42ND AMR AUX CROPETTES FESTIVAL
L'AMR aux Cropettes June 25-29
SUNDAY, JUNE 29__________________
3:00 pm - Small stage
FANFARE DU LOUP “SCENES FROM ELEPHANT LIFE
Il Signor Elefante is no ordinary elephant: he plays electric bass and cooks pasta for his friends (his individual portion is 680 kilos). Il Signor Elefante is known for being kind and considerate to all his little - and not so little - friends. In fact, he taught Il Signor Coccodrillo to meditate, and he has since stopped scaring everyone.
Joëlle Luthi, narrator
Marie Mercier, clarinet
Monika Esmerode, horn
Christophe Berthet, saxophone
Bernard Trontin, drums
Thomas Florin, piano
Massimo Pinca, electric bass, composition, drawings
5:00 pm - Small stage
DUO DES ARBRES
Duo des Arbres: a decarbonated, leafy repertoire. Compositions in honor of the forest. Meditations conducive to radical reflection. Combat music. Jazz standards written by illustrious predecessors in honor of the world of forestry... Duo des Arbres: two long-time sound accomplices who enjoy harmonies like a blue tit eats caterpillars and play with rhythms like a woodpecker builds its nest.
Yves Cerf, soprano, tenor and bass saxophones and quenas
Sergio Valdeos, 7-string guitar
6:00 pm - Main stage
OHAD TALMOR “ORIGINALS
Formed in 2011, Originals is the orchestra of the Geneva Jazz School. Made up of the school's teachers and alumni, this orchestra is dedicated to student works as well as music emanating from teachers linked to the school. For this concert, Originals will present a mix of pieces by students in Ohad Talmor's composition class and new compositions by teachers written especially for the occasion.
2nd year students: Hatem ElNemer, Fulvia Torricelli, Simon Kubel Wilsdorf, Mathieu Schmidt, Taylan Erdem, Noyan Saral, Yannick Banka Bigero.
1st year students: Owen Duveau, Arnaud Mathieu-Meslé, Armand Progin, Ojjeh Malak, Halil At.
Ohad Talmor, tenor saxophone, clarinet, direction
Manu Gesseney, alto saxophone, flute
Maurizio Bionda, baritone saxophone, clarinet
Nicolas Masson, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Ian Gordon-Lennox, trumpet, tuba
Shems Bendali, trumpet
Théo Hanser, trombone
John Aram, trombone
Cyril Moulas, guitar
Mathieu Rossignelly, piano
Manu Hagmann, double bass
Dominic Egli, drums
7:30 pm - Small stage
KOHAN / JORDAN DUO “LA FIENTE ENCHANTÉE DES CROPETTES
The Parc des Cropettes hosts a variety of events throughout the year and, of course, the AMR festival. But who hasn't been interested in the park's stable of pigeons? And to the ephemeral, ever-changing works of art that are their droppings? Yet a multitude of heterogeneous and mysterious images lie there, beneath our feet.
The Kohan/Jordan duo present a concert-exhibition inspired by the surprising world of droppings at Les Cropettes.
Claude Jordan, flutes
Eduardo Kohan, tenor saxophone, keyboard, clarinet, bass, vocals
8:45pm - Main stage
DANTE LARICCHIA “LOOSE ENDS
An excursion down roads not taken and their alternate realities that lurk behind doors intentionally left ajar.
Like the ends of a rope that should be tied, situations evolve in unexpected directions, always leaving questions unanswered.
The bass speaks in the first person, telling stories of physical and inner places, of shifting languages and identities, for a music in search of adventure and reflection.
Dante Laricchia, acoustic bass, compositions
Juliane Rickenmann, saxophones
Pablo Klopfenstein, piano
Sylvain Fournier, drums
PRACTICAL INFO
All concerts free of charge // Food and drink stalls available // Parc des Cropettes access: Rue Elisabeth Baulacre, 1202 Geneva // Bus 8 (Grottes stop) // Parking: Montbrillant, Arcades, Cornavin
Free