Jazz in Fort l'Ecluse: Les Pornographes Sing Brassens

A girl singing Brassens? Blasphemy! I can hear you from here. And that’s exactly the point: the sacrilegious, the subversive, and the irreverent—Georges Brassens, the self-proclaimed “pornographer of the phonograph,” had made it his mission, with wit and glee.

Alice Richtarch—known for her contributions to the Alice, Capsul, and Alice Looper projects—sings with such heart and exquisite sensitivity, whether it’s the risqué lyrics, the little-known gems, or the great classics of Uncle Georges: “Le parapluie,” “L’orage,” “Les bancs publics”—and who knows, perhaps a few carefully selected songs you may not yet be familiar with. A true delight, to be sure.