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Camille O'Sullivan
Born in London of a French mother and Irish father (a Formula 2 racing
driver), Camille moved to Ireland as a child. An award winning architect
& painter, after living in Berlin, home of decadent cabaret culture,
she decided to sing/act instead. Camille Sings Brel has toured
widely in Ireland, to great acclaim. She specializes in a range of material
including Brel, Weill, Nick Cave and Tom Waits, and has appeared as
guest performer with Jack L, Damien Rice and Shane McGowan. Since Edinburgh
2004, she has completed filming on Mrs Henderson Presents, directed
by Stephen Frears and starring Dame Judi Dench, Bob Hoskins and Will
Young. She spent the winter performing in The Famous Spiegeltent in
Melbourne and working on her new show for Edinburgh 2005.
Jaques Brel
Belgian born Jacques Brel (1929 -1978), was one of the great modern
troubadours in the French language. A decade before Leonard Cohen, Bob
Dylan, he was a poet, singer and composer of extraordinary passion and
emotional power. He became the leading 'Chansonnier' singer and songwriter
of the French stage with his extraordinary stage presence and profound,
powerful songs of love, sex and death. Each song is an entity in itself
with its own character linked by Brel's comic and tragic view of life
Mario Caribe Double Bass
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Mario started his musical education at 13,
playing Bossa Nova guitar. He later joined the Heartbreakers, playing
and researching the music of Duke Ellington as well as Afro-Caribbean
forms. He also performed with many of the greatest singers in Brazilian
Music including Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Nana Caymmi
and Zizi Possi. He moved to Scotland, and was invited to join the Tommy
Smith Sextet and has since played with many of the leading jazz musicians
in the UK. He is currently involved with the The Scottish National Jazz
Orchestra, John Rae's 'Celtic Feet', the Paul Harrison Trio, the John
Burgess Quartet, Carlos Pena Y Sus Muchachos, Brazilliance, Laura McDonald
Quartet, Eddie Severn Quintet, Martin Kershaw Quartet, Tom McNiven Quartet
as well as working on his own projects .
John Rae Drums
Drummer with the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra and one of the founding
members of the Scottish Composer's Jazz Ensemble. Leader and composer
for the John Rae Collective, John Rae's Celtic Feet and the Power Of
Scotland Big Band and a prominent member of the Brian Kellock Trio.
As a composer John contributes music for television, radio, commissions
for large and small ensembles and his very unique group the Celtic Composers
Collective. John is the fourth youngest member of a highly musical Edinburgh
family.
Since being awarded Most Promising Drummer Of The Year (1984 Edinburgh
International Jazz Festival), he has been one of the most in demand
and sought after musicians in the UK. He has played at festivals around
the world including the Toronto, St. Petersburg, Las Palmas, and Barbados,
and toured extensively in the UK, Europe and Canada.
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