$10 Cover @ the Door / Start 7:30pm / Doors 7pm / Seated Show
With this duo, the French vocalist, flautist and filmmaker Clotilde deepens her New-York born collaboration with the acclaimed keyboardist Chris McCarthy. Both inspired by the Beat Generation poets, they develop a shared repertoire of dark and beautiful original pieces in French and in English, to create a work that we can all relate to, accessible yet provocative.
Clotilde Rullaud
“Her true purpose: challenging both song and voice in order to reach their full expression.” Obari Toshio – JazzCritics (JP)
Clotilde is a French vocalist, improviser, song-writer, performer, flutist, and educator. She entered the Conservatoire aged five and studied music for fifteen years, focusing on flute and singing.
Her artistic approach stands at the crossroad of various musical influences. She blends together Latin, African, pop sounds and jazz improvisation, attesting to the wonderful melting pot that is jazz.
Poetry and the inner music of words also hold a key place in her artistic world. Clotilde aims above all to challenge what can be done with song and with the voice in order to reach her full expression, escaping from standard configurations to express her love for freedom.
Chris McCarthy
"Pianist and composer Chris McCarthy is proving to be one of the most imaginative and impressive forces on the New York jazz scene." - Hot House Jazz Magazine