Franck Nicolas Presents "Pop-Ka"

Franck Nicolas, trumpeter and shell player, puts his virtuosity at the service of emotion. An alchemist of sounds, he succeeded in creating a new style of music in New York in 2002: jazz-ka (a mixture of jazz and traditional Guadeloupean drum, the "Ka"). 20 years later, still in an insatiable quest for novelty, he created POP-KA, which brings together: ka, Konk (shells), jazz, spirituality, singing, and popular music. POP-KA is a complex and danceable music of West Indian origin, which wants to be avant-garde. Like a multicolored butterfly, it carries on its wings a message of hope and love for all humanity. It is resolutely turned towards the future. May she one day bring to all, the subliminal secret message that leads to the stars...

To do this, he surrounds himself with a 100% Caribbean cast, notably Grégory Privat, who has established himself among the most brilliant and captivating pianists on the French jazz scene. Nominated for the Victoires du Jazz 2015 He was awarded the 2023 Django-Reinhardt prize, the highest distinction by the Académie du Jazz,