Long considered the Brazilian counterpart of jazz, the choro is a popular form of instrumental music that shows a rare sensitivity in combining nesse and melodic depth with a fullness that is totally Latin. With their “Café du Brésil”, the Paris Gadjo Club, the Parisian scene swing group, o ffers a subtle fusion of the two styles. The result sounds as if Django Reinhardt and Jacob do Bandolim— two icons, both incandescent virtuosos of 20th century instrumental music—were playing in the same room. Here the group bridges the genres with a brio that makes it all sound so natural: a musical bridge between Paris and Rio, two strongholds of culture and art de vivre, two cities that contemplate each other in admiration. Augustin Bondoux / Patrick Frémeaux