Funky Ella Featuring Leslie Lewis at Jazz Club Étoile

American jazz singer Leslie Lewis grew up with equal love for Ella and Aretha, and with her husband, pianist and arranger Gerard Hagen, she presents "Funky Ella", a new project celebrating feel-good music. With four of Paris's most sought-after musicians - Peter Giron (double bass), Nicolas Peslier (guitar), Mourad Benhammou (drums) and Jean-Philippe Naeder (percussion) - they perform music steeped in jazz and R&B, but where groove is king. With arrangements that create a unique backdrop for Leslie, who is an outstanding storyteller, their audience is drawn into a dynamic blend of jazz and R&B that infuses passion, beauty, honesty and humor.  The sextet's musicians have performed at many of the world's great jazz festivals, from Marciac to Melbourne and Ankara to Vienna, and with jazz legends such as Kurt Elling, Dave Liebman, Rhoda Scott, Kirk Lightsey and Claude Bolling. ...

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American jazz singer Leslie Lewis grew up with equal love for Ella and Aretha, and with her husband, pianist and arranger Gerard Hagen, she presents "Funky Ella", a new project celebrating feel-good music. With four of Paris's most sought-after musicians - Peter Giron (double bass), Nicolas Peslier (guitar), Mourad Benhammou (drums) and Jean-Philippe Naeder (percussion) - they perform music steeped in jazz and R&B, but where groove is king. With arrangements that create a unique backdrop for Leslie, who is an outstanding storyteller, their audience is drawn into a dynamic blend of jazz and R&B that infuses passion, beauty, honesty and humor.  The sextet's musicians have performed at many of the world's great jazz festivals, from Marciac to Melbourne and Ankara to Vienna, and with jazz legends such as Kurt Elling, Dave Liebman, Rhoda Scott, Kirk Lightsey and Claude Bolling. 

La chanteuse de jazz américaine Leslie Lewis a grandi avec un amour équivalent pour Ella et pour Aretha et, avec son mari, le pianiste et arrangeur Gerard Hagen, elle présente "Funky Ella", un nouveau projet célébrant la feel-good musique. Avec quatre musiciens très convoités de la scène parisienne - Peter Giron (contrebasse), Nicolas Peslier (guitare), Mourad Benhammou (batterie) et Jean-Philippe Naeder (percussions) - ils interprètent une musique imprégnée de jazz et de R&B, mais où le groove est roi. Grâce à des arrangements créant une toile de fond unique pour Leslie qui est une conteuse hors-pair, leur public est entraîné dans un dynamique mélange de jazz et de R&B qui insuffle passion, beauté, honnêteté et humour.  Les musiciens du sextet se sont produits dans de nombreux grands festivals de jazz du monde, de Marciac à Melbourne et d'Ankara à Vienne, et avec des légendes du jazz telles que Kurt Elling, Dave Liebman, Rhoda Scott, Kirk Lightsey et Claude Bolling. 

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