The Django d'Or International Jazz Awards festival is now in its 20th year
France - The Django d'Or International Jazz Awards festival is now in its 20th year. A Europe-wide organization, Django d'Or was founded to honour the jazz greats of our times as well as promote new talent in the spirit of one of jazz's all-time greats, Django Reinhardt. The festival's future was threatened earlier this year when a massive warehouse fire destroyed nineteen years worth of archives. The organization decided to stage a massive benefit concert to ensure the continuation of the festival, and turned to rental specialists Alpha Audio to supply the sound system, which was APG throughout.

The concert took place at the legendary Pavillon Balthard in Paris with international jazz artists of renown including Didier Lockwood, Rhoda Scott and David and Noé Reinhardt amongst many others. Alpha Audio supplied a significant Uniline system as the main PA comprised of six UL210, three UL115B and a TB218S sub per side supplemented by two UL210D cabinets as front-fill. Twelve DX12s formed the stage monitor system.

"This event was proof once again of APG's efficiency and ability to react quickly. I couldn't have done it without their support," stated Alpha Audio's Philippe Marliengeas. "The audience was made up for the large part of musicians and jazz aficionados. They nevertheless complimented the precision of the system under the most difficult conditions - 30 groups, 14 of which did a sound check and over 90 musicians, (all of whom are regulars on the international jazz circuit) in 12 hours of non-stop mixing from the start of the sound check to the end of the show.

"Uniline proved itself throughout as a system of the highest fidelity. Where jazz is concerned, precision, clarity and transparency are of paramount importance - APG's Uniline system delivers all of that and with plenty of power to boot."

(Jim Evans)


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