Café des Chansons

Founded in Amsterdam in 2015, Café des Chansons explores the boundaries of French chanson in a unique guise. The ensemble pairs a professional classical string quartet, featuring violinists Giles Francis and Evelien Jaspers, viola player Odile Torenbeek and cellist Sebastiaan van Halsema, with Charlotte Haesen, who trained as a jazz singer.

Our repertoire ranges from the classics to our own original compositions, all of them scored for us by acclaimed arrangers. Against the classic sound of the string quartet, Charlotte creates a distinctive palette tinged with a jazz hue.

Don’t miss out on this intoxicating alchemy!