Poetic Ways

Friday, 15 September 2023

Auditorium - Palais du Pharo

11:00 - 11:45

Raphaël Imbert: saxophone, bass clarinet

Anne Paceo: drums

Celia Kameni: vocals

Pierre Fenichel: double bass

Pierre-François Blanchard: piano

Jazz, of course, is all about encounters. But above all, it's about surprise and poetry. The Poetic Ways quintet is a successful test that emerged from a surprising challenge: to make the voices of Celia Kameni, Anne Paceo, Raphaël Imbert, Pierre-François Blanchard and Pierre Fenichel work together for a new sonic, aesthetic, and poetic adventure. The challenge was accomplished during a live improvised concert on France Musique in November 2021 for the bicentennial of the Pierre Barbizet Conservatory in Marseille. The magic of the moment was recorded and captured the listeners' attention who were surprised to hear the works of Fauré, Ferré, Baudelaire, Verlaine and Nina Simone.