If there's one thing that spans the ages of jazz, it's its unbreakable bond with improvisation. And it's in jam sessions that this magic takes on its full dimension: total freedom, unexpected encounters, raw energy.For this 19th edition of the Festival, the Club welcomes an emblematic musician whose history is intimately linked to this venue: รtienne Mbappรฉ.This great name in jazz and world music has a real love affair with the Club, which began in the 80s, when he played every night at the Caf'Conc on rue Saint-Denis. Whenever he had the chance, he would climb to the top of the stairs to listen to what was going on on this little stage... A stage he now knows better than anyone, after decades of music, sweat and passion shared within its walls.รtienne Mbappรฉ was born in Bonendale, in the Sawa region of Cameroon, in 1964. His talent quickly became apparent: virtuoso bassist, inspired composer and true showman, he is now recognized as one of the most versatile musicians of his generation. His distinctive, gloved style of playing gives him an inimitable sound signature - a finesse of touch and an expressiveness that sets him apart on stages the world over.He has left his mark on the Club's history with groups that have become cult names: Rido Bayonne, Casino, Ultramarine, Chic'hot, Su La Take, The Prophetes, Nec+......
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If there's one thing that spans the ages of jazz, it's its unbreakable bond with improvisation. And it's in jam sessions that this magic takes on its full dimension: total freedom, unexpected encounters, raw energy.For this 19th edition of the Festival, the Club welcomes an emblematic musician whose history is intimately linked to this venue: รtienne Mbappรฉ.This great name in jazz and world music has a real love affair with the Club, which began in the 80s, when he played every night at the Caf'Conc on rue Saint-Denis. Whenever he had the chance, he would climb to the top of the stairs to listen to what was going on on this little stage... A stage he now knows better than anyone, after decades of music, sweat and passion shared within its walls.รtienne Mbappรฉ was born in Bonendale, in the Sawa region of Cameroon, in 1964. His talent quickly became apparent: virtuoso bassist, inspired composer and true showman, he is now recognized as one of the most versatile musicians of his generation. His distinctive, gloved style of playing gives him an inimitable sound signature - a finesse of touch and an expressiveness that sets him apart on stages the world over.He has left his mark on the Club's history with groups that have become cult names: Rido Bayonne, Casino, Ultramarine, Chic'hot, Su La Take, The Prophetes, Nec+...
Sโil est une chose qui traverse les รฉpoques du jazz, cโest bien son lien inaltรฉrable avec lโimprovisation.Et cโest dans les jam sessions que cette magie prend toute sa dimension : libertรฉ totale, rencontres imprรฉvues, รฉnergie brute.Pour cette 19e รฉdition du Festival, le Club accueille un musicien emblรฉmatique, dont lโhistoire est intimement liรฉe ร ce lieu : รtienne Mbappรฉ.Ce grand nom du jazz et des musiques du monde a une vรฉritable histoire dโamour avec le Club, commencรฉe dans les annรฉes 80, alors quโil jouait chaque soir au CafโConc, rue Saint-Denis. Dรจs quโil en avait lโoccasion, il montait en haut de lโescalier pour รฉcouter ce qui se tramait sur cette petite scรจne... Une scรจne quโil connaรฎt aujourdโhui mieux que quiconque, aprรจs des dรฉcennies de musique, de sueur et de passion partagรฉes entre ses murs.Originaire de Bonendale, dans les terres sawa du Cameroun, รtienne Mbappรฉ voit le jour en 1964. Trรจs vite, son talent sโimpose : bassiste virtuose, compositeur inspirรฉ et vรฉritable showman, il est aujourdโhui reconnu comme lโun des musiciens les plus polyvalents de sa gรฉnรฉration. Son jeu si particulier, avec des gants, lui confรจre une signature sonore inimitable โ une finesse de toucher et une expressivitรฉ ร fleur de peau qui le distinguent sur toutes les scรจnes du monde.Il a marquรฉ lโhistoire du Club avec des groupes devenus cultes : Rido Bayonne, Casino, Ultramarine, Chicโhot, Su La Take, The Prophetes, Nec+... et aujourdโhui, avec son tout nouveau projet :COUNTRY SIDE โ African Blues Country Folk Pop Music - Un nom ร rallonge, ร lโimage de sa crรฉativitรฉ sans frontiรจres !
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