This week...has some busy nights! First off, Elisabeth Kontomanou has "Carte Blanche" at the Duc des Lombards (ie. she invites musicians she likes to play at the Duke). Even if you don't know her name, you've probably heard her lovely album, Waitin' For Spring--she was named Voice of the Year at the Victoires du Jazz 2006. Tonight, she's invited Brazilian Bossa Nova vocalist Monica Passos; Thursday, brilliant minimalist drummer Leon Parker; and Friday & Saturday, sax player extraordinaire Sam Newsome. [tix 25 euros, show at 9:30pm or thereabouts]
I'm curious about the Peniche Antipode, floating in the canal near metro Riquet. They're advertising jazz on Thursday & Friday nights, starting at 9pm [from 5 to 8 euros, 69 quai de la Seine, 01.42.03.39.07]
I'm curious about the Peniche Antipode, floating in the canal near metro Riquet. They're advertising jazz on Thursday & Friday nights, starting at 9pm [from 5 to 8 euros, 69 quai de la Seine, 01.42.03.39.07]
But I might not make it there this week, because on Friday I'm heading out to La Dynamo, home to the Banlieues Bleues. Friday should be a superbly quirky evening, opening with WE INSIST--a sextet that surfs between experimental jazz & heavy metal (yep...John Zorn covers Queens of the Stone Age...doesn't it just make yer head bend to think about it?), followed by UNITED COLOR OF SODOM--a thrash big band led by bassist Jean-Philippe Morel. Can't wait. [10 euros, reserve tix online www.banlieuesbleues.org. La Dynamo, 9 rue Gabrielle Josserand in Pantin; it's right at the metro Aubervilliers-Pantin-4 Chemins...just walk around the block to the main entrance.]
Sunday, I might mosey down to the 7 Lezards' vocal jam hosted by Daniella Barda [starts at 8:30pm, so they say.]
Monday, I'm stayin' home, resting up for another foray into the burbs...because on Tuesday the Triton is celebrating the ALLUMES DU JAZZ (that's their logo up there). This is the association which represents 44 different indie jazz labels, and the evening should be a great chance to check out a slew of musicians I haven't seen before. For a free copy of the Allumes' Jan/07 newsletter, click here; a new issue is coming out next week, along with a spiffy new CD-- selections from 9 of their indie labels. So to celebrate, nine different musicians will be hitting the stage at the Triton, starting about 9pm. A darn good excuse to check out a great space, just barely outside Paris city limits. [15 euros, 01.49.72.83.13. Le Triton includes a swell bar & a resto that opens at 7pm, so you can eat when you get there, while waiting for the music to get going. 11 bis rue du Coq Francais, metro Mairie des Lilas.]
Sunday, I might mosey down to the 7 Lezards' vocal jam hosted by Daniella Barda [starts at 8:30pm, so they say.]
Monday, I'm stayin' home, resting up for another foray into the burbs...because on Tuesday the Triton is celebrating the ALLUMES DU JAZZ (that's their logo up there). This is the association which represents 44 different indie jazz labels, and the evening should be a great chance to check out a slew of musicians I haven't seen before. For a free copy of the Allumes' Jan/07 newsletter, click here; a new issue is coming out next week, along with a spiffy new CD-- selections from 9 of their indie labels. So to celebrate, nine different musicians will be hitting the stage at the Triton, starting about 9pm. A darn good excuse to check out a great space, just barely outside Paris city limits. [15 euros, 01.49.72.83.13. Le Triton includes a swell bar & a resto that opens at 7pm, so you can eat when you get there, while waiting for the music to get going. 11 bis rue du Coq Francais, metro Mairie des Lilas.]
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