Rabat will host the Jazz au Chellah festival from 15 to 19 June 2011.
Many artists from 13 countries will participate in the event, organised since 1996 by the Delegation of the European Union to Morocco.
British Council is delighted to invite the British band: Portico Quartet to participate in the 16th edition of the Jazz Festival.
Portico Quartet will perform on stage on 15 June at 20.00
Electronica meets 21st century-jazz in Portico Quartet’s melodic, rhythmic music that mixes the inspiration of Philip Glass and Steve Reich with a very contemporary kind of jazz improv. It’s the blend of ethereal saxophone, splattering electronics, otherworldly Hang, clattering drums and earthy double-bass that gives their music it’s unique sound. Their hook-laden, darkly atmospheric post-jazz has pushed them to the forefront of the contemporary music scene and their inimitable sound that has been compared to Radiohead, E.S.T and The Cinematic Orchestra amongst others.
Organized since 1996 by the Delegation of the European Union in Morocco, the embassies and cultural institutes of the Member States of the European Union, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture and the Wilaya of Rabat Salé, the Jazz Chellah festival demonstrated that music is one of the most successful illustrations of intercultural dialogue between Europe and Morocco. Each year, the Moroccan and European artists are invited to the event, providing the public with new musical discoveries.
For more information on the band, please check the following web link: http://porticoquartet.com
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