Drop Six sextet, swing and big band jazz, at Le Melville, Paris
On Thursday 31 December 2026 at 20:30 Le Melville in Paris, at 28 Rue Jean Mermoz in the 8th arrondissement, hosts the sextet Drop Six for a New Year's Eve concert. The listing describes original arrangements inspired by American jazz from the 1930s to the 1950s, in a festive and joyful vein that draws on figures such as Fats Waller, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald and Sidney Bechet. With three wind players and a swinging rhythm section, the group recreates the warm, energetic effect of a big band, with touches of New Orleans, bebop, gypsy jazz, blues and bossa nova. The line-up is Gautier Montegu on piano, Guillaume Leguerinel on drums, France Duclairoir on double bass, Andreas Feyte on trumpet, Timothée Weeger on clarinet and Jean-Baptiste Rannou on saxophone. The price is 10 euros, and the evening runs from 20:30 to 23:00. A swing concert like this is easy to enjoy alone, since everyone in the room is there for the same music. «Ne manquez pas ce concert exceptionnel organisé pour le 31 décembre, idéal pour s'offrir une atmosphère à la fois festive, rythmée et mémorable.» Starts 20:30, ends about 23:00. Source: Paris city open data — Que faire à Paris (Ville de Paris, ODbL). The listing gives the price as 10 euros and the hours as 20:30 to 23:00.
