Actress Irène Jacob and guitarist Francis Jacob craft welcoming, worldly pop on "En Bas De Chez Moi," celebrating their release live at with lives appearances in Canada and the US.
They will appear on Tuesday, February 28th at 9:30pm at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, 425 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10003. Tickets: 212.967.7555 or online.
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Tour Dates:
February 19th: Theatre Petit Champlain in Quebec City
www.theatrepetitchamplain.com/spectacles
February 22nd: Alliance Francaise in Ottawa
February 23rd: Jazz Bistro in Toronto and AF Toronto (film presentation)
jazzbistro.ca
February 24th: Bancroft School in Worcester Massachusetts (Afternoon)
www.bancroftschool.org
February 25th: AF Providence
www.afprovidence.org
February 28th: Joe's Pub in New York
www.publictheater.org/en/Joes-Pub-at-the-Public
March 1st: AF Chicago
www.af-chicago.org/app/homepage.php
March 2nd: Richmond International Film Festival (Virginia)
www.rvafilmfestival.com
French lyrics with a flair of world music, the siblings, backed by Senegalese bassist Mamadou Ba and percussionist Alioune Faye, will deliver a set of original music and a few covers from French folk singer Georges Brassens.
Irène was awarded in 1991 the prize "Best Actress" at the international Cannes festival for her performance in The Double Life Of Véronique by K. Kieslowski. in 1993, the polish film director features her in Red, in his trilogy Bleu, Blanc, Rouge, along with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Juliette Binoche and Julie Delpy.
Irène is leading a successful international career. She has worked with directors such as Antonioni, Win Wenders, Paul Auster, Angelopoulos, Louis Malle...
She is currently appearing in Showtime's "The Affair", portraying the French Professor Juliette Le Gall.
Irène has a very special connection to music. On a theatre stage or a movie set, Irène is always close to the musical world. She has been recording with the National Jazz Orchestra, French star Vincent Delerm, Brazil's wonder kid Ricardo Tete, among others.
Francis Jacob is a traveling musician. From France to Brazil, from Africa to Brooklyn, where he settles in 1991. He composes, plays and records for a wide array of West African stars from Senegal, Mali, Guinea or Togo. Blending his Jazz roots with these experiences, he finds himself at the center of the "World Jazz" movement.
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