Guest stars & soloists
music, you will love!
Monique B. Thomas (USA/F)
Monique Thomas, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a unique singer whose specialty is being fluent in many different styles of music. From jazz to soul, gospel to pop, Monique is able to switch genres in an instant, creating something new while still maintaining her own artistic signature.
Her concerts and work as a singing teacher have taken her to France (where she currently lives), Russia, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Croatia, Thailand, Germany, Belarus, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Martinique.
Cleo
CLEO from Hamburg is one of the most promising newcomers among young European singers, because her music breathes the depth and emotional intensity of the blues. Her voice leaves you feeling like velvet and chili and she knows how to use it in a disarmingly natural and virtuoso way.
Her debut CD “Let Them Talk”, produced by Jan Luley, was awarded the German Record Critics’ Quarterly Prize in autumn 2017.
Thomas l'Etienne
Thomas L'Etienne (clarinet, tenor saxophone) is a specialist in Creole and South American music as well as jazz-oriented New Orleans rhythm'n'blues. He has been a congenial partner for Jan Luley in various line-ups for many years. The Hamburg musician with French roots lived in New Orleans for a long time and regularly spends part of the year in Rio de Janeiro.
Concert programs:
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Boonoonoonous - A declaration of love to Creole music
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New Orleans Classics Of R'n'B & Swing
Ryan Carniaux (USA)
Ryan Carniaux, born in New York City, played trumpet in various bands as a teenager, including John Allmark's jazz orchestra. With a scholarship, he studied at the Berklee College of Music in Boston from 1998 to 2002 before moving to Europe in 2003 and completing a master's degree in "Jazz Trumpet" at the Conservatorium Maastricht/NL from 2005 to 2007. Carniaux has already played with many well-known jazz greats from Europe and the USA, including Manfred Schoof, Gerd Dudek, Wolfgang Lackerschmid, Alexander von Schlippenbach, Misha Mengelberg, David Liebman, Jerry Bergonzi and Mark Murphy.