Helen Gillet

Award-winning cellist, live-looping artist, improviser, producer,  composer, and performer, Helen Gillet has been nominated as a rising  star by Downbeat magazine. She is currently on tour with her solo show  and frequent jazz-collaborators. Gillet was born in Belgium, raised in  Singapore and Chicago, is classically trained and had already begun to  experiment with improvisational music prior to her arrival in New  Orleans in 2002. She flourished into one of the most unique and talented  and beloved artists in the Crescent City. She's known for her eclectic  palette - which includes avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk,  alternative-rock, and the bohemian flair of The Velvet Underground.