Mario Canonge and Michel Zenino – JAZZ DUO
Forget flashy ensembles and embrace the raw, stripped-back intensity of this piano and double bass pairing. With decades of shared history on stage, these two masters turn every note into a deep, spontaneous conversation that feels intimate and alive. It is a must-see for anyone craving pure jazz, played with effortless precision and soul.
Le Baiser Salé (Paris 1st)
About
Pianist Mario Canonge and double bassist Michel Zenino return to Le Baiser Salé for a series of jazz duo performances throughout June 2027. Celebrating over twenty years of musical collaboration, the pair offers an intimate experience that strips away the drums to focus on pure, intense interplay. Taking place every Wednesday in the 1st arrondissement, these sessions allow the artists to revisit jazz standards with Creole and Latin influences. Shows run from 19:00 to 21:00. Attendees can secure their spot via the web for 20 EUR, while walk-in tickets are priced at 25 EUR.
After more than two decades of musical complicity, Mario Canonge and Michel Zenino are relaunching their famous residency at Le Baiser Salé, a ritual expected every Wednesday by a loyal and passionate audience. Since 2006, this unique piano-double bass duo has established a format as demanding as it is intense, without artifice or compromise, where every note and every silence counts. The absence of drums, far from being a constraint, becomes a playground where concentration, mutual listening, and sensitivity reach their climax. On stage, Canonge, an essential figure in Caribbean jazz, and Zenino, a double bassist with formidable phrasing, inventively revisit the great jazz standards—from Thelonious Monk to Ornette Coleman—while infusing them with their Creole and Latin roots and their love for cross-pollination. This residency, a true laboratory of improvisation, blends tradition and modernity in a rare form of alchemy, nurtured by years of uninterrupted musical dialogue.
An unmissable event for lovers of live, free, and embodied jazz.
Our take on this event
For the entire month of June 2027, Le Baiser Salé hosts a weekly residency featuring Mario Canonge and Michel Zenino. Since 2006, this duo has cultivated a unique performance style that eschews percussion in favor of a demanding and sensitive dialogue between piano and double bass. By blending their shared history with jazz classics by composers like Ornette Coleman and Thelonious Monk, they create a laboratory of improvisation that bridges tradition and modernity.
Performances are scheduled for June 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2027, from 19:00 to 21:00. This event is open to all jazz enthusiasts seeking a highly focused musical performance. To attend, you may book online in advance for 20 EUR. Members of the Paris Jazz Club are eligible for a reduced rate of 15 EUR. For those who prefer to pay at the door, the standard ticket price is 25 EUR.
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