“Bonjour Sourire” with Gabrielle Sandman: Singer; Benjamin Blackstone: Guitarist/Singer; Baptiste Morel: Double Bassist/Singer. They call themselves Bonjour Sourire. This is lively, sparkling music, sometimes teetering on the edge, sensitive, touching, often mischievous, and full of energy. This trio knows how to surprise us and make us smile, without fail. A vibrant trio that delivers their sparkling version of some of the great classics of French song. It swings, it grooves, it tugs at the heartstrings, it’s fun—in short, you’ll surely be surprised, charmed, and enchanted.

Mélanie Dahane Quartet with Mélanie Dahane: vocals, Antoine Delaunay: piano, Marc Michel Le Bévillon: double bass, Luc Isenmann: drums. Jazz singer Mélanie Dahane invites pianist and arranger Antoine Delaunay to present her recent album, “A French Songbook.” Together, they invite us to listen with fresh ears to a repertoire drawn from the heritage of French song. Their reinterpretation of the pieces is profound, offering an enveloping, luminous, and generous musical experience.

Ode to Brazil with Malou Oheix – Vocals; Jean Saint Loubert – Piano; Ethan Denis – Double Bass; Guillaume Leguérinel – Drums. Festive and danceable music that evokes the swaying rhythms typical of Batucadas, but also an elaborate harmonic language and an undeniable sense of lyricism. The group offers a varied repertoire retracing the great names of the Brazilian musical landscape, from the classics of Gilberto and Jobim to the world of Hermeto Pascoal.

Joan Minor Quartet with Joan Minor – Vocals, Christian Duperray – Double Bass, Étienne Brachet – Drums & Michael Dravigny – Keyboards. The Joan Minor Quartet embodies the authenticity of American jazz blended with the French Touch. A pure sound and a warm connection between an artist and her audience. Joan interprets the full spectrum of jazz and soul, as well as funk, in her inimitable energetic and emotional style: a raw sound.

Benoit Sourisse: bass guitar; André Charlier: drums; Pierre Perchaud: guitar. Charlier/Sourisse: it’s a long story. An impressive story, built together through their daily lives as twin musicians. The thread of Ariadne, unraveled throughout their journey from Paris to New York and from Rio to New Orleans, brings them back today, their heads filled with unexpected melodies. The two composers present original pieces on stage, enhanced by the subtle voice of the guitar, embodied by the dazzling Pierre Perchaud. Between melodic dialogues and rhythmic duels, their sound evokes, at first glance, through the alchemy of timbres, an era where groove and “warmth of sound” went hand in hand. A subtle, dynamic jazz, where André, Benoit, and Pierre play the appropriate role in each of these little stories they know so well how to tell us.

Roda de Samba “Marcel Samba” Shintaro Soma: Cavaquinho and vocals; Jean Poulhalec: Guitar; Noemi Schwab: Flute; Erwan Ledoux: Tantan and rebolo; Max Gillet: Pandeiro; Daina Urgin: Vocals; Aurélie Gallo: Vocals. Much more than a metro station! A group of friends from near and far, Marcel Samba is a joyful roda that gets people dancing to the infectious rhythms of samba, but also forró, bossa nova, choro…

Women in Jazz: Francesca Giordano Quartet with Mickael Le Van (guitar), Emek Evci (double bass), Laurent Paranthoen (drums), and Francesca Giordano (piano and vocals). “Women in Jazz” celebrates female creativity in jazz and beyond. Francesca is accompanied by three talented musicians to offer a unique musical journey blending revisited standards, unexpected covers (Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Willow Smith, Billie Eilish, Björk…), and original compositions. An energetic and moving concert.

Audrey Pierre Quartet with Audrey Pierre – vocals & compositions; Adrien Brandeis – piano; Vladimir Torres – double bass & Arnaud Dolmen – drums. “With astonishing maturity, the young woman demonstrates as much talent for composition as for singing.” Télérama. Singer and composer Audrey Pierre is among the most noteworthy voices on the current jazz scene. The quartet offers a repertoire of symbiotic instrumental flights, where the voice is a journey, the groove knows no bounds, and the enchantment is absolute.

Duo In Uno – Giulia Tamanini & José Ferreira (soprano and tenor saxophones & 7-string guitar) Born from the happy encounter between the Italian saxophonist Giulia Tamanini and the Brazilian guitarist José Ferreira, Duo In Uno travels through Brazil in music, from traditional to contemporary, exploring the most representative styles and rhythms (choro, samba, frevo, baião, and much more).

Valentine’s Day at  LES BASCULES with Cecilya Mestres & César Pastre. Travel back in time with the best old-school classics (blues, swing, boogie) from the 1920s to the 1950s. Cecilya Mestres: Barcelona-based singer-songwriter and producer with a luminous voice. Voted Best Female European Blues Artist 2023 in England and an icon in the retro music scene. César Pastre: Pianist and organist with a powerful style, marked by swing, groove, and gospel, and also a love of refined harmonies and melodies.

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YAHÉ 4TET with Sylvain Beuf on saxophone, Fabrice Devienne on keyboards, Thierry Fanfant on bass, and Benjamin Henocq on drums. This project is the meeting of four key figures on the jazz and world music scene, but also the fusion of four friendships.

The group Tupinambá, with Mariana Corado (violin and vocals), Filipe Dourado (cavaquinho), Caio Marcio Santos (guitar), Miguel Couto (drums), and Manu Paillardon (bass), has structured its set to transport its audience into a captivating sensory experience. With one foot in Brazil, the other in France, and their hearts here, their heads in the tropical canopy, Tupinambá sincerely conveys the emotion of a sensitive, radiant repertoire. Let yourself be enchanted by the music of Tupinambá; the journey is just a few steps away.

Clémence de Tournemire Quartet with Clémence de Tournemire (vocals), Ludovic Allainmat (piano), Yann Phayphet (bass), and Faraj Fakhoury (drums). Clémence de Tournemire, accompanied by her three musicians, invites you tonight at Les Bascules to a vibrant journey through jazz and soul. From Nina Simone to Amy Winehouse, by way of Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, let yourself be carried away by a selection of carefully chosen pieces, revisited with sensitivity and energy. Welcome to a musical moment full of good vibrations!