French jazz ensemble Impérial Orphéon performs on eight cities around Finland. Vapaat äänet agency produces the tour that features music from ensembles upcoming bedut album Sedure.
The Finland tour sets off from Kitee on 12 March and then heads to Kuopio, Äänekoski, Oulainen, Joensuu, Turku and Salo. The tour culminates to final concert in Helsinki’s Rytmihäiriö Club on 20 March. Before Finland, the band tours Latvia and Estonia between the 1 and 10 of March.
Impérial Orphéon open-mindedly combines jazz expression, ethno-colours and pop in their music. The innovative ensemble’s riotous, colourful and cheerful music presents influences from Brazilian choro through Balkan Peninsula to Italian schlager an Rossini’s operas.
They long-awaited debut album Seducere is released together on their Finland tour in March.
Impérial Orphéon
Rémy Poulakis, accordion, vocals / Damien Sabatier, sopranino and alto saxophone, Theremin, effects / Gérald Chevillon, bass saxophone, flute,effects / Antonin Leymarie, drums, percussion
Impérial Orphéon on Vapaat äänet tour in Finland 12.-20.3.2019
Tue 12.3. at 19 Kitee, Kitee-Sali
Wed 13.3. at 19 Kuopio, ohjelmaravintola Maxim
Thu 14.3. at 19 Äänekoski, Painotalo
Fri 15.3. at 19 Oulainen, Kulmajazz
Sat 16.3. at 18 Joensuu, Pakkahuone
Mon 18.3. at 19 Turku, Turun seudun musiikkiopisto
Tue 19.3. at 19 Salo, Kiva
Wed 20.3. at 21 Helsinki, Juttutupa / Rytmihäiriöklubi
Production: Compagnie Impérial, Vapaat äänet
Collaborators: Ranskan Instituutti Suomessa, AJC, Kumu drums
The tour is supported by: Adami, Institut Français, Réseau en scène, Spedidam
www.vapaataanet.fi
Photo: Marc Ginot