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 in modern jazz, renowned for her fierce independence and radical art of improvisation.

An artist of rare freedom, she made her voice a boundless field of exploration: fragmented phrasing, an elusive sense of time, constant play with silences and shifts, she reinvents each standard as living material.

Refusing conventions, she shaped a singular language, both demanding and deeply expressive, where virtuosity serves an intimate and shifting narrative.

Betty Carter thus established herself as a complete musician, at the crossroads of bebop, the avant-garde, and reinvented tradition. The Franco-Venezuelan singer Elisa Lécuyer flourishes as a storyteller of melodies.

Once a month, at 38Riv, she dons her academic attire to delve into the work of one of her favourite artists. Between concert and conference, she unfolds stories and songs with the same eager and inspired momentum.

She uses her impetuous energy and eloquent vulnerability to express her musicality, always serving the lyrics of the tunes she performs. Line-up: Elisa Lécuyer: vocals; TBA: piano.

The 38Riv Jazz Club is an intimate venue in the heart of the Marais (38 rue de Rivoli, Paris 4e), dedicated to jazz and improvised music.