On 5 November, the Martinican pianist Xavier Belin will be making the case that jazz and Creole culture are one and the same

Xavier Belin Trio: jazz and Creole culture are one and the same

Thursday 5 November 2026 / 7.30 pm, 9.30 pm and 11.00 pm

What if jazz and Creole culture were one and the same? That is the belief of Xavier Belin, a pianist, composer and arranger from Martinique, named ‘Revelation’ by Jazz Magazine for his debut album *Pitakpi*. For the fifth edition of Pléonasme, he brings his trio to the stage of the Baiser Salé, a jazz club in the Les Halles district of Paris.

Pléonasme: a musical no-brainer

The title says it all: to speak of Creole jazz is almost a pleonasm. Born of cross-fertilisation, transmission and cultural fusion, jazz is, by its very nature, a Creole music. Through a repertoire of standards drawn from Creole regions – from Martinique to Haiti, from Réunion to Trinidad – Xavier Belin highlights the deep connections between these cultures and the history of jazz.

For this edition, the project reinvents itself as a trio featuring piano, double bass and drums: the ensemble playing, the pulse and the rhythmic heritage take on a new dimension. A living, evolving music that is passed on just as much as it is transformed.

The trio

• Xavier Belin: piano, lead
• Mauricio Congiu: double bass
• Tilo Bertholo: drums

#JazzDeDemain: a platform for emerging talent

For the past 15 years, #JazzDeDemain has been supporting emerging artists through regular residencies: a space for creation, experimentation and engagement with the audience. A wonderful opportunity to discover one of the rising stars of contemporary jazz.

Practical information

• When: Thursday 5 November 2026, 7.30 pm, 9.30 pm and 11.00 pm
• Where: Baiser Salé, 58 rue des Lombards, Paris 1st arrondissement
• Booking: online up to 30 minutes before the concert starts, or on 01 42 33 37 71

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