“The best orchestra on the planet” in concert in this Côtes d’Armor resort

Music O Val, event hosted by the town hall of Pléneuf-Val-André in partnership with the PeeWee label is back this Friday January 17 with Andy Emler and the Megabyte.

A first poster with jazz, rock and funk sounds, on the frontiers of contemporary music.

9 musicians on stage

It’s been 35 years since Andy created his orchestra, the Megabyte, which is full of awards.

Pianist, singular, surprising and playful composer, often described as the French Franck Zappa, Andy Emler made his orchestra, the Megaoctet, a real laboratory in which participants participated some of the most brilliant soloists of the last 30 years.

“Musicians who have their own project come and find themselves in this orchestra. »

Friday evening they will be 9 on stage: Andy Emler on piano, but also a drummer, a bassist, a percussionist who plays all the keyboards (marimba, glockenspiel, Latin percussion, a trumpeter, two saxos, an alto and a tenor “who has a little surprise in store for the Breton public: an improvisation on the bagpipes,” confides Vincent Mahey.

And a tuba, “world famous because he developed a unique technique for playing this instrument”.

Label Music O Val

Exceptional musicians for a exceptional orchestraoutright described as “the best orchestra on the planet” by Le Monde.

This is what awaits the Pleneuvian public who are beginning to get used to the privilege offered to them of hearing this kind ofprodigy artistshere at home.

This is what we want to create with Music O Val: as a label that guarantees the quality of the concert, proximity to the artists, accessibility to all and above all conviviality.

With, as always, a small restaurant open from 7 p.m. and a refreshment bar on site.

Friday January 17, 8 p.m., Salle du Guémadeuc, €20 / €10 -18 years old / pass for 3 concerts €48 (02/28 Phil Reptil and Nosfell, rock and pop; 03/29 Antonio Lizana, flamenco and jazz). Ticket sales on the website of the tourist office or town hall.

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