The Red Hot Reedwarmers have performed ...   • in Marciac Festival (France) • Les 10èmes Nuits du Jazz Festival in Lauris (France) “ This French band is superb ! ” • Jazz à Vannes Festival (France) The Herald • Edinburgh International Jazz And Festival Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival (Scotland) • International Whitley Bay Jazz Festival (England) • Festival de l’Anderon (Switzerland) • La Nuit du Jazz au Transbordeur (France) • Keswick Jazz Festival (England) • Jazz clubs in France, Switzerland, Holland, Scotland, England…

Swingin’ Jazz

of

the 20s and 30s

Stéphane GILLOT +33 (0)6 64 18 52 12 1 rue Camille Desmoulins [email protected]   Jimmie Noone, the brilliant 1920s Escalier B [email protected] clarinetist, is the source of inspiration for the 94 230 CACHAN France Site Web : sizzling Red Hot Reedwarmers.

www.reedwarmers.com With verve and joy, they will take you on a

journey back to sweet sounds of the 20s and 30s.     Photographs : Michel BONNET

The Red Hot Reedwarmers… a unique rendezvous…

A rendezvous with jazz With reeds With intoxicating music and a remarkable repertoire With a meeting of musical minds separated by great distance But most importantly … with a shared passion for the music of an extraordinary American jazz clarinetist, Jimmie Noone.

It all began with a fortuitous meeting in 2003. A talented female clarinetist and a young saxophonist in search of new and exciting musical projects met during a New Orleans jazz festival. Soon, a first-rate rhythm section joined the two reeds : a Aurélie TROPEZ - , alto and baritone saxophones remarkable pianist, a dazzling banjo player, an artful tuba player Aurléllie is an incredibly talented clarinettist and saxophonist and one of the few female musicians in the world of and a swinging percussionist. traditional jazz. She is greatly inspired by Jimmie Noone and her sensitivity, sound quality and rhythmic precision

make her a top-notch soloist. Her energy onstage is contagious and the audience is sure to be moved ! The band came together musically, but originally they are from all over France (and Germany) ! Their ambition is to bring the jazz of the 20s and 30s back to life in a new way. The unique - Alto et baritone saxophones, Clarinet, Arrangements instrumental line-up of the Reedwarmers allows them to create a Stéphane GILLOT very special musical quality. The band has two reed players that Stéphane’s playing is full of energy and generosity. He brings traditional jazz back to life with an extra, personal make up the melodic section whereas most groups in the 20s and touch. Stéphane also arranges the music for the Reedwarmers and his arrangements create innumerable new and 30s also had a trumpet or trombone. subtle ambiances. He switches with such ease between the alto, baritone sax and the clarinet, that it’s difficult to And this is exactly the kind of musical challenge that the Red believe that there are just two “reed wizards” onstage !

Hot Reedwarmers are up for : finding a way to get more out of Martin SECK - Piano less… by firing up those reeds ! Martin is a superb musician who draws his inspiration from the great “stride” pianists. He is first and foremost an excellent soloist who is able to move between style and color with great ease, from Fats Waller to James P. Most of the band’s repertoire is gathered from Jimmie Noone M Johnson or Willie “The Lion” Smith to name just a few. As part of the Reedwarmers he shines as a great recordings. Noone was a brilliant clarinetist, originally from accompanist, and in the true spirit of , he uses his subtle touch and unmistakable verve towards the New Orleans who made his name in Chicago with his Apex Club creation of a real ensemble. Orchestra, which he led from 1927-1930. Evenings at the Apex Club in Chicago’s South Side were filled with the orchestra’s Henry LEMAIRE - Banjo elegant, melodious and dynamic music. Henry is an expert banjo player who has accompanied numerous celebrated musicians and played with scores of traditional jazz bands over the last 20 years. His experience and his enthusiasm make him one of the pillars of the With their intelligent instrumental combinations, unique Reedwarmer’s rhythm section, while his energy and dynamism on the banjo creates an ideal swing for the two repertoire and surprising arrangements, the Red Hot reeds. Reedwarmers offer their listeners a trip back in time to the jumping jive of 1920s Chicago. Jean-Philippe PALMA - Tuba Jean-Philippe draws his inspiration from the great American tuba players of the 20s, most especially from Cyrus On stage the Reedwarmers offer their audience an electrifying Saint-Clair, Clarence Williams’ tuba player. Jean-Philippe has managed to really capture Saint-Clair’s style. His mélange of virtuosity, musical rapport, lightness and swing, round, warm sound, as well as his unfailing precision create a perfect, strong base for the “back line,” giving them just the support they need. lively arrangements, delicacy in the reed section, musicality in the rhythm section, and a touch of Franco-German humor. Julien RICHARD – Drums, Percussion

Julien is no ordinary percussionist, having begun his musical career with the trumpet and the piano. His subtle, Once you discovered them there’s no turning back, you’ll be O nuanced and spirited playing rounds out the rhythm section perfectly. There is even a touch of magic in the air hooked ! when he moves to the metallophone, bringing the audience with him into a new and enchanting world.