Irene Jacob Irène was awarded in 1991 the prize “Best Actress” at the international Cannes festival for her performance in The Double Life Of Véronique by K. Kieslowski. in 1993, the polish film director features her in Red, in his trilogy Bleu, Blanc, Rouge, along with Jean-Louis Trintignant, Juliette Binoche and Julie Delpy.
Irène is leading a successful international career. She has worked with directors such as Antonioni, Win Wenders, Paul Auster, Angelopoulos, Louis Malle...
She currently is on screen with Charlotte Rampling, in the movie Rio Sex Comedy by Jonathan Nossiter.
Irène has a very special connection to music. On a theatre stage or a movie set, Irène is always close to the musical world. She has been recording with the National Jazz Orchestra, French star Vincent Delerm, Brazil’s wonder kid Ricardo Tete, among others.
Francis Jacob Francis Jacob is a traveling musician. From France to Brazil, from Africa to Brooklyn, where he settles in 1991.
He composes, plays and records for a wide array of West African stars from Senegal, Mali, Guinea or Togo. Blending his Jazz roots with these experiences, he finds himself at the center of the “World Jazz” movement.
In 2007, his album Side-by.Side gets great reviews. “The actual music of Side-By-Side is so pleasant, light on its feet, buoyant and just plain attractive as to give one hope for the future of this earth.” Budd Kopman, All About Jazz
His approach to writing and playing music reflects a highly varied musical career, from Jazz to Brazil, from Moroccan Shaabi to Senegalese M’Balax.
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