This
is one of the top events in the French Jazz scene. It is held in the small
country village Lignières Orgeres in the north of Mayenne.
It first started five years ago when a Parisian with a week end house
thought that it would be a good idea too hold this venue using Parisian
music students, for organising & publicity, along with top Parisian
Jazz stars. The setting is idyllic. It is in the forest of Monnay the
main house is a grand example of a French manor with many barns perfect
for the many bands to perform till there hearts content & most importantly
till our hearts are content.
The group who will kick off at 2 pm is a local band called Big Band from
Alençon & Pré en Pail.
Next at 4 pm is Amy Gamlen trio consisting of Amy on the alto sax, Stephane
Kerecki on the double bass and Karl Jannuska on the drums.
Next at 6 pm is Bruno Chevillon solo specialising in double bass.
At 8 pm we have the Palan Trio with Dave Golitin on guitar, Sylvain Poslaniec
on bass and Fabien Eckert on drums.
At 10 pm Sara Lazarus Quartet with Sara on vocals, Alen Jean Marie on
piano, Gilles Naturel on double bass/and Andrea Michelluti on drums bringing
the Saturday session to a close.
On Sunday the show is started 2.30 pm by Hourvari with Sebastien Llado
on the trombone, Emmanuel Brunet on double bass and Benoist Raffin on
drums.
At 4.30 pm we have Alain Jean Marie trio. Alain is on the piano, Fabien
Marcoz on the double bass and David Grebil on the drums.
At 18.30 Arnaurd Sacase Quartet with Arnaurd on the sax, Jobic Le Masson
on piano, Benjamin Duboc on double bass and Antoine Paganotti on the drums.
Last but not least are Loops with Eric Prost on tenor sax, Francois Gallix
on double bass and Stephane Foucher on drums.
If you are in the area it is defiantly worth a gander. If you don't fancy
driving home after there is the possibility to camp on the grounds but
all said and done the Jazz Festival in Lignières Orgeres is the
event of the month and should not be missed. But if you cannot get there,
there will be a full report next week after I have sobered up enough to
remember the weekend.
For more info visit the web site lamareaujass.com
or e-mail on info@lamareaujass.com
