DOUBLE FEATURE WEEK
The unique „barefoot queen of the B3“ with her one-of-a-kind groove plays in duo with drummer Thomas Derouineau this week. On Saturday May 7, the duo plays for both sets of the evening.
Rhoda Scott, B3
Thomas Derouineau, dr
Exclusive in Switzerland!
Rhoda Scott, born in 1938 in Dorothy, New Jersey, USA, grew up in the tradition of small African-American churches. It is while accompanying the Gospels and Negro Spirituals at the age of 8, that her exceptional musical talent was revealed. She came to France for the first time in July 1967 to study counterpoint, harmony, and composition with the great Nadia Boulanger, who had also taught, among others, Aaron Copland, Pierre Henry, Phillip Glass, and Quincy Jones. Rhoda Scott is at ease in any context: classical music, jazz, gospels and blues. Gifted with an exceptional memory, she can play hundreds of themes from standards, but is also capable of composing a large part of her repertory. It was Count Basie who discovered her and hired her to play in his club in Harlem, which is where Eddie Barclay, during a stay in New York with his friend Raoul Saint-Yves, heard her play. Impressed by her original style and her communicative talent, they suggested she come to Paris. Perfectly mastering the hammond organ B-3, Scott records and performs mainly with in duo with a drummer, playing her own bass lines on the organ pedalboard. She always removes her shoes to play, which has earned her the nickname “The Barefoot Lady,” or in French, “l’Organiste aux pieds nus.” Rhoda Scott has played and/or recorded with luminaries like Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Kenny Clarke, Ella Fitzgerald, George Benson, Ray Charles and many more. The grand lady of the hammond organ plays jazz rich with swing and a touch of blues; music that is as joyful as it is lively, thrilling and intoxicating.
Concerts
Tuesday
Concert 10:00 p.m.
(Doors 9:30 p.m.)
Wednesday
Concert 7:30 p.m.
(Doors 7:00 p.m.)
Thursday
Concert 10:00 p.m.
(Doors 9:30 p.m.)
Friday
Concert 7:30 p.m.
(Doors 7:00 p.m.)
Saturday
1st Concert 7:30 p.m.
(Doors 7:00 p.m.)
2nd Concert 10.00 p.m.
(Doors 9.30 p.m.)
Venue
Marians Jazzroom
Admission
One Concert CHF 45.-