BLUE TANGERINE

Blue Tangerine is a nine-piece contemporary and Brazilian-influenced jazz ensemble, featuring talent from Malta and France. The band was born in July of 2016 when the musicians met for the first time to play a concert at The Malta Jazz Festival, as part of an exchange programme between the two countries.
Given the success of this fruitful collaboration, they have since played a series of concerts at notable venues in France and Malta, and recorded a full length album ("Blue Tangerine”, self-titled). 

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All the members of Blue Tangerine have a solid jazz background, and their repertoire is inspired by Brazilian music; notably compositions by the great Hermeto Pascoal and Pixinguinha.
The band performs original music, with compositions written and arranged by the members of the group. Under the direction of band leader Vincent Jacqz (p), their music fuses jazz improvisation and festive Brazilian rhythms with haunting melodies sung by Angela Vella Zarb. Florent Hinschberger (tpt), Benoit Crauste (sax), Philippe Lopes De Sa (sax), and Michel Berelowitch (tb) make up the brass section, and the rhythm section features Karl Galea (g), Dean Montanaro (b), and Ġużè Camilleri (d). 

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Blue Tangerine recorded their first full-length album at Studio de Meudon (FR) in 2019, under the label Klarthe Records. Launched in Malta (Offbeat) and Paris (Sunset-Sunside) with the support of a grant awarded by Arts Council Malta, the album was well-received by Maltese and French audiences, given very positive reviews by French publications like “CultureJazz” and “JazzNews” and earned a nomination for 'Best Album’ at the Malta Music Awards in 2020.

 

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NOTABLE PERFORMANCES

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Jul 2016 (MT) Malta Jazz Festival, Valletta
Dec 2017 (FR) Sunset-Sunside Club, Paris
Jul 2018 (MT) Malta Jazz Festival, Valletta
Jan 2019 (MT) Offbeat Music Bar, Valletta
Aug 2019 (MT) Album Launch, Offbeat Music Bar, Valletta
Sep 2019 (FR) Album Launch, Sunset-Sunside Club, Paris
Oct 2019 (FR) Studio de l’Ermitage, Paris
Apr 2022 (FR) Le 360 Paris Music Factory, Paris
Apr 2022 (FR) Ferme des Arts, Cesson
Jul 2022 (MT) Malta Jazz Festival, Valletta