Jazz Concert with Nana Rashid

New season, New JAZZ CONCERT at Bicolore.*

Saturday November 18, 2023 at 8 pm : JAZZ CONCERT with Nana Rashid

“A timeless and emotional vocal quality reminiscent of the great Nina Simone” Radio France

With the release of “Music for Betty” a new star has emerged on the Danish jazzscene.

The unique mix of genres stands out as a clear new take on how modern Scandinavian vocal jazz can sound today. The music is a strong cocktail of the nordic jazztraditions melancholy, inflictions of neo-soul and blues with a use of scalding Nina Simone-tinged declamations.

Concert organized in partnership with the Jazzycolors Festival.

“Music for Betty” is music made to heal our broken parts. The album title is referring to the Song “Poor Blue Betty” - as a reference to the parts we dismiss in ourself, but we still want so badly. Because they are what makes us whole.

"That's why - and as a result of the generally high quality of this album - I will dare to call Music for Betty one of the absolute best Danish vocal jazz debut albums in several years” year." 5/6 stars in Gaffa

The audience is met with an honesty and openness that clarifies precisely the invisible but palpable bond that binds people together as a kind of allembracing empathy. It is both intense and soothing. The songs are full of the melancholy and thoughtfulness of the night hours and the music is performed with raw sincerity, spine-tingling stories about belonging and finding one's place in the world.

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“A judicious mix of standards and originals, the Rashid opener ‘Poor Blue Betty’ possesses a smouldering intensity which sets the tone for the entire album.” 5/4 Jazzwise editors choice

"It's a record that, in all its glory, is one of the best things I've heard from a Danish jazz singer in a very long time. It is both classic and contemporary. Big big recommendation from here.” Jazznyt

“A superb debut album” Jazz Journal

“the disc presents eight gems that highligt an artist with a very strong stage presence and whose talent as a storyteller amazes given her young age” Radio France

A concert organised by Le Bicolore – Maison du Danemark , it takes part of the 21st édition of the International Jazzycolors Festival's

You can ses all the JAZZYCOLORS festival's programme : soon

Musicians :

- Nana Rashid : voice
- Rasmus Sørensen : piano
- Jesper Thorn : bass
- TBC : battery

Place : LeBicolore, *Free entrance.

Le Bicolore
2nd floor Maison du Danemark
142 Avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris

In partnership with :

• Festival Jazzycolors
• TSF JAZZ
• FICEP