Nubya Garcia at Old Charity Center

Along with Shabaka Hutchings, Zara McFarlane, Moses Boyd, Theon Cross, Ezra Collective and Kokoroko, Nubya Garcia has reinvented and breathed new life into jazz and won a new audience. Some will say that it is difficult to classify, others will say that it is simply innovative and uninhibited from the uses and customs traditionally used in the art of jazz!London-born saxophonist, composer and conductor, Nubya Garcia studied under the direction of renowned pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. His solid foundations coupled with his determination will give albums now become references as Source in 2020 and Odyssey in 2024. Two albums where jazz, classical harmonizes willingly with dub sounds of the African diaspora, R&B, cumbia... Nubya Garcia’s personal jukebox is rich, and its selections are numerous leaving for its large public to dream of dancing and groover during its innovative stage performances.La Vieille Charité will obviously vibrate to the sounds of this quartet....

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Along with Shabaka Hutchings, Zara McFarlane, Moses Boyd, Theon Cross, Ezra Collective and Kokoroko, Nubya Garcia has reinvented and breathed new life into jazz and won a new audience. Some will say that it is difficult to classify, others will say that it is simply innovative and uninhibited from the uses and customs traditionally used in the art of jazz!London-born saxophonist, composer and conductor, Nubya Garcia studied under the direction of renowned pianist Nikki Yeoh at Camden Music. His solid foundations coupled with his determination will give albums now become references as Source in 2020 and Odyssey in 2024. Two albums where jazz, classical harmonizes willingly with dub sounds of the African diaspora, R&B, cumbia... Nubya Garcia’s personal jukebox is rich, and its selections are numerous leaving for its large public to dream of dancing and groover during its innovative stage performances.La Vieille Charité will obviously vibrate to the sounds of this quartet.

Tout comme, Shabaka Hutchings, Zara McFarlane, Moses Boyd, Theon Cross, Ezra Collective et Kokoroko, Nubya Garcia a su réinventer et insuffler un nouvel élan pour le jazz et permis de conquérir un nouveau public. Certain·es diront qu’elle est difficile à classer, d’autres diront qu’elle est simplement innovante et décomplexée des us et coutumes traditionnellement utilisés dans l’art du jazz !Saxophoniste, compositrice et chef d’orchestre, née à Londres, Nubya Garcia a étudié sous la direction de la célèbre pianiste Nikki Yeoh à Camden Music. Ses bases solides couplées à sa détermination donneront des albums aujourd’hui devenus références comme Source en 2020 et Odyssey en 2024. Deux albums où jazz, classique s’harmonisent volontiers avec des sonorités dub de la diaspora africaine, du R&B, de la cumbia… Le jukebox personnel de Nubya Garcia est riche, et ses sélections sont nombreuses laissant pour son large public de quoi rêver danser et groover lors de ses performances scéniques innovantes.La Vieille Charité de toute évidence va vibrer aux sonorités de ce quartet.

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