bio of cap au sud

BIO of the band

Ricardo : Capausud were formed eight years ago (2000) by Argentian Ricardo Jocobsohn, who came to France in the 1980's.
Ricardo has a doctorate in music technology and sound engineering and plays a wide range of wind instruments from flute to saxophone. A part time lecturer in universities
( Paris VIII and Marne la Vallee )
He is a lover of the Latin music of the 40's, 50's and 60's the rumbas,boleros and mambos that he sings and plays with heart and passion.

Early days

The group first consisted of two percussionists (Michel Bontemps and Luis Campos) piano (Phillipe Rak) and Double bass (Illes Kamarti) with Ricardo on lead vocals and sax/flute, playing original material in an "Afro pop" style.
The music soon envolved into a more "Afro-Latin" sound, which was to be the name of their first album.
Over the next five years the band performed hundreds of concerts in the Picardie and Somme, regions of France, and played at the world famous Amiens Jazz Festival for three consectitive years.


	Philippe	Michel	Luis	Iliès

Times change

As with many groups the band went through some changes in the line up. Louis left to be replaced by Pascal Noël, and due to work commitments Philippe and Illes also parted company with the group, leaving Michel to find their replacements, which in turn led to the inclusion of long time friend Thierry Paul on bass and Jeremy Gielar a young pianist spotted at a jam session in Soissons. Tragedy struck the band when Pascal was killed in a car accident returning from a concert in Laon. Jean Phillippe Lepreux (Daddy) a mutual friend of Pascal and Michel replaced him during the " Castel-Talents Concerts" (2005) in Chateau-Thierry. The following year due to health reasons Jeremy left and was soon to be replaced by Camille Geoffroy a pianist and tuba playing, friend of "Daddy".

Today

Which leads us to the current Capausud line up of Ricardo Jacobsohn on lead vocals saxophone and flute, Camille Geoffroy on piano, Thierry Paul on electric bass, Michel Bontemps on drums, Jean- Phillippe Lepreux on congas and Arnaud Cochenet on trumpet.
Over the years through line up changes and the experience of the musicians, the music has envolved into a more incisive and modern sound, due in no small fact to the inclusion of electric bass and drums added to the timbales.
The group play a range of original material from smooth salsa to lively latin jazz alongside their own interpetations of classics such as"El manicero" (Peanut vendor) and "Caravan" by Duke Ellington.
Capausud recorded their second album "Cumbancha" and performing at various venues.

The concerts

2001 : 03/03/01 Theater St. Médard, Soissons 31/03/01 School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 31/03/01 Crouttes-sur-Marne 21/06/01 School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 01/07/01 School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 18/08/01 Festival estival Laon 08/08/01 Bonneuil / marne 07/10/01 Festival de l'Omois Saulchéry 26/10/01 Theater St. Médard Soissons 08/12/01 Palais des rencontres - Château-Thierry
2002 : 02/03/02 School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 15/03/02 Le Kraft Reims 30 et 31/03/02 Festijazz - Fort Mahon 30 et 31/03/02 Festival jazz d'Amiens 27/04/02 Café L'Origine Marne la vallée 03/05/02 Lycée Jean de la Fontaine Château-Thierry 18/05/02 Théâtr'o Château-Thierry 01/06/02 Festival des Mondes Solidaires Fossoy 15/06/02 Fontenay Tresigny 21/06/02 School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 30/06/02 School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 06/07/02 Le Kraft Reims 07/07/02 Le Kiosque - Château-Thierry 12/07/02 Café L'Origine Marne la vallée 20/07/02 Théâtre de Verdure - Faverges 06, 07, 08/07/02 Fête au Bord de L'eau - Amiens 05/10/02 Festival de l'Omois Montreuil-aux-Lions 25/10/02 Café L'Origine Marne la vallée 07/12/02 Téléthon - School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 20/12/02 Lycée Jean de la Fontaine Château-Thierry
2003 : 15/03/03 AREA - Aire-sur-la-Lys 25 au 30/03/03 Festival jazz Amiens 05/04/03 Rotary Club 02/05/03 Lycée Jules Vernes Chateau-Thierry 17/05/03 School of music of Charly-sur-Marne 12/06/03 La Java Reims 21/06/03 St. Just-en-Chaussée 29/06/03 Festival des Trois Vallées 05/07/03 Conseil Général - Place Thiers à Château Thierry 18/12/03 Lycée Jean de la Fontaine Château-Thierry
2004: 09/01/04 Le Tigre Reims 27/02/04 Show-case FNAC Reims 24/03/04 Show-case FNAC Amiens 24, 25, 26, 27/03/03 Festival d'Amiens des musiques de jazz et d'ailleurs 08/05/04 Chierry salle polyvalente 21/06/04 Fête de la musique Les Deux Alpes
2005 : RESTRUCTURING, change of personnel 14/05/06 festival du film, centre culturel d'Amiens 21/06/06 fête de la musique Eaubonne 06/08/06 Lille 01/10/06 MJC Le Flambeau, Reims 28/10/06 Castel-Talents 2005, Château-Thierry
2006 : 12/05/06 festival Mercin & Vaux 25/05/06 La Cartonnerie Reims 21/06/06 Fête de la musique Villers-Cotterets 7/07/06 Immeubles en fête Laon 23/07/06 1ere partie Sergent Garcia, Laon 03/09/06 Fête communale Fère en Tardenois 16/09/06 Feigneux festival 24/09/06 concert Château-Thierry 13/10/06 Concert club " Le Gibus " à Laon 15/12/06 club " l'Artiste " à Chauny
2007 : 21/06/07 : fête de la musique à Charly sur marne 03/07/07 : concert université d'Amiens 07/07/07 : concert plein air Amiens 11/02/07 : concert centre culturel concarneau 21/07/07 : festival joly jazz, Avesne sur helpe 28/07/07 : concert plein air saint pol/ternoise 08/09/07 : concert plein air fête de la carotte, Croissy/seine 12/10/2007 : festival Castel-Talents 2007, Chateau-Thierry.
2008 : 26/01/2008 : Chaulnes 09/02/2008 : "La Rotonde" Chateau-Thierry,14/02/2008 : centre "Les Esselières" Villejuif, 7/03/2008 : Café "Le Comptoir Latino" Chateau-Thierry, 29/03/2008 : festival international de jazz d'Hirson, Jeudi 12 et vendredi 13/06 : Comptoir Latino,Chateau-Thierry, 21/06 : Chauny (02) place de l'hotel de ville, 16 h30, 21/06 : Charleville-Mézières (08), place Ducale 21h30, Vendredi 10 octobre 2008 : Comptoir latino, Chateau-Thierry (02), samedi 1er novembre : la Biscuiterie, Chateau-Thierry, Vendredi 14 novembre : Comptoir latino, Chateau-Thierry, vendredi 28 novembre : Isneauville (76), église st Germain, 6 décembre : St Gobain marché de noël, 12 décembre : comptoir latino Chateau-Thierry, 20 décembre : Cap Nord-ouest Laon.
2009 : 30 janvier :Bouy (51),samedi 21 mars : Bezannes (51), dimanche 3 mai : Brasles (02), samedi 16 mai : Reims, place Derlon, samedi 13 juin : Laon festival jazztitudes, vendredi 6 novembre : Saint Memmie salle municipale, samedi 5 décembre : festival Tam-Tam, Mons (belgique), Lotto Mons expo.
2010 : vendredi 29 janvier, concert en soutien à Haïti, Brasles (02) salle des fêtes.