Hommage à Billie Holiday at Le Baiser Sale

Her fragile, fresh voice is instantly recognisable. Billie Holiday charms by literally juggling the notes; she is the epitome of the jazz singer par excellence! The Lady of the Gardenias, also known as "Lady Day", died in 1959, leaving behind magnificent albums such as "Lady In Satin" and "Billie Holiday", as well as "Strange Fruit", her first big hit, a poignant song denouncing the lynchings suffered by many African-Americans in the South of the United States at that time. Tricia Evy, a singer with an impressive vocal range, travels the world with her music and her exceptional voice, Billie Holiday being one of her greatest sources of inspiration. She invites Thomas Bramerie, an outstanding double bass player with a sensitive touch who tours and records with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Emmanuel Pahud and Jacky Terrasson....

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Her fragile, fresh voice is instantly recognisable. Billie Holiday charms by literally juggling the notes; she is the epitome of the jazz singer par excellence! The Lady of the Gardenias, also known as "Lady Day", died in 1959, leaving behind magnificent albums such as "Lady In Satin" and "Billie Holiday", as well as "Strange Fruit", her first big hit, a poignant song denouncing the lynchings suffered by many African-Americans in the South of the United States at that time. Tricia Evy, a singer with an impressive vocal range, travels the world with her music and her exceptional voice, Billie Holiday being one of her greatest sources of inspiration. She invites Thomas Bramerie, an outstanding double bass player with a sensitive touch who tours and records with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Emmanuel Pahud and Jacky Terrasson.

Voix fragile et fraîche reconnaissable entre mille, Billie Holiday charme en jonglant littéralement avec les notes, elle est l’incarnation de la chanteuse de jazz par excellence ! Disparue en 1959, la Dame aux gardénias aussi appelée « Lady Day » laisse derrière de magnifiques albums tels que « Lady In Satin » ou « Billie Holiday »,  ainsi qu’un titre, « Strange Fruit »,  sont premier grand succès, une chanson poignante qui dénonce les lynchages que subissent de nombreux afro-américains dans le sud des États Unis à l’époque. Tricia Evy, chanteuse au registre vocal impressionnant, parcourt le monde avec sa musique et sa voix d’exception, Billie Holiday justement, est l’une de ses plus grandes sources d’inspiration. Elle invite sur la scène du Baiser Salé, Thomas Bramerie, contrebassiste émérite au toucher sensible qui tourne et enregistre notamment avec Dee Dee Bridgewater, Emmanuel Pahud mais aussi Jacky Terrasson.

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