Jazz at
The Abbey – A History of Jazz Piano
At the turn of the 20th century, a new music emerged, born from the constant interplay between the diverse cultures of the American melting pot. Immersed from the moment they arrived from Africa in the music of the white colonists, which they heard in churches, bandstands, street performances, and parades, Black and Creole musicians appropriated these musical styles and adapted them to their own style, adding new ingredients: the flavor of the blues, the fervor of spirituals, the syncopated rhythms of ragtime—all within an unlikely gumbo from which jazz would emerge. With their ten fingers and eighty-eight keys, pianists would play a major role in the stylistic evolution of this nascent music that would embrace the 10th century. Musicians: - Matthieu ROFFE, piano - Eric THEILER, trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn - Nicolas GEGOUT, saxophones, clarinet, piccolo - Pierre REBOUD, trombone, sousaphone, arrangements - Pascal NICOL, guitar, banjo - Mathieu LOIGEROT, double bass, vocals - Yragaël UNFER, drums. The Médium Ensemble was born from a dream and a long period of development: to bring together nine like-minded musicians around an ambitious project, halfway between the orchestral richness of a big band and the improvisational freedom of smaller ensembles. Under the guidance of saxophonist and composer Damien Prud'Homme, this nonet embodies a "Dream Team" where each instrumentalist finds their place and space. Musicians: - Patrice Lerech, trumpet - Phillip Schug, trombone - Michaël Cuivillon, alto sax - Dom Gatto, tenor sax - Sylvain Courtney, guitar - Volker Engelberth, piano - Franck Agulhon, drums - Gautier Laurent, double bass - Damien Prud'Homme, saxophone, flute & composition. Reservations on the Abbaye des Prémontrés website. 3-CONCERT PASS: Enjoy a special rate by booking all three Jazz at the Abbey concerts: - Concert with Murat Öztürk, Sunday, May 31 at 88 pm - Concert with Damien Prud'Homme Medium Ensemble, Sunday, June 28 at 17 pm - Concert "A History of Jazz Piano", Sunday, September 17 at 17 pm
