Event

Debauche + Helen Gillet

Two Wheel Events presents Debauche, New Orleans' own Russian mafia band, for a wild Friday night during the second weekend of Jazz Fest! Opening set by the stellar and one-of-a-kind cellist Helen Gillet.

Doors: 9 PM
Helen Gillet: 10 PM
Debauche: 11 PM till late
$10 advance // $15 at the door

-- Debauche: russianmafiaband.com
Debauche plays very sad songs of Russian criminals, songs from jail, orphans, and of course, traditional songs from Odessa!

-- Helen Gillet: helengillet.com
Jazz-based cellist, singer, composer and improviser Helen Gillet grew up in Belgium, Singapore, Chicago and Wisconsin. Performing her own eclectic mix of French, Contemporary Jazz, North Indian, Blues and Classical styles, Gillet has forged a path for the cello in the New Orleans music scene since her arrival in 2002, winning Best Female Performer (2014 Gambit Big Easy Awards), Best Mixed Bag (2012 Gambit Big Easy Awards) and Best Contemporary Jazz (2011 Gambit Big Easy Awards).
Gillet has been trained classically and studied improvisation techniques all over the world; she has performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Festival International (Lafayette, LA), Voodoo Festival, Copenhagen Jazz Festival and Hindsgavl Festival in Denmark, Mirano Oltre Festival in Italy, the Kennedy Center Center in Washington D.C. and MONA Mofo festival in Hobart, Tasmania. Gillet has performed with countless world-renowned musicians, including most recently, Nikki Glaspie (Beyonce, Dumpstaphunk), Brian Haas (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Nolatet), Jessica Lurie, as well as New Orleans' most beloved performers, including James Singleton, Aurora Nealand, and many more.