‘Claron McFadden & Claire Chevalier’

Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith, also known as Bricktop, was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudeville artist, and owner of the famous nightclub Chez Bricktop in Paris. The nightclub was a hub for French artists as well as African Americans who had moved to Paris to escape racism in America. Through Bricktop's story and their interviews, soprano Claron McFadden and pianist Claire Chevallier recreate the musical atmosphere of Paris Montmartre, then known as the Harlem of Paris. Director Luigi De Angelis conceived Chez Bricktop as a live radio program that superimposes the atmosphere of a club of a hundred years ago, with an audience and special guests.

Special thanks to Chantal Pattyn, Gerhard Oostvogels & Rockstar Recordings, Tuur Florizoone (recording & mixing) and Wilfried Van den Brande. 

A second concert will be held on the same day at 3pm. Book your tickets here.

Read the programme booklet