Flore Benguigui: from Baiser Salé to a committed voice of contemporary jazz

There are artists whose careers have a particular resonance with the history of a particular place. Flore Benguigui is one of them.

Before she became a household name, notably as the former lead singer of the group L'Impératrice, whose abuses she denounced, she grew up musically for a long time... right here, in the heart of Paris . Baiser Salé.

A history deeply linked to the club

In two recent interviews with Harpers Bazaar and l'Éclaireur Fnac, Flore recounts:

"When I was around 20, I arrived in Paris and started a residency at Baiser Salé... I played there for eleven years [...] It became my safe place."

For over a decade, she returned, tirelessly. Between two tours, between two projects, she returned to our intimate stage.

What she describes goes beyond a simple residency: it's a musical and human construction. A 'chemistry' forged over fifteen years, built on listening, instinct and trust.

And that's something we're immensely proud of. Because it means that, in a way, her story has been written here.

An artist committed to greater visibility

In addition to her career, Flore Benguigui is actively involved in changing the way things are. In particular, she organises women's jam sessions, spaces designed to encourage, support and raise the profile of women musicians in what is still a very male-dominated field.

These initiatives are essential. They create networks, build confidence and, above all, serve as a reminder that jazz thrives on diversity.

Jazz as a place of emancipation... and resistance

Here, this idea takes on a very concrete resonance.

Our club has always been a place where music takes precedence over everything else. There are no distinctions here, no boxes to tick: only talent counts.

And that's perhaps why, naturally, women play a major role, both in our teams and on stage. Not because of any quota system, but because they are there, quite simply, in their rightful place.

Because it's essential to remember that women's contribution to jazz is immense, in their playing, in their writing, in their interpretation, in their transmission.

They shape the sound of today just as much as they shaped the sound of yesterday.

Collective pride

Flore's career inspires us. Her commitment speaks to us. And somewhere, between two sets, between two nights on rue des Lombards, a large part of this history was written here.