Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 8 PM to 10 PM
Freight & Salvage
2020 Addison St,
Berkeley, California
Delightfully cosmopolitan and seductively swinging, Paris
Combo is as diverse and sophisticated as the city from which the band hails.
Combining Gypsy swing with elements of flamenco, chanson and alt-cabaret, the
quintet mixes in Latin and North African rhythms for good measure.
Holding all the diverse elements together is the
sprightly vocalist Belle du Berry, who’s joined by Australian
trumpeter/keyboardist David Lewis, classical bassist Benoît Dunoyer de
Segonzac, French drummer François Jeannin, and Potzi, an Algerian Gypsy
guitarist whose virtuosic style and natty appearance recalls Django Reinhardt.
Formed in the early 1990s, the group had its origin in the retro review
Champêtres de Joie, which performed in the historic Berry Zèbre cinema in
Paris’ Belleville district and collaborated with renowned choreographer
Philippe Decouflé at the closing ceremony of the 1992 Winter Olympics in
Albertville. The band recorded four studio albums and a live session while
touring the world until disbanding in 2005 to pursue other interests, releasing
their comeback, 5, in 2013. Their latest DRG Records album, Tako Tsubo, is a
session with all surreal humor, showmanship, and irresistible bounce that have
come to define this entrancing quintet.
Cost: $45 - $50
