The AMR at Cropettes is the annual celebration of the Association for the Encouragement of Improvised Music.

Every summer, the AMR aux Cropettes Festival invites you to discover a plethora of local groups in the bucolic setting of the Parc des Cropettes (above Cornavin station). This event is free entry.

Wednesday June 26 from 6 p.m.

6 p.m. | UN ATELIER BIG BAND DE JOHN ARAM – Big scene

Doug Cooper, trumpet. Erinn Winsser, Nuno Rufino, alto saxophone. Joao Christofolo, Martin Rieder, tenor saxophone. Andrea Bosman, baritone saxophone. Blaise Dewale, Pete Harris Lindop, trombone. Grégoire Gfeller, electric guitar. Peter Cattan, piano. Anthony Dearden, double bass. Ivann Moser De Rougemont, drums.

*7 p.m. | ØIHY : ENJOY THE SILENCE

Valentin Liechti, drums, noise. Patrice Moret, double bass, synthesizer.

8:15 p.m. | LINEΠLEIN – Big scene

Stéphan Mauclaire, electric guitar. Yohan Jacquier, tenor saxophone. Nathan Vandenbulcke, drums. Quentin Prever, Hammond organ.

*9:30 p.m. | THÉO DUBOULE « REROOT »

Théo Duboule, electric guitar and composition. Nicolas Masson, Melvin Marquez, Louis Billette, tenor saxophones. Valentin Liechti, drums.

10:45 p.m. | ABOUBACAR KONATÉ « DJELLY FANGA » – Big scene

Aboubacar Konaté, balafon, voice. Matteo Agostini, saxophones. Yann Emery, electric bass. Killian Perret-Gentil, electric guitar. Andrew Flückiger, drums. Ericka Bekono, vocals.

Thursday June 27 from 6 p.m.

6 p.m. | ATELIER DE L’HIGHLIFE À L’AFROBEAT DE SYLVAIN SANGIORGIO

Véronique Lattion, Isabelle Michoud, vocals. Claudio Mascotto, alto saxophone. Daniel Strauss Vasques, electric guitar. Natalia Vokatch Boldyreva, piano. Nora Zufferey, electric bass. Jean-Louis Rimaz, baritone. Tarik Sebti, percussion. Ivann Moser De Rougemont, drums.

*7 p.m. | NOISY POCKET

Tom Brunt, Pocket Operators, synthesizer, effects. Richard Cossettini, drums, percussion.

8:15 p.m. | OPERATION – Big scene

“Povitch” aka Stephane Augsburger, electric guitar, effects pedals. Gregor Vidic, soprano & tenor saxophones, samplers. Nicolas Field, drums.

*9:30 p.m. | KNOBIL

Louise Knobil, double bass, vocals, composition. Chloé Marsigny, bass clarinet, effects. Vincent Andreae, drums.

10:45 p.m. | CEDRIC SCHAERER TRIO – Big scene

Cédric Schaerer, Fender Rhodes, piano, composition. Benoit Gautier, double bass. Nathan Triquet, drums.

Friday June 28 from 5 p.m.

*5 p.m. | ATELIER BINAIRE DE CHRISTOPHE CHAMBET

Yaëlle Wolf, vocals. Brice Baumann, trombone. Nam Nguyen, Patrick Bertschmann, electric guitars. Jonas Chereau, electric keyboard, vocals. Lélia Rassat, double bass, vocals. Christophe Chambet, drums.

6 p.m. | TRIO TOL – Big scene

Dante Laricchia, electric bass. Nicola Orioli, clarinet. Claude Tabarini, drums.

*7:30 p.m. | THE DOUBLE R

Romane Chantre, Rodolphe Loubatière, drums, objects, others.

8:15 p.m. | ADEM : DUO SANKOUM CISSOKHO – MBAR NDIAYE + GUESTS – Big scene

Sankoum Cissokho, voice, kora. Mbar Ndiaye, percussion. Khady Sarr, dance. Papis Diongue, drums. YéYé Faye, keyboards. Franco Casagrande, guitar. Ibrahim Mbaye, bass.

*9:30 p.m. | NOMADIM

Marc Crofts, violin, composition. Louis Matute, electric guitar. Cyril Billot, double bass. Marton Kiss, drums.

10:45 p.m. | ELOI CALAME QUARTET – Big scene

Eloi Calame bass clarinet. Nicolas Masson tenor saxophone. Pierre Balda double bass. Noé Franklé drums.

Saturday June 29 from 5 p.m.

*5 p.m. | ATELIER JAZZ MODERNE DE DAVID ROBIN

Yann Bonvin, trumpet. Christelle Iskander, violin. Florian Erard, alto saxophone. Thomas Brawand, electric guitar. Nicolas Szilas, piano. David Robin, double bass. Emile Poitras, drums.

6 p.m. | BLEU VERVEINE – Big scene

Romane Chantre, drums. Latyr Boye, double bass. Sylvain Sangiorgio, electric guitar. Yohan Jacquier, tenor saxophone.

*7 p.m. | AIDURO

Ravi Ramsahye, electric guitar, composition. Yann Maenner, electric bass, composition. Arthur Routaboul, drums, composition.

8:15 p.m. | WE DON’T CARE ABOUT… – Big scene

Brooks “Double tap” Giger, double bass. Nelson “Badaboom” Schaer, drums. Florence “Rambo” Melnotte, piano and keyboards. Ludovic “Iron mouth” Lagana, trumpet. Gregor “Not-a-picnic” Vidic, tenor saxophone. John “Doctor” Menoud, alto saxophone. Basile “Tacatacata” Rickli, alto saxophone. Anthony “Jester” Dietrich Buclin, trombone.

*9:30 p.m. | SIGNAL LAPIDAIRE

Paula Sanchez, cello. Rodolphe Loubatière, snare drum.

10:45 p.m. | IYAWA– Big scene

Marie-Laure Toppo, percussion, voice, composition. Alex Wilson, piano, composition. Sergio Valdeos, seven-string guitar, composition. Yasel Muñoz, flute, composition. JAAQ, rap, voice, texts. Ericka Bekono, vocals. Alberto Garcia, percussion. Gaston Joya, bass

Sunday June 30 from 3 p.m.

*3 p.m. | CARAƆ

Emilie Bugnion, soprano saxophone. Nathalie Recking, violin. Laure Zaugg, cello.

4 p.m. | JULIANE RICKENMANN 4TET « TIME NOW »– Big scene

Juliane Rickenmann, composition, tenor saxophone. Aurus Twerenbold, trombone. Jérémie Krüttli double bass. Josua Beureux, drums.

6 p.m. | ORIGINALS – Big scene
Teachers: Ohad Talmor, tenor sax, direction. Manu Gesseney, alto sax, flute. Maurizio Bionda, baritone sax, clarinet. Arthur Donnot, tenor sax, and soprano. Ian Gordon Lennox, trumpet, tuba. Ludovic Lagana, trumpet. Théo Hanser, trombone. John Aram, trombone. Cyril Moulas, guitar. Mathieu Rossignelly, piano. Ninn Langel, double bass. Dominic Egli, drums.

First year students: Hatem El Nemr, Andrea Miladinov, Fulvia Torricelli, Emile Poitras, Simon Kübel-Wilsdorf, Mathieu Schmidt.

Second year students: Maëllie Godard, Lélia Rassat-Guerrouj, Eman Hassen-Abawary.

*7:30 p.m. | MUNZELI

Ganesh Geymeier, tenor saxophone. Yann Hunziker, drums. Raphael Ortis, electric bass and objects. Béatrice Graf, battery of objects, diddley bows.

8:45 p.m. | COLTRANE’S DEAR LORD – Big scene

Soraya Berent, Franziska Baumann, Ernie Odoom, vocals. Michel Wintsch, piano.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

All concerts are free // Drink and food stands available // Access to Parc des Cropettes: Rue Elisabeth Baulacre, 1202 Geneva // Bus 8 (Grottes stop) // Parking: Montbrillant, Arcades, Cornavin