Alice & Cécile have always sung since early childhood. Their passion for music is not a question of genes as there are no musicians or singers within their family circle, except on the occasion of family parties when grandparents traditionally sing a song. Both twin sisters learnt on their own, training their ear by listening to the albums of their parents’ record collection over and over again.
Alice & Cécile were first spotted in some New York jazz club on the occasion of a stay across the Atlantic. On their return to France, both talented twin sisters were then soon taken charge of by the guitarist and producer Patrick Saussois, who made them record their very first album - 5 cover versions and 6 original compositions – under the DJAZ Records label. With their undeniable charm and their deceptively "Young Girls of Rochefort"-like appearance (in reference to the 1960s film composer Michel Legrand), the two young singers reinvent a French-style vocal jazz which combines, with both lightness and voluptuousness, jazz standards and French or international songs, swing and cleverness of the lyrics, flavours of Brazilian music and cross chord adaptations. Alice & Cécile thus pleasantly reconcile jazz lovers with the general public, in the same way as Thomas Dutronc or Henri Salvador among other prestigious artists. Several countries in Asia already have succumbed to the young ladies’ French charming style: their album is widely distributed in Malaysia, in Singapore, in Hong Kong, as well as in Indonesia. This lovely twin singing duo is also greatly seconded on stage by some of the biggest names on the French jazz scene: Pierrick Pedron, Alain Jean-Marie, Patrick Saussois, Pierre-Yves Sorin, etc. An all-star band accompanying the twin singers on every stage, in every jazz club of Paris and at every festival where they perform, invited as guest performers by Dee Dee Bridgewater herself.
Alice & Cécile are planning to perform in Southeast Asia and thus meet their fans there. They are preparing to go on a New York live tour in April 2009 while working on their second album (to be released in late 2010).
All you need is a song - DJAZ Records
Artistic Director: Patrick SAUSSOIS
Recorded in November/December 2006 MESA Studio (Paris area)
The album has been given particular attention, especially by TSF and FRANCE BLEU LOIRE OCEAN (album partner radios), as well as by JAZZ HOT and LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR magazines. The album was officially presented at the SUNSIDE and at the DUCS DES LOMBARDS, a major shrine of jazz in Paris. Alice & Cécile were also invited as guest singers by Dee Dee BRIDGEWATER in 2007.
First album recording for the two young twin singers from the
Vendée, under the DJAZ Records label… Two pleasant and superbly pitched voices which both young singers arrange and harmonise with invention, talent and musicality... A repertoire and ambiences reminiscent of Henri Salvador, Eliane Elias or Diana Krall’s music... A real breath of fresh air and delight on the jazz and popular music scene! Jean-Michel Proust, Artistic Director Duc des Lombards Paris
“With their natural talent for singing together, in harmony or in counterpoint, in a manner reminiscent of the Andrews Sisters or the Young Girls of Rochefort, the repertoire of Alice & Cécile is a subtle combination of jazz and French songs.” “Duc des Lombards” Presentation
“Two twin sisters with magnificently pleasant voices... A real breath of fresh air and delight on today’s jazz scene!” Sunset/Sunside Presentation
“Somewhere between the Andrews Sisters and the Young Girls of Rochefort, Alice & Cécile’s music will make you swing.” Le Nouvel Observateur
“An album for the general public in the noble sense of the word, a jazz that has seemingly digested international popular music from the 1950’s until now.” Jazz Hot
