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Darius Jones Quartet with Emilie Lesbros at Greenwich House Music School
Courtesy of Steven Joerg | Posted on September 16, 2014
Where
Greenwich House Music School
46 Barrow Street
New York, NY
Map
212-242-4770
When
Sun, September 21, 2014
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Darius Jones
saxophone, altoMatt Mitchell
pianoPascal Niggenkemper
bass, acousticChes Smith
drumsEmilie Lesbros
vocalsAbout
In the second night of the Darius Jones stand, he collaborates with Paris-based vocalist Emilie Lesbros for the band Brigitte’s Baby.
Darius Jones, alto saxophone; Emilie Lesbros, vocals; Matt Mitchell, piano; Pascal Niggenkemper, double-bass; Ches Smith, drums
Saxophonist-composer, Darius Jones, and French vocalist-composer, Emilie Lesbros, will be collaborating on a new vocal work as a homage to French avant-garde vocalist Brigitte Fontaine. Fontaine is the inspiration for this project because of her eclectic musical taste and cross-cultural collaborations throughout her career. The desire of the composers is to create eclectic musical works driven by french lyrics and poetry dealing with the relationship between African-American and French cultures. ...