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
Jeremy Quentin — guitar
Romain Courty — drums
Émilie Forbin — voice

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 tunes by Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Carlos Jobim and Charlie Parker, played with plenty of swing for whoever wandered in.

The core band shifted between the Elements Quartet and trio: pianist Arnaud Quercy with Elliot Langlois on double bass, Jeremy Quentin on guitar, Romain Courty on drums and Émilie Forbin on voice. Several nights brought guest players into the lineup, with Adrien Shanuk on guitar, Cyril DRP on double bass and Alexis Léonardon on drums sharing the bandstand for a freewheeling set of swing, bebop and latin jazz.