Catali Antonini "Persian Alexandria" new album release - concert at Sirius

« The intense jazz of Catali Antonini – A quintet full of fire for international music. Saturday’s event at the Crescent drew a huge crowd and will go down in history because of its intensity. The singer, Catali Antonini, reminded us that jazz has no frontier and merges with all music styles. For this concert called Persian Alexandria, Catali was accompanied by Eric Prost on saxophone, Pascal Berne on double bass, Stéphane Pelegri on Fender Rhodes and piano, and Yvan Oukrid on drums. The quintet shared with the audience the impressions of the singer’s journeys in the footsteps of a Corto Maltese, who is never far away....

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« The intense jazz of Catali Antonini – A quintet full of fire for international music. Saturday’s event at the Crescent drew a huge crowd and will go down in history because of its intensity. The singer, Catali Antonini, reminded us that jazz has no frontier and merges with all music styles. For this concert called Persian Alexandria, Catali was accompanied by Eric Prost on saxophone, Pascal Berne on double bass, Stéphane Pelegri on Fender Rhodes and piano, and Yvan Oukrid on drums. The quintet shared with the audience the impressions of the singer’s journeys in the footsteps of a Corto Maltese, who is never far away.
The vocal skills of Catali Antonini are staggering, combined with Eric Prost’s saxophone. Carried by a rhythm section of great intensity, she took the audience on fascinating voyages, from India to Greece and from Corsica to Persia. This visceral music touched each member of the audience to the core. »
( M.Bonnetain - www.lejsl.com )

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