Propulsion #2 release party

Nobaban / The Metz Foundation / Bodies

Second edition of a PAUSE morning concert under the banner of the Propulsion name cross-border support scheme. Discover the winners of the BANDS talent search, three promising bands from the Grand Est region in France, Luxembourg and Belgium, who will each perform a 30-minute showcase.

Propulsion is the name choosen for a cross-border support scheme for young jazz artists and musicians who play a similar style of music. The second edition is takes place this year in the Grand Est region, Luxembourg and French-speaking Belgium. Project promoters, selected on the basis of a call for applications, benefit from networking and à la carte training in production, distribution and communication. Artist mentors provide an artistic perspective and support the winners from pre-recording to the release of a promotional EP. Propulsion release concerts are organised in the partner countries, giving the winners the opportunity to present their new EP on a co-platform and in professional conditions.

The winners of the second edition of the Propulsion bands course are:course are: Nobaban, The Metz Foundation and Bodies.

Line-Up:

Nobaban

Bastien Griat – saxophone

Grégoire Kieffer – keyboard

Juan Roldan – drums

The Metz Foundation

Joël Metz – saxophone, composition

Alfredo Giménez – bass

Tuomas Ruokonen – drums

Bodysuits

Alejandra Borzyk – saxophone, compositions

Camille Alban-Spreng – keyboards

Mateusz Malcharek – bass

Elie Gouleme – drums

Main organizer(s): neimënster

Other organizer(s): La Compagnie Tangram, Jazz Station, Trifolion Echternach

Duration: 90' (3 concerts of 30')