IMEP – Paris College of Music presents its Big Band and ensembles of 4th and 5th year students on Sunday March 17, 2024 at 2 pianos.
The evening kicks off at 7pm with the IMEP Big Band, followed by ensembles of 4th and 5th year students. They’ll be presenting the sets they’ve been working on throughout the year with their teachers.
IMEP Concert
Sunday, March 17
Les deux pianos, 136 rue de Lourmel, 75015 Paris
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. – Concert begins at 7 p.m.
Under the musical direction of Phil Hilfiker and Ramon Fossati for the IMEP Big Band, and Ramon Fossati, Gerard Hagen, Manuel Rocheman and Josiah Woodson for the 4th and 5th grade ensembles.
IMEP Big Band – 7pm
Love Letters (Victor Young). Arr. Loïc Chang
Black Nile (Wayne Shorter). Arr. Gautier Roques
Rhythm-A-Ning (Thelonious Monk). Arr. Silin Chen
Reflections (Thelonious Monk). Arr. Léo de Bernari
Like Someone In Love (Jimmy Van Heusen). Arr. Alexandre Pierre
Section sax : Phil Hilfiker, Léo de Bernardi, Gabriella Zelek, Pablo Arias, Martin Godé
Section trompette : Dimitri Attali, Larry Gillespie, Axel Delmas, Adrien Coupeau
Section trombone : Ramon Fossati, Myriam Djaoud-Deshayes, Guy von Gaudecker, Francois Fichu
Section rythmique : Loic Chang, Alexandre Pierre, Louis Romiguière, Silin Chen
Ensemble 1 – 20h : Ramon Fossati
I Mean You (Thelonious Monk)
Midnight Rendez-vous (Casiopea)
Chromazone (Mike Stern)
Antoine Darnige – guitare
Vincent Justo Haber – guitare
Timothée Marcelin – guitare
Max le Duc – contrebasse
Marius Faillot – batterie
Ensemble 2 – 20h30 : Manuel Rocheman
Le cinéma (Nougaro/Legrand)
Jitterbug Waltz (Waller/Jones)
Ausencia (Lavoe/Colón)
Grace Jennings – chant
Louis Romiguière – basse
Constantin de Massé – piano
Ensemble 3 – 21h : Gerard Hagen
Shade of Jade (Joe Henderson)
Invitation (Bronislau Kaper)
Brazilian Like (Michel Petrucciani)
Léopold Labarrière – piano
Zoé Muraccioli – guitare
Alexandra Comnos – basse
Tudi Cariou – batterie
Ensemble 4 – 21h30 : Josiah Woodson
Devil may care (standard)
In a sentimental mood (standard)
You go to my head (standard)
Sophie de Longevialle – chant
Jazz Angarny – piano
Antonin Brouillard – guitare
Baptiste Aspar – basse
Marius Faillot – batterie
Ensemble 5 – 22h : Josiah Woodson
Broken (composition Maxime Odokine)
Sing to the Moon (Snarky Puppy)
Axel Delmas – trompette
Maxime Odokine – piano
Toussaint Esaie Hounmenou – guitare
Nicolas Chua – basse
Tudi Cariou – batterie
and guests on one track: singers Georgina Brown, Selen Karlikaya, Zara Asatrian, Laura Wamba
Ensemble 6 – 22h30 : Manuel Rocheman
Funk in deep freeze (Mobley)
Three views of a secret (Pastorius)
Swagism (Hall)
Léo de Bernardi – saxophone
Rafaël Mafra Luca – guitare
Thibault Paul Dubois Taine – piano
Gautier Roques – basse
Silin Chen – batterie
