Anniversary Joy on Tour – “15 Years of Les Brünettes”

We had a wonderful start to our anniversary year this April with the premiere of our new program “15 Years of Les Brünettes” in Darmstadt. It was a special evening – a fantastic audience, great atmosphere, and for us, an emotional beginning to this new chapter on stage.

Since then, we’ve had the chance to perform the program at several more concerts – and we’ve been really happy about the positive response. It’s a joy to look back with you on our 15-year journey, to share stories from our time together, and to revisit the music that has moved us over the years.

And the year is far from over! We’re looking forward to many more concerts, new encounters, and to celebrating 15 Years of Les Brünettes with all of you.

You can find all upcoming tour dates on our website – see you soon!

Your Brünettes

This past March, we had the pleasure of taking part in a very special project with the WDR Big Band: a program dedicated to the music of American composer Burt Bacharach, with arrangements tailor-made for us by Jörg Achim Keller and Stefan Pfeiffer.

After ten days of recording at the radio studios in Cologne, we had the chance to bring the program to the stage – performing it live at the Kölner Philharmonie. It was a memorable evening, warmly received by both the audience and everyone on stage.

The concert was filmed and will soon be available to watch on YouTube.
And yes, an album featuring the studio recordings is on its way – we’ll keep you posted on the release!

Juliette Brousset

Even at the most lofty of heights, Juliette’s crystal-clear soprano is breezy and subtle, adding an amazing brilliance to the sound of Les Brünettes. The French singer writes her own chansons and jazz numbers, presenting them with irresistible charm.

Born in Alsace, Juliette grew up in a musical family who played, sung and listened to classical music, jazz and, of course, chansons. It comes as no surprise then that Juliette’s style is a blend of all of these influences. Her voice combines the levity and imagination of a Marilyn Monroe with the depth of a Sarah Vaughan. Her pieces are soundscapes involving complex harmonies and rhythms and her lyrics are tinged with a hint of wistful nostalgia.

Juliette studied acting and dramaturgy at the École Nationale de Musique, Danse et Théâtre Mulhouse. In 2012, she obtained a bachelor degree in Jazz Vocals from the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts and in 2014 a master degree from the University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar.

From 2008 to 2022, Juliette Brousset was the frontwoman of the French swing-chanson band Moi et les autres. She now performs in a French chanson duo with guitarist Georg Bauss. Juliette is regularly invited by major orchestras – including the Mannheimer Bläserphilharmonie, Audi Bläserphilharmonie, Audi Big Band, Kicks’n’Sticks Big Band Mannheim, and the Stadtorchester Villingen – to perform as a soloist with her own chanson and jazz arrangements.
www.juliettebrousset.com

Julia Pellegrini

The distinctive and sensitive vocals of Les Brünettes’ first Alto and Mezzosoprano add a bright transparency to the quartet’s sound. Her groovy songs are amazingly catchy and surprisingly complex at the same time.

With both her parents classical string players and her older brother a drummer, Julia was destined from birth to become a musician. She started off with classical piano, but preferred to listen to pop songs on the radio instead of practising her sonatas. The musical diversity surrounding her soon bore fruit: She took her inspiration from sources as varied as US songwriters such as James Taylor and Joni Mitchell, compositions by Kurt Weil, Ravel’s work and not least her own songs. The latter are an organic blend of the diverse influences of classical, pop and jazz, and include all the ingredients that go towards making a good song. In 2011, Julia received her master degree in jazz vocals from the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts where she had also completed her Bachelor degree two years previously. She has been employed as soloist by various big bands, orchestras and choirs (among them Erstes Akkordeonorchester Freiburg, Kammerchor Mannheim, Ansbacher
Kammerorchester), has been singing for years in various line-ups from jazz quintets to pop trios, has composed music for the a cappella beatbox textbook ‘beatbox your choir’ (Schott Verlag) and
has been a member of the panel of judges at Jugend Musiziert. On top of this, she has a teaching position in the field of pop and jazz vocal school music at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts. In 2013, together with Sandy Patton, she substituted for Prof. Ann Malcolm, taking over her repertoire semester at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts.
www.juliapellegrini.de