GEORGE CROTTY TRIO

The George Crotty Trio explores wilderness beyond the cello’s classical roots.  Known for their expressive fluidity and modal orientation, the global jazz group engages in a cross-cultural interplay between post-bop, South American grooves, Indian raga, and Arabic maqam. 

George Crotty has forged his own vocabulary on the cello. After graduating from Berklee College of Music, he immersed himself in New York’s jazz and world music scenes, joining such ensembles as Brooklyn Raga Massive and the Detroit-based National Arab Orchestra, in addition to collaborating with Paquito D’Rivera, Anat Cohen and Darol Anger. 

Led by drummer Matias Recharte (Kuné, Jesse Cook) and bassist Jonathan Chapman (Travis Knights, Laura Anglade), their collaborative sound strays from the typical trio hierarchy. The three musicians intertwine on their own spontaneous terms in an exploration of groove and color, giving Crotty’s pieces an exciting three-dimensional quality.

CABARET ACOUSTIQUE NUITS D’AFRIQUE – at the Club Balattou

The legendary Club Balattou, and all its team, is happy to welcome you, with the “Cabaret acoustique Nuits d’Afrique”.
It is a whole program that awaits you, especially concocted for the public! You will be able to enjoy live performances every week, from Thursday to Sunday, at 9pm. A musical rendez-vous, which makes you travel through Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, not to be missed !