Our time is not nearly an oddity. But in 2021, after many postponements, the March Jazz festival was able to be held throughout the department. But it was in October.
In 2022, the event, always eagerly awaited by music lovers, will take place as planned, and on the usual dates. The 28th edition will therefore begin on February 26, just six months after the previous one, and will run until April 2. The lineup has just been announced, and it promises to be rich.
Three reasons to go to the March Jazz festival
1 / The headliners
A few well-known names among jazz fans stand out. On March 11, in Louillard, saxophonist Sophie Alour, known for mastering all styles, from traditional jazz to funk, will arrive in a quintet to present her new album, Enjoy.
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Michel Portal: “Music drives me crazy! “
The next day, in Mainvilliers, Canadian singer KellyLee Evans will share her happiness to be on stage. Impossible to label her: she can sing gospel as well as soul, funk or even electro. To discover.
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In Mainvilliers, always, on March 25, it will be the big return of Malted Milk, regulars of the place. The group remains an undisputed master of the millimeter groove with formidable efficiency.
At the end of the festival, on April 2, trumpeter Nicolas Folmer will perform Breathe, a project born with confinement. Jazz, yes, but modern, even avant-garde.
2 / The discoveries
The reassuring thing about jazz is that there are always new musicians to ensure continuity and propel it into modernity.
This is particularly the case of Louise Jallu, a young 27-year-old accordionist who will celebrate the songs of Astor Piazzolla, the legendary Argentinian composer. It will open the festival on February 26 in Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre.
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A week later, on March 5 at the Dreux theater, there is a singer with a 100% retro concept. Hailey Tuck is an American in her thirties who arrived in Paris at the age of 18 and sports a total look of the (19) 20s. Astonishing contrast with our time!
Then, on March 19, the singer and guitarist Leïla Duclos. She will present her very first album in the small hall of the village of Bailleau-Armenonville, Fire girl.
3 / Traditional jazz
Despite its many changes, classical jazz still remains the force of attraction towards which all other styles gravitate. Several representatives of this prestigious school will perform during the festival.
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This is the case, for example, of André Ceccarelli. The drummer, active since the 1960s, is an integral part of a new project, the Thierry Maillard trio, which will play on March 19 at the Espace Malraux in Châteaudun.
At Maintenon, on March 26, François Poitou will present an astonishing fusion between jazz and classical music.
Convenient. https://jazzdemars.com/
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Remi Bonnet
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