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An ambitious project with and for women
Duke Ellington loved women who returned the sentiment; this passion for womankind inspired his oeuvre throughout his long career. The Duke Ladies are those whom he frequented, whose portraits he painted or who sang for him, embellished with subtle and refined arrangements (often with the complicity of Billy Strayhorn). His music paid homage to them with tenderness and humor.
The Duke Ladies are also the sincere and passionate female artists of our time who have come together to incarnate with talent and generosity the many facets of Ellington’s art. And since the maestro of charm considered that music is a woman, we dare to proclaim that women are the future of Duke! In his new project produce by Juste Une Trace, Laurent Mignard Duke Orchestra proposes a wide instrumental and vocal panorama in homage to women. Eight guest artists as Natalie Dessay, Roberta Gambarini and Rhoda Scott join the jazzwomen of the orchestra to embody with talent and generosity the multiple facets of the ellingtonian elegance.
The album DUKE LADIES VOL.1 is available here
Hong is a great movie signed by Arteskor Orkestra
Arteskor Orkestra is a large ensemble that is listened to as we watch great cinema.
The “traditional” jazz Big Band is revisited. The flute and the oboe replace the trumpets, the clarinet, the soprano saxophone and the bass clarinet replace the saxophones and the horns take the place of the trombones.
HONG by Arteskor Orkestra is available here
The cat who loves jazz
Do you know who is Polka ? Polka is a cat ! POLKA'S PLAYTIME is an original composition by Night Bus on Second Trip with Gary Brunton, Bojan Z and Simon Goubert.
The form of this 32 bar tune in the key of C is inspired by George Gershwin’s « I Got Rhythm ». The « up tempo » feel and the somewhat chaotic nature of the melody came about as Gary brunton watched the antics of the new family kitten Polka (Oriental Shorthair breed).
Video by Mirkö Lafrenière - Music by Gary Brunton (published by Éditions Amoc)
Amazing video for Jay and the Cooks – part.1
Watch, watch, watch ! LE COEUR SEC is a full French album by JAY AND THE COOKS. Original songs by Jay Ryan except one cover by Serge Gainsbourg. We produced videos for all songs. Here, you can find ON RASE TOUT, PRESQUE FOUTU and JE SUIS VENU TE DIRE QUE JE M'EN VAIS.
All the songs tell stories inspired by real life stories or pretty close to reality. Jay Ryan takes a look at society through the eyes of an American that has lived for more than 30 years in France. Mirkö Lafrenière realize videos.
RETROUVAILLES from Second Trip by Night Bus
New single by Night Bus for Second Trip with Gary Brunton, Bojan Z and Simon Goubert. Retrouvailles, for you non-French speakers the translation is: Reunion, Reunited, Homecoming..
A simple « bossa nova » in A minor, the only characteristic being that the chord sequence is arranged in a group of five mesures instead of four on the A section. There are strong bonds between musicians, almost like a family. It’s always fantastic to get back together to play, exchange ideas and see how everyone is evolving musically.
Release date: April 30, 2021 – PRE-SALE NOW – DELIVERY IN PREVIEW (shipping in march)
Video by Mirkö Lafrenière - Music by Gary Brunton (published by Éditions Amoc)