This event is in the past.It took place on September 18, 2026 at The UC Theatre Taube Family Music Hall.
Jazz & BluesDowntown Berkeley, Berkeley
🎤"the staff are always SO kind" (venue reviews)
🎧Troupeau Bleu has 220+ documented hip-hop samples
🪑Ask about orchestra seating when you arrive
Cortex's 1975 album Troupeau Bleu is a cornerstone of hip-hop sampling, and this is your chance to see the French jazz-funk pioneers perform it live. Led by pianist Alain Mion, the set bridges Golden Age grooves with raw, improvisational energy.
Rare live reunion
Jazz-funk fusion
Hip-hop sample source
Intimate historic venue
Jazz & BluesDowntown Berkeley, Berkeley
🎤"the staff are always SO kind" (venue reviews)
🎧Troupeau Bleu has 220+ documented hip-hop samples
🪑Ask about orchestra seating when you arrive
Cortex's 1975 album Troupeau Bleu is a cornerstone of hip-hop sampling, and this is your chance to see the French jazz-funk pioneers perform it live. Led by pianist Alain Mion, the set bridges Golden Age grooves with raw, improvisational energy.
Rare live reunion
Jazz-funk fusion
Hip-hop sample source
Intimate historic venue