Si On Jazz'ay

1st Edition — Birth of the first jazz festival in Savenay

In November 2016, the association Le Verbe Figuré launched an ambitious project: to create the first jazz festival in Savenay. Over four days, from November 3 to 6, the Équinoxe hall and the CinéNova cinema hosted more than a dozen musical performances offering a varied panorama of classic and contemporary jazz.

Pianist Amaury Faye inaugurated the festival, also performing in a four-hand duo with Thibaud Dufoy. The program included the Alyss Kalbez Trio, Kat'Chapo (gypsy jazz outdoors), La Fille du Canal (gypsy jazz), the Holy Totsy Gang (New Orleans jazz), the Fredj Trio, The Fifties Sound (François Le Roux and Édouard Heller), the Deep River Voices, and La Boîte à Musique from the Savenay music school.

2016 Program

• Amaury Faye — piano (inauguration)
• Amaury Faye & Thibaud Dufoy — four-hand duo
• Alyss Kalbez Trio — drums, electric keyboard, trumpet
• Kat'Chapo — gypsy jazz outdoors
• La Fille du Canal — gypsy jazz
• Holy Totsy Gang — New Orleans jazz
• Fredj Trio — piano, voice, double bass, drums
• The Fifties Sound — François Le Roux & Édouard Heller
• Deep River Voices
• La Boîte à Musique — Savenay music school

Highlights of the 2016 Edition

• Creation of the first jazz festival in Savenay
• Amaury Faye opening with piano
• Holy Totsy Gang — New Orleans jazz atmosphere
• More than a dozen performances over four days