Country Cooking presents a brass-led celebration of Cape Jazz, drawing on 1950s exchanges between American jazz, Latin sounds and local marching bands, church choirs and animist traditions. The ensemble — Béatrice Graf (drums), Ludovic Lagana (trumpet), Yves Massy (trombone), Ian Gordon-Lennox (tuba) and Aina Rakotobe (alto sax) — performs works by contemporary South African composers arranged for brass band by Shama Milan. Expect warm grooves, rich harmonies and spirited, danceable energy.
PrismE brings together Leila Kramis (piano), Sylvain Fournier (drums) and Stéphane Fisch (double bass) for a programme that delves into the world of dreams. The trio navigates contrasts between contemplative passages and explosive energy, combining clean melodies, infectious grooves and spirited improvisation. Their tight interplay and dynamic control shape shifting textures that move from intimate reflection to driving momentum, creating a poetic, accessible sound at the crossroads of jazz and pop.
On a triple bill by the Ballet Junior de Genève, three new works unfold: Yuval Pick’s Revoada, Émilie Leriche’s sad game and Sharon Eyal & Gai Behar’s Untitled Black. The company moves with collective intensity, shifting between taut physicality and lyrical surges. Pick teases singularity through vibrant movement, Leriche propels the dancers into precise, breathless lyricism, and Eyal/Behar impose a hypnotic, technically demanding finale. The evening is charged, communal and viscerally alive.
Yaité Ramos Rodriguez, known as La Dame Blanche, blends hip-hop, reggae, cumbia, dancehall and Afro‑Cuban traditions into a powerful, hypnotic musical world. As singer and flautist she draws on santería spirituality and family heritage to embody a mystical stage figure—part fierce energy, part sensual presence. For over a decade her work fuses Latin and urban rhythms in intense performances that act as a vibrant cry of emancipation, energy and freedom.
Charles Nouveau offers an intimate, fast-paced solo improvised show built entirely from audience prompts. With razor-sharp comic timing and playful curiosity, he turns themes suggested by the room into spontaneous sketches, jokes and conversations. Each performance is unique, mixing candid interaction with surreal detours and unpredictable stand-up rhythms, inviting the audience to co-create the evening. Runs about one hour and foregrounds improvisation as a theatrical experiment.
In French.
Valentin Liechti Trio returns three years after their debut with N O W WHAT?, an impressionistic, groove-driven set that invites daydreaming. The group’s unconventional instrumentation and the distinct personalities of Valentin Liechti (drums), Shems Bendali (trumpet) and Rodrigo Aravena (electric bass) shape a warm, exploratory sound. Compositions act as springboards for collective improvisation, with evolving motifs guided by subtle dynamics, textured timbres and intimate interplay that balances precision and spontaneous invention.
Since its first edition in 1992, this free popular festival celebrates music and encourages everyone to make and enjoy it. It showcases the musical diversity of the greater Geneva area through performances by professional and amateur artists, schools and cultural institutions, plus community projects and co-productions. The program brings neighbours together across stages and styles, offering a friendly space for shared listening, participation and discovery.
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