AWARD WINNING CELLIST, LIVE LOOPING ARTIST, SINGER, 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, 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, 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 BOHEMIAN FLAIR OF THE VELVET UNDERGROUND.

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UPCOMING SHOWS

Date City Venue Country
12/05/24 Helen Gillet New Orleans, LA Tigermen Den United States
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Tickets Available at Door Cash or Venmo only – First come first serve or advanced purchase: venmo @helen-gillet Buy Tickets
12/09/24 Helen Gillet + Leyla McCalla New Orleans BJ’s United States
Time: 9:00pm. Age restrictions: No Minors.
12/17/24 Christmas without Tears New Orleans The Orpheum Theatre United States
Age restrictions: All Ages. Harry Shearer, Judith Owen, John Goodman, Helen Gillet, Phil deGruy and many more
12/22/24 Tif Lamson + Helen Gillet + Leyla McCalla New Orleans Chickie Wahwah United States
Age restrictions: No Minors.
02/06/25 Helen Gillet New Orleans, LA Tigermen Den United States
Time: 7:30pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Tickets Available at Door – First come first serve