Album Review: Douce France Sweet France from Margot Sergent
Album: Douce France Sweet France Artist: Margot Sergent Label: Zoho Music Website: https://margotsergent.com/ A bilingual French-born jazz singer who doubles on harp, Margot Sergent has a magnetic quality belies her age, spinning mature stories that beckon the listener's undivided attention. Her 2023 outing Douce France Sweet France moves through an array of tunes from the reflective mood of "Keep the Moon in Mind" to the daydreamy ambience of "The Apartment Next Door," and the joyful buoyancy of "Douce France," embracing the pleasures of life. Each tune depicts another phase of life, a different experience along the journey, and always being intimate with the audience about the encounters. Sergent's voice is expressive, mirroring the images projected in the lyrics so audiences can follow her narration, always from a viewpoint suspended above the scenes. "La Boheme" offers the listener a seat in the balcony as Sergent's charis...