the phrasing of singers such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Barbra Streisand, as well as saxophonists like Eddie Lockjaw Davis and Johnny Griffin5. A living legend on the Hammond organ who still plays barefoot, she embodies generosity, talent, energy and feeling. She will be accompanied by her "Lady Quartet", made up of 3 other highly talented musicians: Sophie Alour (tenor saxophone), Lisa Cat-Berro (alto saxophone) and Julie Saury (drums).
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