Musicus Concentus presents
Firenze Jazz Festival 2025
ORCHESTRE TOUT PUISSANT MARCEL DUCHAMP
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Anfiteatro delle Cascine, h. 22:30
The concert is with free entry
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Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp is a constantly evolving orchestra, inspired by the great African groups of the 20th century — such as Tout Puissant Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou — and by the revolutionary French artist Marcel Duchamp.
Founded in Geneva in 2006 at the initiative of double bassist Vincent Bertholet, Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp began as a sextet (“a rock band with a marimba,” as Bertholet describes it), with a name that pays homage both to African orchestras and to Dada art, thus merging a Third-Worldist and ecological spirit with a deliberate resistance to schemes, conventions, and genre labels. In 2016, on the occasion of the project’s tenth anniversary, the decision was made to expand the band to an XXL format. Over time, the line-up settled at 12 members: double rhythm section, double bass, two marimbas, two cellos, violin, horns, guitars — and everyone sings.
Their latest album is titled Ventre Unique, released in October 2024 on their now long-time cult label/laboratory Bongo Joe Records, following the acclaimed We’re Ok But We’re Lost Anyway. Once again, it carries a strong political and social message, in the name of collective experience and the unifying power of music.
Thanks to the Consorzio Chianti Rufina, all Main Stage pass holders will receive a complimentary glass of wine to toast together at the final evening of the Florence Jazz Festival. See you there!
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Firenze Jazz Festival
🎟️ Free entry
