Here are the main points of the 36th Jazzèbre Festival which will take place from September 19 to October 13, in Perpignan and the P.-O.
As every year, the festival invites you on the paths of the unusual, in original places, to discover confirmed musical talents, but also young creators, guarantors of the diversity of aesthetics. Note that this 2024 program offers an equal share to female and male artists.
Roaming
A plethora of proposals resulting from cultural cooperation, dear to Jazzèbre. Note the great escape to Port-Vendres throughout the day of September 28. Five events including the sax solo by Sakina Abdou; a musical reading with Claude Faber (voice) and Camille Maussion (sax) also in creative residency; the evening concert by Airelle Besson (trumpet), one of the greatest musicians of French jazz, in a duo with the immense accordionist Lionel Suarez.
On October 3, an improbable but terribly harmonious marriage of kora and accordion, with Ablaye Cissoko and Cyrille Brotto, at the Thuir hospital center. Guaranteed thrills on October 10 at the Théâtre aux Croisements in Perpignan, with the evocation of a mystical Orient: a project by singer Walid Ben Selim and harpist Marie-Marguerite Cano.
Exceptional evenings
Two evenings of double concerts at the Municipal Theatre of Perpignan. On October 11, a trip between Brazil and Spain: the project Lampshade highlights the voice and lyrics of Juçara Marçal, an icon of the Brazilian underground scene. In the second part of the evening, the saxophonist and singer Antonio Lizana, a famous representative of the new flamenco jazz.
The next day, actor Frédéric Pierrot will join forces with drummer Christophe Marguet and double bassist Claude Tchamitchian for a musical reading around Disquiet de Pessoa. They will be succeeded by the multi-award-winning saxophonist Sophie Alour with her project The virtuoso timeOn October 13, for the finale, the Archipelago will welcome the Malian diva Fatoumata Diawara with the titles of her latest album. My London.
Outside the walls
Building on their success last season, the Tuesday Jazz, friendly afterworks at the consular palace, are becoming a regular part of the program. The first will take place on October 1st, with the following ones taking place throughout the 2025 season.
Two Sunday picnics in this festival: on September 29 in Théza with the lively jazz of the Tigre (Toulousain) des Platanes; on October 6, in Estagel, to the sound of the Balkan songs of Okadaïkan.
Around the festival
On October 13, you will be able to visit the Lurçat exhibition at the Rigaud Museum with music. On three dates, you will also have the opportunity to attend one of the public rehearsals of the Grande Fanfare.
Finally, children’s “little ears” will not be forgotten: three concerts are dedicated to them.
Before the public presentation evening on Thursday, September 19 at the Casa Musicale in Perpignan, in the company of L’Arbre Rouge, a preamble is planned for this Saturday, September 14 with a concert by the local group Ublot, in Sainte-Colombre-de-la-Commanderie, as part of the Courts-Circuit festival.
Detailed programming, information and reservations: jazzebre.com
