Parov Stelar
Yom & The Wonder Rabbis

Since the release of his first EP Kiss Kiss followed up straight after by the album Rough Cuts in 2004, Parov Stelar has carved out his own spot on the electro music scene. Often unheard of combinations of genres in a space-time that nimbly hops from the 30s and 40s to the 21st century have made Parov Stelar something of an oddity on the electro scene. Marcus Füreder, alias Parov Stelar, is currently the best-known Austrian dancefloor artist on the planet. The DJ from Linz (where he was born in 1974) is seen as the European benchmark for electro swing who stylishly samples retro spirit to tailor-make tracks blending jazz, hip hop, electro soul and electronic grooves. The producer and his Parov Stelar Band have staged hundreds of concerts everywhere from New York and London to the Zénith in Paris, Coachella, Sziget, Lollapalooza and the Fête de L’Huma in front of 100,000 people. You can also hear Parov's melting pots of jazz swing and digital music in film scores, TV programmes and advertisements. Any more records? Parov Stelar has almost a million fans on Facebook, his videos have been watched over a hundred million times on Youtube and his tracks have been used in over 700 compilations. Gringo, the new single by Parov Stelar, came out last March.

Line-up :Parov Stelar (Prog), Cleo Panther (v), Lee Anduze (v), Sebastian Grimus (s), Marc Osterer (tp), Jacky Mayr (tb), Michael Wittner (bg), Willie Larsson Jr. (dms)

Crédit photo: © J. Kohlrusch

Yom is a talented and inspired clarinet player from Paris who is always exploring an extensive array of musical styles. From the revived Central European klezmer grafted onto jazz and electro music to rock, Americana and contemporary music, this insatiable all-rounder never loses sight of the edges of his musical vision. His debut album, New King of Klezmer Clarinet, came out in 2008. Here he steps into the shoes of his idol Naftule Brandwein with relish. Yom soon stepped away from ready-to-wear to venture into something more bespoke with Unue, an album featuring Wang Li, Ibrahim Maalouf, Denis Cuniot and Farid D. Nouveau then returned two years later with The Wonder Rabbis. At the same time, a series of collaborations with Wang Li, the Chinese mouth harp player, produced the album Green Apocalypse (2012). The clarinet player now wants to move into universality and spirituality. Yom delves into sacred music for inspiration, a central theme running through his duo with Wang Li (album Green Apocalypse), Le Silence de l’Exode and Prière (2018). Last but not least, last year's Lingua Ignota celebrates the mystical saint HildegardofBingen. The Wonder Rabbis getting back together is also a chance for Yom to celebrate a decade on stage.

Line-up : Yom (cl, compos), Léo Jassef (k), Guillaume Magne (g), Sylvain Daniel (b), Mathieu Penot (dms)

Crédit photo: © DR