Cyrille Aimée, Adonis Rose & New Orleans Jazz Orchestra - Petite Fleur (2021)

The celebrated New Orleans Jazz Orchestra examines the profound relationship of its hometown to the nation of France with its September 29 release of Petite Fleur on Storyville Records. The second album under the artistic directorship of drummer Adonis Rose features ten songs, nine of them standards associated with French and New Orleans musicians. The tenth tune is an original by Cyrille Aimée, the acclaimed jazz vocalist who was born and raised in France but now lives and works in The Big Easy itself. Aimée is the NOJO’s collaborator and vocalist on the album.