#Meet... JOANNE DOLLY

With Gospel of the Ancestors, Joanne Dolly pursues a deeply personal musical journey, at the crossroads of jazz, gospel and Afro-Caribbean traditions. A native of Martinique, singer, double bassist and composer, she treats her voice and her double bass as two intimately linked instruments, conveying groove, melody and emotion in equal measure. Accompanied on piano by Carl-Henri Morisset, Joanne creates a space where improvisation meets song, where traditions are reinvented through contemporary composition. For this new phase, she has invited Lea Manegli, Jeremy Lufuankenda, Ciella Ndayishimiye and Marvin Sita to provide backing vocals, lending the project a collective and polyphonic dimension.
The voices echo one another, layer upon one another and become substance, breath and memory.
Blending the fervour of gospel, the freedom of jazz and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Joanne Dolly’s music seeks not so much to reproduce a heritage as to bring it to life today.
*Gospel of the Ancestors* thus evokes transmission, memory and the bonds that connect generations through song. A concert conceived as a moment of sharing, celebration and improvisation, where every voice finds its place within a single movement. An invitation to step into Joanne Dolly’s world and discover music that is vibrant, generous and deeply embodied.
Three one-hour concerts, at 7.00 pm, 8.30 pm and 10.00 pm. Because an excellent concert can also be affordable, unpretentious and open to all musical interests, this new series of three concerts in a single evening offers a high-quality programme, featuring both emerging talents and established artists, designed for all audiences, at an affordable price...