{"id":9879,"date":"2016-04-04T00:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T07:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=9879"},"modified":"2013-03-31T15:37:30","modified_gmt":"2013-03-31T22:37:30","slug":"paris-combo-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/?p=9879","title":{"rendered":"Paris Combo &#8211; 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love is a universal language and Paris Combo confirms that music is as well. The five-piece French band that has garnered global acclaim and an immense following for its unique m\u00e9lange of colorful cabaret, elegant jazz, multicultural world music and sassy alterna-pop has released their fifth studio album, the appropriately titled \u201c5,\u201d on DRG Records. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TXUlmKI3mIU?feature=player_embedded\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It has been since 2004 that Paris Combo released a new album, \u201cMotifs,\u201d which was supported with a concert tour that visited the iconic Hollywood Bowl where they were accompanied by the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. The troupe consisting of chanteuse Belle du Berry, Potzi (guitar), Fran\u00e7ois Jeannin (drums, percussion, vocals), and David Lewis (trumpet, flugelhorn, piano) reunited in 2010 after a four-year hiatus and spent a year writing, rehearsing and rediscovering their hallmark sound. After adding new bassist Emmanuel Chabbey to the lineup at the end of 2011, they returned to extensive touring where they performed new material that evolved into \u201c5\u201d and delivered another memorable show at Hollywood Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In 2006, we gave ourselves the luxury of taking a break from touring and recording so each of us could return to his or her individual musical sources &#8211; a breathing space to allow inspiration to happen. Four years later, we reunited in a rehearsal studio &#8211; in Paris of course &#8211; and without even playing our previous repertoire, together we started composing new songs. The group\u2019s chemistry was magic straightaway. Right from the first notes, the chords, the melodies, and the grooves sounded spontaneous and naturally like \u2018Paris Combo.\u2019 It was like a reunion with an old friend. The tone was set and we knew we would have fun co-writing our new material and exploring all the different aspects of the group\u2019s identity &#8211; the \u2018Paris Combo style,\u2019\u201d said du Berry, whose lyrical muse remains love.<\/p>\n<p>On \u201c5,\u201d du Berry ruminates on the crazy extremes of amour sung in her native French: love at first sight, love lost, broken love, the dream of love, the brilliance of love, \u201cvolcanic anger\u201d produced by love, love\u2019s persistence and love\u2019s enduring immortality. Behind her alternately aching, playful, graceful, tantalizing, and always alluring vocals, the band, with the assistance of a three-piece string section, sets captivating backdrops and intriguing sound collages constructed from artsy Europop, rambunctious riffs, smoky jazz, charismatic cabaret, swinging grooves, exotic Latin, African and rumba rhythms, and mystical Middle Eastern and gypsy nuances.<\/p>\n<p>Lewis said, \u201cWe are thrilled to be releasing \u20185\u2019 in the U.S. We have always felt very much appreciated by audiences there and we are thoroughly looking forward to touring there again. After 15 or so tours, the States are an important part of the group\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Paris Combo\u2019s story began in the early \u201890s when du Berry, Potzi and Jeannin first performed together in Paris as members of a quirky retro revue before going on to collaborate at the closing ceremony of the Albertville Winter Olympic Games in 1992. Lewis joined the fold in 1994 and the outfit honed their sound playing in cafes and on barges along the Seine. Their self-titled 1997 debut disc arrived as the swing revival was in full bloom and instantly appealed to fans internationally while generating critical praise yet the band\u2019s wide-ranging mix set them apart. The movement multiplied with the release of their sophomore outing, \u201cLiving Room,\u201d which went gold in France in 2000. Their third set, \u201cAttraction,\u201d attracted more followers the following year and was followed by a live album in conjunction with extensive concert tours in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Australia.<\/p>\n<p>(Rick Scott)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Catch Paris Combo live at the following U.S. concert dates (additional dates may be added):<\/p>\n<p>April 19 &#8211; Cleveland, OH &#8211; Museum of Art<\/p>\n<p>April 20 &#8211; Bloomington, IN &#8211; Buskirk-Chumley Theater<\/p>\n<p>April 21 &#8211; Chicago, IL &#8211; City Winery<\/p>\n<p>April 23 &#8211; Indianapolis, IN &#8211; The Cabaret at the Columbia Club<\/p>\n<p>April 24 &#8211; Livermore, CA &#8211; Bankhead Theater<\/p>\n<p>April 26 &#8211; San Francisco, CA &#8211; California Institute of Integral Studies<\/p>\n<p>April 27 &#8211; Santa Monica, CA &#8211; The Broad Stage<\/p>\n<p>April 28 &#8211; Irvine, CA &#8211; Soka Performing Arts Center<\/p>\n<p>April 30 &#8211; New York, NY &#8211; Joe\u2019s Pub<\/p>\n<p>May 1 &#8211; Reston, VA &#8211; Center Stage at Reston Community Center<\/p>\n<p>May 2 &#8211; Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Littlefield<\/p>\n<p>May 3 &#8211; Boston, MA &#8211; Berklee Performance Center<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love is a universal language and Paris Combo confirms that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9879"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9927,"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9879\/revisions\/9927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzusa.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}