Act21 Paris: Elements Jazz Live in the 1st Arrondissement

Act21

2018

In 2018, Elements Jazz brought swing, bebop and latin jazz to Act21, the cosy cocktail bar on rue Sauval near Les Halles in Paris's 1st arrondissement.

Programme (PDF)

Musicians

Arnaud Quercy — piano
Elliot Langlois — double bass
Romain Courty — drums

Guest stars

Jeremy Quentin — guitar
Émilie Forbin — voice
Anael Noury — drums
Damien Fior — double bass
Adrien Shanuk — guitar
Cyril DRP — double bass
Alexis Léonardon — drums

Tucked onto rue Sauval near Les Halles, Act21 was the cosy Paris 1st-arrondissement cocktail bar where Elements Jazz spent the spring of 2018 "boppin' the place" over wine, food and late nights. Across roughly half a dozen evenings between April and June, the room heard Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Jobim and Charlie Parker, played with plenty of swing for whoever wandered in.

The band shifted between trio and quartet around pianist Arnaud Quercy, Elliot Langlois on double bass and Romain Courty on drums. Night to night the bandstand filled with guest stars — Jeremy Quentin and Adrien Shanuk on guitar, Émilie Forbin on voice, Damien Fior and Cyril DRP on double bass, and Anael Noury and Alexis Léonardon on drums — for a freewheeling run through swing, bebop and latin jazz.