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Princesse Emma by Stephane Sassi

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Princesse Emma     "After the album Serge dedicated to his father, the pianist and composer Stéphane Sassi pays tribute to his mother, Emma, who passed away in 2022, through 20 evocative tracks, blending rock, jazz, atmospheres, and improvisation. We find him on piano, keyboards, electric guitar, and vocals, but also as an arranger and creator of atmospheres for this project that he led from start to finish. Princesse Emma evokes the last image of Emma: beautiful, serene, and radiant like a princess."     The album explores Emma's emotional world in a poetic and cinematic way, sculpting sounds to bring out its colors, rhythms, and nuances. Each track tells a story or a memory, in the manner of a portrait or a musical film where each instrument and each voice depict a facet of her personality.   The main voice of this album is highlighted by Yves Hafner's bass clarinet, whose deep and expressive timbre, velvety or heartbreaking, accompanies and reveals the beati...

MaMaMi Ah By MaMaMi Ah Jazz Blooming Jazz Memory

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MaMaMi Ah By MaMaMi Ah Jazz Blooming Jazz Memory Label Plaza Mayor Company Ltd It is an introduction to jazz music by the resumption of the known melodies of the French song that is proposed to you by the trio MaMaMi Ah It is an introduction to jazz music by the resumption of the known melodies of the French song that is proposed to you by the trio MaMaMi Ah An open and amused book on the jazz world and a refrain of the French song that comes and is not forgotten. MaMaMi Ah on Spotify Sitting in the armchair a coffee in the hand is where ideas come in mind. A feeling, a memory, a close one, a familiar animal and the composition is blooming. Sometimes it takes a while before the track reaches its final shape, sometimes it goes smoothly. The concept is to create a music that can be complex but also understandable. Formed in 2018, the group MaMaMi Ah has already explored a wide repertoire: from standard jazz, Disney's classics, to French music. Through these experience...