Cyrille Aimée
Improvisation is not just a technique for Grammy nominated artist Cyrille Aimée, it’s a way of life. The acclaimed vocalist ventured from singing on street corners in Europe to dazzling audiences at the world’s most prestigious jazz festivals; from sneaking out to sing in gypsy encampments in her native France to acting on Broadway; from braving the notoriously tough audiences at New York’s Apollo Theatre to being called a “rising star in the galaxy of jazz singers” by The New York Times.
Among countless accolades, Aimée won the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition and the Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition. As an actress, Aimée co-starred with Bernadette Peters in a Stephen Sondheim tribute at New York’s City Center which inspired her to dig deeper into Sondheim's repertoire, resulting in her fourth and most recent album, Move On: A Sondheim Adventure. She’s shared her story via master classes, a TEDx talk, and a few addresses at the Conference on World Affairs.
Patax
Picking up the baton of Fusion greats like Weather Report, Chick Corea's Electric Band, Herbie Hancock, Sixum, and Zawinul Syndicate, PATAX includes the influences of Jazz artists such as Irakere, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Hermeto Pascoal, and Paco de Lucia.
They began with the ambitious goal of taking Fusion to a new place, where a communion between Flamenco, Funk, and Afro-Cuban influences is the key ingredient in a complex and magical recipe.
Jorge Perez, with both American and Spanish citizenships, presents a fascinating new mix that incorporates the blend of cultures with his outstanding knowledge of each of their roots. In his quest he has put together an exceptionally gifted band composed of the new generation of international Jazz players located in Spain.
