The Big Band of the City of Arts and André Minvielle

Allée des Près, Salle des Fêtes

André Minvielle, artist from Pau, sings in French or Occitan and Jazz practices what he calls vocalchimie, a blend of scat, blues and rap, sometimes accompanied by hurdy-gurdy, percussion and sound effects, a megaphone or a plastic bottle. He will share this concert with the Big Band of La Cité des Arts of Lescar, created in 2022 and led by Guy Brunschwig. This ensemble is part of the pure tradition of American orchestras of the 1930s. One need only mention the names of Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie or Duke Ellington to compr…