The Jazz Festival of Amiens, northern France, is back in March with a programme focused on the theme “I have a dream” and which will go through the links between music and utopias or political struggles.
From March 11 to 19, the Jazz Van (Caravane du Jazz) will give a foretaste of the festival, taking place from March 23 to 27, and will travel through the Picardy region with Yom, Misja Fitzgerald Michel and Blick Bassy.
The programme: Rachid Taha, Brigitte Fontaine, Anthony Joseph & The Spasm Band, Tumi and the Volume, Speech Debelle, Ogres de Barback, Bombes 2 bal, Seb Martel, Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Ségal ….
There will be also a great many of special creations. The opening night, especially, will set the tone with « Times they are a-changin », a unique creation for 2 harmonies and 5 singers, designed and arranged by Sarah Murcia.
The 120 musicians of Harmonies of Roye and Epehy will accompany with Mamani Keita (Mali), Rodolphe Burger, Jim Yamouridis (Greece/Australia), Kamilya Jubran (Palestine), Fantazio. Together they will play songs of struggle, hope and protest, famous or exhumed, from songs of renowned French singer Georges Brassens, Bob Marley, Sayed Darwish, Public Enemy, Mikis Theodorakis, Bob Dylan, Jungle Street Band, La Bande à Rosa, Zebulon and many others.
But also …
Noel Akchoté Solo with his performance Revolver. Alone with his electric guitar, he will play covers of Daft Punk, Lou Reed, John Fahey, Ornette Coleman and he will give his very personal version of subversion.
Eric Legnini Trio and special guest Fabrizio Bosso. The pianist will play songs he knows well, soul music of the 60’s, with blaxploitation and black power.
Seb Martel for a tribute to Woody Guthrie.
Useful information: Phone: +33 3 22 91 04 86 Contact: tdj@nnx.com Bookings: * Maison de la Culture d’Amiens – Place Léon Gontier / BP 0631 – 80 006 Amiens Cedex 1 Phone: +33 3 22 97 79 77 – Tuesday to Friday from 1 to 19 pm and Saturday from 2 to 7 pm * La Malle à disques – 1 rue du Marché Lanselles – 80 000 Amiens Phone: +33 3 22 72 01 86 – Monday 2 to 7 pm and Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 7 pm Internet and phone bookings: * billetel Fnac, Carrefour, Géant * +33 892 68 36 22 – www.fnac.com * Digitick / www.digitick.com * Ticketnet, Auchan, Cora, Cultura, E. Leclerc, Virgin Megastore * +33 892 390 100 – www.ticketnet.fr
