Les Jeudis Culturels: Creole Jazz Night at the AFM

This September, Les Jeudis culturels extends the French summer to Manila with jazz standards spiced with creole flavor, courtesy of French singer Tricia Evy!

The Embassy of France to the Philippines and the Alliance Française de Manille present the ninth edition of Les Jeudis culturels (Cultural Thursdays) on September 12, 2019, 7:00pm at the AFM Multipurpose Hall with a creole jazz concert featuring French jazz singer Tricia Evy, accompanied on the piano by David Fackeure.

Considered as one of today’s greatest voices of biguine jazz, Tricia has performed extensively all over the world, including the Manly Jazz Festival in Sydney, Devonport Jazz Festival in Tasmania, the iconic Duc des Lombards in Paris, Jazz in Marciac, the Enghein Jazz Festival, the Martinique Jazz Festival in Bayonne, the Jazz en Touraine, the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jazz à Vienne, the Porvo Jazz Festival in Finland, the Jamboree Jazz Club in Barcelona, in Belarus, in Ecuador, in Singapore, the Canary Islands… and now, in the Philippines!

***** Thank you for your interest in this edition of Cultural Thursdays, but the event is now fully booked. We'll see you in October! *****

After Manila, Tricia Evy and David Fackeure will perform at the Ayala Center Cebu on Saturday, September 14, 2019. For more information, contact the Alliance Française de Cebu through their website www.alliancefr.ph.

About the artists

Raised in Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean, Tricia Evy grew up learning the classics of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Stan Getz, and Mel Tormé. She recorded two albums in 2010 and 2013, collaborating with pianist David Fackeure, bassist Thierry Fanfant and drummer Francis Arnaud on a repertoire of standards and personal compositions, as well as musical pieces inspired by the cultural heritage of the Antilles Islands. Her third album, “Usawa” (2018), marks the maturity of her music following years of performing in jazz festivals in Africa, Australia, Europe, and Latin America.

A jazz artist in his own right, David Fackeure is a pianist specializing in biguine, a musical style originating from Guadeloupe and Martinique. He studied harmony at the Bills Evans Academy, which he integrates in his improvisations. He has recorded three albums: "Jazz on Biguine" (2000 and 2007), and "Sérénade du Muguet" (2009).

Since their first encounter at the Duc de Lombards in Paris in 2009, they have been performing together and have been collaborating on various projects, including the jazz album "Meet Me", which was released in 2012.

For more information, contact us at lesjeudisculturels@gmail.com or 857-6920.