Blue Mockingbirds • New-Orleans Style
Antoine Lissoir (sax) ; Anton Kerkhof (cl) ; Timothé le Maire (tb) ; Guillaume Gillain (gt) ; Jérémie Fabre (bj) ; Felix Heymans (cb)
Their fascination with 1920s jazz first led them to share streets and stages with fellow musicians who share the same passion. Out of those encounters a distinctive band was born: The Blue Mockingbirds.
The group takes its name from one of America’s most musical birds, famous for its ability to imitate the songs of many others. A fitting reference: the Blue Mockingbirds enjoy exploring and revisiting this early repertoire, but never settle for simply reproducing it.
Starting from century-old melodies, the band composes, rearranges and reshapes the material with great taste, drawing inspiration from the joyful spirit of New Orleans jazz.
A musical journey back to the roots of jazz, full of colour, spontaneity and that unmistakable sense of freedom.