le Moulin présente Jazz Affair  

 
 

les Productions le Moulin présentent 

Jazz Affair

*Un des meilleurs groups acappella au Canada!/One of the best acappella groups in Canada!

le dimanche 19 mai à 19:30/Sunday, May 19 at 7:30

Marc-Lescarbot (Université Sainte-Anne): 

À noter que ce spectacle était originalement prévu pour le Richelieu.

Please note that the venue for this show had originally been announced as the Richelieu.

Billets: Vous décidez le prix

Tickets: Pay What You Will

**voir explication ci-dessous/See explanation below

 

English text follows!

Français: De Charles Aznavour à Stevie Wonder, en passant par Van Morrison, Thelonius Monk, Oscar Peterson, et Charles Trenet, les pièces se succèdent et s'entremêlent. Les 6 voix uniques (trois femmes et trois hommes) s'amusent à interprété les plus belles mélodies de ces artistes et bien d'autres à travers des arrangements originaux. Le groupe puise dans le répertoire des standards de jazz et des grandes chansons populaires qui ont fait la gloire de New York dans les années 40 et 50, et d'autres chansons plus récentes ainsi que des chansons françaises et bilingues,. 

Par leurs arrangements originaux et étoffés, Jazz Affair propose une soirée où l’on chante l’amour, le plaisir et la liberté, au-delà des époques et des frontières. Influencé par Manhattan Transfer et New York Voices, deux groupes phares de musique américaine, Jazz Affair se démarque par sa signature 100% a cappella, ce qui en fait un des rares groupes professionnels de jazz vocal au Canada.

 

English 
Jazz Affair unites six unique voices (three females – three males) into a colourful and dynamic whole. Their repertoire is diverse and includes jazz standards as well as popular songs performed in exciting new renditions. Influenced by Manhattan Transfer and New York Voices, two flagship bands of American music, Jazz Affair stands out by its 100% a cappella sound, making it one of the rare professional vocal jazz bands in Canada.

Inspired by New York in the 50s and 60s, but by more recent music as well, the members of Jazz Affair sing well-known melodies by composers such as Charlie Parker, Stevie Wonder, Chick Corea, Van Morrison, Charles Aznavour, and Blondie. Jazz Affair’s rich and original arrangements will offer you beautiful acappella music that will take you beyond eras and borders.

 

Ce que les médias en disent/Critical acclaim

Ce sextuor a cappella revisite avec charme et intelligence les grands standards de jazz. -Le Journal de Montréal

Ils font la contrebasse et les percussions. Ils font la rythmique sans le piano. Et ils font cela comme des champions. -Le Devoir

Unique, chaque voix se complète pour former un univers sonore chargé, à tel point qu'on en vient à oublier l'absence d'instruments. -Journal Le Fil

(translation: Each unique voice completes the blend, creating a full universe of sounds. We almost forget that there are no instruments.)

*I've seen many acappella groups and I consider Jazz Affair to be one of the very best bands of its kind in Canada. Unlike most other bands, this group's repertoire (drawn from jazz, pop, rock, French chanson) is much more varied than other acappella groups. Secondly, most acappella bands are quartets. The wide-ranging six voices in Jazz Affair are soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass. This allows for more sophisticated and nuanced arrangements and percussive vocal effects. -le Moulin's Artistic Director

www.jazzaffairvocal.com

 

 

**Pay What You Will – Here’s how it works:

– We recommend that you get a ticket to reserve your place at no charge. Tickets can be picked up at the usual locations: Ocean Blue Music (Yarmouth); Saulnierville Pharmacy; Weymouth Drugstore; La Shoppe Verte (Concession)    or contact: pcm.comeau@ns.sympatico.ca; (902) 769-3288

 – At the performance, we will provide an envelope and ask audience members to pay whatever amount they wish, cash or cheque (based on their own individual experience) following the performance.

You decide the price of your tickets! The objective of “Pay What You Will” (a ticketing approach that we and some other venues use once a year or so) is to increase access to our events and to encourage our patrons to take a chance on new and exciting performers.

Un gros merci à nos commanditaires/A big thank you to our sponsors: Gérard Pothier, avocat/barrister; Patrimoine canadien; Arts N.S.; Atlantic Presenters Association