Gabi Hartmann / Kenny Barron

Gabi Hartmann
Gabi Hartmann follows in the footsteps of Norah Jones, Melody Gardot, and Madeleine Peyroux. This singer and guitarist with a soft voice combines pop, folk, jazz, and world music in her songs, which are always imbued with gentleness and melancholy. After releasing her first eponymous album in 2023, she released “La Femme aux Yeux de Sel” in the spring of 2025. Tonight, she takes us on a journey into the dreamlike world of Salinda, the heroine of this second EP.

Kenny Barron “Songbook” Featuring Ekep Nkwelle, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, and Johnathan Blake
At 82, Kenny Barron is a grand master of the piano with incredible elegance. On November 14, 2025, he signed with Artwork Records for “Songbook.” In this first entirely vocal album of his career, he revisits thirteen of his iconic compositions, enhanced by lyrics by Janice Jarrett. To accompany his trio on stage, he called on a raw diamond of vocal jazz from Washington DC: the young Ekep Nkwelle, who has already won over Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, and Emmet Cohen. Between heritage and future.

JAM SESSIONS
After the concerts, the Châtelet will exceptionally open the doors of its sumptuous Nijinsky Foyer to the public, which will be transformed into a jazz club for the occasion… so the party continues every evening with a wild jam session! At the helm is piano maestro and pillar of the Rue des Lombards, Fred Nardin!

Texts: Laure Stokober