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Due to heightened security measures, the parking garage of the Embassy of France will not be available until further notice.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2012 AT 7:30PM
at La Maison Française
Admission:
- General: $25
- Seniors/students w/id.: $20
Tickets: InstantSeats.com
Parking is available on Reservoir Road and across the street at Georgetown University Hospital’s pay lot.
A wine reception to meet the artists will follow the concert.
An evening of Jazz Fusion with the
Saiyuki Trio
Nguyên Lê, guitar & laptop
Mieko Miyazaki, koto & vocals
Prabhu Edouard, tablas & vocals
In partnership with:
Press Reviews
"[Saiyuki Trio]... an excellent distillation of different traditions, times and cultures into a coherent and consistently charming whole." — The Jazz Mann
"[Nguyên Lê]... one of the most inventive guitarists/composers today." — Rhythm Magazine
"Reaching for what Mr. Lê called 'an Asia without borders', Saiyuki used crisp, pointillistic motifs - virtuosic ones, in odd meters - to frame and spur spellbinding improvisations: billowing koto tremolos, fully melodic drumming, sitar-like guitar runs and hovering jazz chords, in a genuinely international music." — The New York Times
The trio leader, French-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê, embodies an exotic multi-cultural mosaic that is fueling the vibrant jazz and world music scene today. With Indian tabla player Prabhu Edouard and Japanese koto player Mieko Miyazaki, the Saiyuki Trio’s sound is distinctive, drawing upon rock, funk, jazz as well as traditional African, Indian and Vietnamese styles.
Born in Paris to Vietnamese parents, guitarist Nguyên Lê is a self-taught musician. He has developed a distinctive sound that draws upon rock, funk and jazz as well as traditional African, Indian and Vietnamese styles. Me Lê has collaborated with musicians that include: Ultramarine, l’O.N.J., Michel Portal, Ornette Coleman, Ray Charles, Peter Erskine, Vince Mendoza, Cheb Mami and Uri Caine. Awarded the "Django d'Or" for guitar, Mr. Lê has produced over thirteen albums, including "Purple, Celebrating Jimi Hendrix" and his latest release "Saiyuki".
Artist links:
- http://www.nguyen-le.com/
- http://www.myspace.com/nguyenle1
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6QADivwh0Y
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-aDiQ7PTn8
Prabhu Edouard is one of few Tabla specialists in Europe. Born in Trichy (India), Mr. Edouard studied with master Shankar Gosh in Calcutta and has performed with several masters, including Hariprasad Chaurasia, V.G. Jog, Lakshmi Shankar and Ashish Khan. He has lived in France since 1975 and has explored contemporary, jazz, classical and world music with the likes of David Liebman, Marc Ducret, Magic Malik, Didier Malherbe, Nawal, Kyffiz, Sri Hanuman, Mukta, Hati, Mario Laginha, El Hadj, Maurice Béjart, Jean-Pierre Drouet, Ragunath Manet, the Chemirami family and Jordi Savall.
Artist link:
- http://www.myspace.com/prabhuedouard
Mieko Miyazaki studied Koto & Shamisen at the Tokyo National University for Arts & Music. She has performed for the Emperor and Empress of Japan as well as numerous radio and television shows. In addition to the Saiyuki Trio, Ms. Miyazaki collaborates with Koto2Evans - a jazz quartet playing Bill Evans music on Koto - and Voce Ventu, a polyphonic choir from Corsica (France). She has recorded more than ten albums.
Artist link:
- http://www.miekomiyazaki.com/
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