JATP – Jazz at the Polytechnique 2016

From May 23rd to 27th:
Every day at noon on the Esplanade
Wednesday May 25th, at 6:30 pm, at the Forum Rolex

It’s a new jazzy week that takes place here at the EPFL! Midday breaks become musical and the Rolex Forum hosts fine jazz names on Wednesday, early evening.

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JATP 2014 Esplanade - photo Alain Herzog
ESPLANADE
EVERYDAY AT NOON:

Again, the JATP invites students musical groups from the EJMA (Ecole de Jazz et de Musique Actuelle de Lausanne) to perform on the EPFL campus central square.

The musician students groups are formed for the occasion and offer a nice variety of styles.

→ Bands’ and musicians’ names 

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Didier Lockwood 2012 - photo Philippe Levy-StabFORUM ROLEX
WEDNESDAY MAY 25th AT 6:30 pm :

It is with great pleasure that we receive Didier Lockwood Quartet featuring Antonio Faraò this year.

Didier Lockwood communicates his passion for jazz music with a violin. Born in 1956 in Calais, this French musician follows his father’s steps by starting to play the violin at an early age. Then initiated by his brother Francis, a pianist, he turns to jazz music and improvisation. During more than fourty years of career, Didier Lockwood rubs shoulder with the big names of jazz music, publishes and creates numerous albums and shows, and gives more than 4000 concerts all over the globe.

Antonio Faraò was born in 1965 in Rome from a mother painter and father who is a jazz drums player. He begins to play the vibraphone at 6 then studies music theory and the drums. Eventually, his interest goes towards classical piano and he follows the teaching of Adriano Della Giustina and Riccardo Risaliti. Antonio Faraò was trained at The Milan Conservatory (Conservatorio di musica “Giuseppe Verdi” di Milano) where he finishes his studies in 1983. He wins several international prizes before releasing his first album in 1999, followed by a sophomore album in 2001. He is renowned for his combinations of mediterranean and afro-american influences.

Didier Lockwood, violin
Antonio Faraò, piano
Martin Gjakonovski, double bass
Vladimir Kostadinovic, drum

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Access to the concerts

Concerts on the esplanade: open to all

Concert at the Forum Rolex: Prior registration closed. Tickets available at the welcome desk of the Rolex Learning Center before the concert (from 5:30 PM)

This event is reserved for members of the EPFL, UNIL, EJMA and HEMU communities