Date/Time
Date(s) - 25/11/2016
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Dalhousie Institute
Categories
Colorful jazz married with the rhythmic timbres of the Indian Ocean, Maloya from Reunion Island tinged with the harmonies of American jazz, Identité’s music navigates the world of these two “black musics”. “An identity to be found somewhere between a creole cabin roof and the red bricks of Brooklyn.”
In 2011, Gael Horellou discovered Reunion and fell in love with the island and its culture. “Identité” is a musical fusion project melting together basic jazz and Indian Ocean rhythms. To do this, saxophonist and composer Gael Horellou has gathered around him organist Florent Gac, guitarist Nicolas Beaulieu and a section of traditional drums composed of Emmanuel Félicité, Vincent Philéas and Jérôme Calciné.
The Band has been performing since 2014 at the main venues in Reunion Island: the Luc Donat Theatre, Kabardock (opening for Trilok Gurtu), Palaxa, Le Séchoir and others, and puts on educational concerts for schools about jazz and maloya. First album will be released on the French label Breakz (Idol/Socadisc) music in March 2017. ‘With Identité, the saxophonist Gael Horellou gives a new shot of life to maloya-jazz fusions.’
Website of Gael Horellou
Full program of the festival :
Friday Nov 25th
GAEL HORELLOU IDENTITE (Reunion Island)
MALIKA TIROLIEN (Canada)
MELT TRIO (Germany)
Saturday Nov 26th
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan (India/Scotland)
TAM DE VILLIERS QUARTET (France)
YUICHIRO TOKUDA’S RALYZZDIG (Japan)
Sunday Nov 27th
Enrico Zanisi (Italy)
HELY (Switzerland)
Surprise Closing Act.
Timing: 6pm onwards everyday
Ticket: Rs.500 per day
For More informations about the festival : Kolkata Jazz Festival website
