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Becca Stevens (vocal, guitar, charango, ukulele) Liam Robinson (piano, accordion, vocal) Chris Tordini (bass, vocal) Jordan Perlson (drums, percussions) An enchanting singer-songwriter-jewel from New York! Becca Stevens sings, acts, dances, plays guitar, ukulele and Charango - knows how to write good songs and how one brings them to the stage in a gripping manner! Full of warmth and urgency, she sings herself into the hearts of the audience. From North Carolina, Stevens comes from a musical family and is part of the New York scene. Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau are also two of her biggest fans. Her last album 'Weightless' was in the Top Ten of the international songwriter charts. Her music is a mixture of folk, jazz and pop, her voice is captivating.

Michel Portal Quintet feat. Nils Wogram & Lander Gyselinck Michel Portal, clarinets, saxophone, bandoneon Nils Wogram, trombone Bojan Z, piano, keyboard Bruno Chevillon, double bass, bass Lander Gyselinck, drums An original musician, Michel Portal is a celebrity in the classical repertoire (Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Berg) and contemporary music (Boulez, Stockausen, Berio, Kagel, Globokar). A virtuoso and something of a maverick, Portal is always up for musical experiments, exploring all kinds of fields! A regular guest at Europa Jazz over the past forty years, he has always delivered! This year, he presents a new project, involving Boyan Z and Bruno Chevillon, along with one of the greatest trombone players of today, Nils Wogram (who regularly plays with Bojan Z) and the new prodigy on the European jazz scene, young Belgian drummer Lander Gyselinck (Lab trio, Kris Defoort trio). Recorded on 2017, May 5th 2017 at the Epau Abbey, Europa Jazz Festival TV Director, Josselin Carré

After soul sister Macy Gray, with whom he recorded an album, the ever-inventive saxophonist brings us a brand new body of work inspired by the slam poetry of Saul Williams. DAVID MURRAY tenor saxophone, bass clarinett, ORIN EVANS piano, JARIBU SHAHID bass, NASHEET WAITS drums, SAUL WILLIAMS voice He appears with the Infinity Quartet, named after his early years at the Infinity loft-studio in New York, and with Saul Williams himself. A great choice: over the past fifteen years, the star of the independent film 'Slam' has been standing out among rappers and slam poets with the quality of his writing and the intensity of his performances. His punch lines make him a unique performer - a remarkable poet with a powerful rap-soul voice. In David Murray, who previously worked with writers Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed, Williams has found an ideal partner. A match made in heaven.

Erik Truffaz feat Nya Eric Truffaz, trumpet Benoît Corboz, piano, Fender Rhodes Marcello Giuliani, bass Marc Erbetta, drunms Nya, vocal Setlist Sweet Mercy Arroyo Siegfried Less Bending New corners Recorded on June 28, 2019 at the Montreal Jazz festival, grande scène TD TV Director, Sîla