Square Roots with Hands of Sloane

Montecito culinary wizard Philippe Sautot‘s resurrected rock career continues apace.

Last year, as a I reported in this illustrious organ, Philippe performed his first concert in four decades with old bandmates Sloane at a 450-guest gala in the charming Provencal town of St. Remy, which raised $52,000 for cancer research.

He is just back in our rarefied enclave after reprising the show at Les Taillades in the Luberon, performing in a stone theater that had been hewn from a ninth-century quarry.

“We now have a new promoter and manager, and I am now playing keyboards,” says Philippe. “We have also changed the name to the Sloane Square Band.”

More than 400 guests took in the show, which raised $15,000 for the French Cancer Alliance.

The band, which now has eight members, has also released its first CD Live in St. Remy de Provence, recorded from last year’s show.

Philippe is bringing his bandmates to the Left Coast next year for a series of cancer fundraisers, kicking off at the Canyon Club in Agoura Hills, with a show at Bella Vista, the sprawling Summerland estate of Pat and Ursula Nesbitt, on May 18.

‘We are calling it the Kick Cancer Bash and it will be one-hundred percent sponsored, so every penny raised will go to the cause,” adds Philippe. “There will also be several other bands appearing as well.”

In the meantime, Sloane Square will be playing another fundraiser in the historic town of Avignon, home to the famous medieval River Rhone bridge of song and the 14th century Palais des Papes, in September.