Faby Médina Jazz Caraïbe is a profound desire to bring Caribbean culture to life through the language of vibrant and colorful jazz. The Caribbean is a musical crossroads where all cultures come together—African, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon—in a captivating dance, and it's only natural that jazz finds its place there.This evening will be a tribute to the great Caribbean composers and performers who have taken this music beyond the Antilles: Al Lirvat, Henri Salvadore, Jocelyne Béroard, Bebo Valdès, Mario Canonge, and many others. This musical journey takes us from Guadeloupe to New Orleans, via Haiti and Puerto Rico. To enhance this music with its rich and varied rhythms and harmonies, we find Faby Médina on vocals, Jerry Léonide on piano, Ralph Lavital on guitar, Zacharie Abraham on double bass, and Kristof Negrit on drums.Originally from the Caribbean and born in Paris, jazz singer Faby Médina comes from a family of music lovers. She began dancing at the age of 5 at her local conservatory, a discipline she practiced for over twenty years, including one at the Rick Odums International Jazz Dance Center. She experimented with several instruments such as the piano, violin, and flute, before finally choosing operatic singing at the age of 14. At 16, she began her training by joining one of the most prestigious Parisian gospel choirs of the moment, the "Gospel Chords Singers." Doors are opening and she continues to enchant concert halls and festivals, and to accompany artists....
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Faby Médina Jazz Caraïbe is a profound desire to bring Caribbean culture to life through the language of vibrant and colorful jazz. The Caribbean is a musical crossroads where all cultures come together—African, Latin, and Anglo-Saxon—in a captivating dance, and it's only natural that jazz finds its place there.This evening will be a tribute to the great Caribbean composers and performers who have taken this music beyond the Antilles: Al Lirvat, Henri Salvadore, Jocelyne Béroard, Bebo Valdès, Mario Canonge, and many others. This musical journey takes us from Guadeloupe to New Orleans, via Haiti and Puerto Rico. To enhance this music with its rich and varied rhythms and harmonies, we find Faby Médina on vocals, Jerry Léonide on piano, Ralph Lavital on guitar, Zacharie Abraham on double bass, and Kristof Negrit on drums.Originally from the Caribbean and born in Paris, jazz singer Faby Médina comes from a family of music lovers. She began dancing at the age of 5 at her local conservatory, a discipline she practiced for over twenty years, including one at the Rick Odums International Jazz Dance Center. She experimented with several instruments such as the piano, violin, and flute, before finally choosing operatic singing at the age of 14. At 16, she began her training by joining one of the most prestigious Parisian gospel choirs of the moment, the "Gospel Chords Singers." Doors are opening and she continues to enchant concert halls and festivals, and to accompany artists.
Faby Médina Jazz Caraïbe, est une volonté profonde de faire résonner la culture caribéenne avec le langage d’un jazz vibrant et haut en couleur. La Caraïbe, c’est un carrefour musical où toutes les cultures viennent se mêler : africaines, latines, anglo-saxonnes, dans une danse envoûtante, et c’est tout naturel que le jazz y trouve sa place. Cette soirée sera un hommage aux grands compositeurs et aux grands interprètes caribéens qui ont porté cette musique au-delà des Antilles : Al Lirvat, Henri Salvadore, Jocelyne Béroard, Bebo Valdès, Mario Canonge, et tant d’autres encore. Ce voyage musical nous mène de la Guadeloupe à La Nouvelle-Orléans, en passant par Haïti et Puerto Rico. Pour sublimer cette musique au rythme et aux harmonies, riches et multiples, on retrouvera Faby Médina au Chant, Jerry Léonide au Piano, Ralph Lavital à la Guitare, Zacharie Abraham à la Contrebasse et Kristof Negrit à la Batterie. Originaire de la Caraïbe et née à Paris, la chanteuse de Jazz Faby Médina est issue d’une famille de mélomane. Elle commence la danse à l’âge de 5 ans au conservatoire de sa commune, discipline qu’elle pratiquera pendant plus d’une vingtaine d’années dont une au Centre international de danse jazz Rick Odums. Elle goûte à plusieurs instruments comme le piano, le violon et la flûte puis finit par choisir le chant lyrique à l’âge de 14 ans. A 16 ans, elle fait ses classes en intégrant l’une des plus prestigieuses chorales de gospel parisien du moment le "Gospel Chords Singers". Des portes s’ouvrent et elle n’en finit pas d’enchanter les salles de concerts et les festivals, et d’accompagner des artistes.
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