Jimmytry – Group Pianist with Kalma – Brent Spar
Since 2005, Jimmytry has occasionally performed with the band KALMA, formerly known as RSF (Raï Sans Frontière).
The diverse musical influences of each member of the band have shaped KALMA’s distinctive sound. KALMA stands out for its rhythms rooted in the musical traditions of West and North Africa, enriched by influences from blues, jazz, reggae, raï, and beyond.
KALMA has performed on the Bercy stage in Paris as the opening act for « Papa Wemba » as well as at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund during the FIFA World Cup in Germany. The band also performed at the Hello Africa Festival alongside « Magic System » and « Mory Kanté ».
KALMA has also performed several times at the Zénith de Caen, notably alongside "La Grande Sophie" and "Matmatah". More recently, the band took part in the Zénith’s 20th-anniversary celebrations. KALMA also recorded a featuring with DaOne NSR, alongside "Jimmy Cliff", for the collector’s edition of "Alain Bashung’s" work, featuring the track “Vertige de l’Amour.”
KALMA is currently preparing for a new tour.
2013–2014 — Joined the band BRENT SPAR
BRENT SPAR is an electro-acoustic folk band founded by Bérangère Duplessis in 2012. As lead vocalist and guitarist, she performs her own compositions, including “From Sheep to O.” The band went on to release an album and a music video of the same name. BRENT SPAR has performed as the opening act for « Micky Green » at BBC Caen, and for « House of Wolves » at Le Bocal in Caen.
BRENT SPAR also performed as the opening act for « « Elysian Fields » at the Les Femmes S’en Mêlent (“Women Get Involved”) Festival at Le Normandy in Saint-Lô.
2019 — Jimmytry joins The Spirit of Memphis
« The Spirit of Memphis seamlessly blends original compositions with fresh interpretations of timeless classics from the rich heritage of modern American music — from Elvis Presley and Ray Charles to Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Don Gibson, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Bob Dylan, B.B. King and T-Bone Walker… »
« Larry and the Spirit of Memphis have been pleased to be involved in numerous events and organisations that contribute to the cultural life of our regions: Les Papillons de Nuit and Les Yeux de Cloé (50), American Journeys in Cambrai (59), Samoëns American Festival (73), America Normandy Festival (14), Festiv’été (76), Peace and Love Festival (35), Jules Verne Blues Festival (14), FR3 Basse-Normandie, Country Web Bulletin (Jacques Dufour) (67), The Eye of The Hawk (34), WRCF (34), Texas Highway Radio Show (69), Lyon 1ère, Rocking Boy Saloon (69), Radio Emeraude (29)… »
« The Châtelguyon Theatre (63) decided to once again place its trust in Larry Lacoste and the band Bus Stop in 2017, following the tribute concert to Peter Lacoste held during the 2016 season, which featured artists such as Francis Huster, Juliette Gréco, Anne Roumanoff, Lynda Lemay, Thomas Fersen, Thomas Dutronc and Michael Jones. To name but a few of the artists who have performed at this magnificent Italian-style theatre. »
Band Biography
The Spirit of Memphis was formed in 2012 at the initiative of Larry Lacoste, the band’s leader, singer and guitarist.
After performing on stages across France and Europe, Larry recently settled in western France, where the idea for a musical project he had always wanted to bring to life began to take shape: Spirit of Memphis. Before that, Larry had spent many years playing in various bands, including Wanted and Bus Stop, both founded by Peter Lacoste, a French pioneer of Rock ’n’ Roll and Country Music. Bus Stop, a band well known to specialists in American music, was distributed in the United States by the Comstock Records Arizona label, and the song “Station to Station”, written by Peter, Larry and the members of Bus Stop, was played on 125 American and European radio stations.
Whether alone in the studio with his instruments, working on his original compositions, or on stage accompanied by the band, Larry, a passionate musician with a love of the English language and America, seeks to preserve and share a musical and cultural heritage of infinite richness, while respecting tradition, just as the great interpreters of jazz standards or music from centuries past do.
Larry is delighted to be joined by Bridget on bass and Éric Michel on guitar (Kevin Buckley, April May, Lexie Kendrick, The Yee-Haw Band…), Frank Bisson (The Big Muddy, Mandarine), on drums, and Jimmytry on piano. Alternatively, when Bus Stop comes together in tribute to Peter Lacoste, the line-up includes Domi (vocals), Marc Gorse (Laurette Canyon), Rod Opitch (Roch Voisine, Helena Noguerra...) and Jeff Gautier (Jean-Jacques Goldman, Paul Personne, Alain Souchon…)
The Spirit of Memphis is therefore proud to reinvent and explain the repertoire of the great musicians who shaped the history of American music in the second half of the twentieth century, such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Rick Nelson, Ray Charles, Johnny Cash, Charlie Rich, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Don Gibson, B.B. King and T-Bone Walker, to name but a few of these great architects of modern music.
« With Larry and the Spirit of Memphis, take a journey into the heart of American music, at a time when the diverse influences of Jazz, Blues, Folk and Country Music came together to give birth to what we now commonly call Rock. »
« Larry Lacoste and the Spirit of Memphis perform at festivals, venues, theatres, clubs, private events and parties, and are always delighted to share, with renewed enthusiasm, the history of this music from America that has touched and will continue to touch our ears and hearts forever… »
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