Elisa Lecuyer raconte Betty Carter, Velours, velours — A kind of cabaret au 38Riv

Modern jazz — Elisa Lécuyer pays tribute to the legendary Betty Carter with a bold and inventive interpretation, pushing the boundaries of jazz and improvisation.

Elisa Lécuyer this time celebrates the music and incandescent spirit of Betty Carter, a visionary singer and essential figure of modern jazz, recognized for her fierce independence and radical art of improvisation.

An artist of rare freedom, she made the voice a field of exploration without limits: fragmented phrasing, elusive sense of time, constant play with silences and shifts, she reinvents each standard as living matter.

Refusing conventions, she shapes a singular language, both demanding and deeply expressive, where virtuosity serves an intimate and moving narration. Betty Carter thus establishes herself as a complete musician, at the crossroads of bebop, the avant-garde and reinvented tradition.

Franco-Venezuelan singer Elisa Lécuyer thrives as a melody storyteller. Once a month, at 38Riv, she dons her academic attire to immerse herself in the work of one of her favorite artists.

Between the concert and the lecture, she unfolds stories and songs with the same eager and inspired impulse. She uses her impetuous energy and eloquent vulnerability to express her musicality, always in service of the lyrics of the airs she performs.

Line-up: Elisa Lécuyer: vocals; TBA: piano. 38Riv Jazz Club is an intimate venue in the heart of the Marais (38 rue de Rivoli, Paris 4th), dedicated to jazz and improvised music.