An original Geneva jazz evening featuring the dynamic Big Up’ Band, presenting swing standards and crooner repertoire in an intimate club-style setting. The programme unfolds across two 45-minute live sets, offering a warm, lounge atmosphere ideal for relaxed listening while enjoying drinks and light bites. The arrangements focus on soulful vocals, tight horn charts and subtle rhythmic drive, highlighting improvisation and close interplay within a refined, late-night jazz mood.
Formed in 2002, Skankin’ Society is a pivotal Geneva collective and label that revives the golden age of Jamaican music. Their selections—roots reggae, rocksteady and gems from the 1960s and 70s—are curated with retro finesse and high-quality taste. Equipped with a vintage sound system, the crew (including Tim Gourdou-Labourdette, Camille Chappuis, Manohar Jonnalagedda, Simon Arbouille and Till Girardier) crafts a nocturnal journey through timeless Caribbean grooves and deep, sovereign vibrations.
Returning for its twentieth edition, Les Aubes brings softness and poetry to Geneva mornings. At dawn, intimate musical encounters offer delicate soundscapes that stir the senses, favouring close listening and subtle atmospheres. The programme highlights a variety of acoustic and experimental projects, from solo performances to chamber ensembles, each designed to awaken the city with refined timbres and attentive pacing. A gentle celebration of morning listening and communal presence.
Jazz sur la Plage is a vibrant open-air festival celebrating jazz in all its forms, from modern and electro to soul, latin, and progressive sounds. Blending emerging talents with acclaimed artists, it creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere where music, creativity, and human connection come together. More than a festival, it’s a unique musical experience driven by passion, groove, and a true spirit of sharing.
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A summer series of open-air concerts in local parks offering festive, family-friendly world-music programmes on some nights and intimate jazz sessions on others. The programme pairs vibrant ensembles and solo artists to explore cross-cultural rhythms, melodic improvisation and textured arrangements. Curated to alternate lively communal sets with quieter, introspective performances, the series invites attentive listening in green urban settings and celebrates shared musical encounters across diverse traditions.
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.
Formed in 1998 in Sonoma, California, Groundation is a leading voice in progressive roots reggae. The band blends deep reggae rhythms with jazz-inflected harmonies, driven by soulful vocal arrangements, hypnotic melodies and complex polyrhythms. Since the breakthrough with Hebron Gate (2002), produced by Jim Fox, Groundation has released eleven albums and collaborated with Jamaican legends. Their evolving line-up sustains a warm, meditative stage presence that balances improvisation with composed richness.
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