A Summer Series of Dinner Concerts Brings Rhythm, Romance, and Remarkable Cuisine to the Gardens of a Hidden Château
June 11, 2025- Jazz Nights at Château de Bagatelle Paris

Le Melville steps outside this summer. The Parisian jazz club known for its candlelit sets and intimate sound is trading its Marais address for a garden stage—specifically, the rose-filled lawns of the Jardins de Bagatelle in Paris’ 16th arrondissement.
Each Wednesday evening through late July, the club hosts an open-air dinner concert at the foot of the Château de Bagatelle. The experience is sharply curated. Guests dine beneath trees, surrounded by florals and music. Dishes arrive in cadence with the performance. Strings swell. A saxophone cuts the twilight. Everything, from menu to mood, is scored for maximum atmosphere.
Expect a Different Kind of Evening
The setting already does half the work. Bagatelle is one of the city’s most under-discovered treasures—a neoclassical château hidden inside a botanical garden west of the Bois de Boulogne. It feels miles from Paris. At night, when the lights go up and the first plates arrive, it’s even harder to believe you’re still in the city.
Chef Malcom Ecolasse designed the menu around rhythm and surprise. The first course—miso-glazed eggplant with creamy labneh—sets a gentle pace. The main dish, a riff on roast chicken and childhood nostalgia, arrives with a marjoram jus and notes of black curry. A vegetarian version features cauliflower and spice in perfect tension. Between bites, the music shifts. A melody deepens. Someone starts to dance.
Later, a salmon ceviche makes an entrance with passion fruit leche, pickled crunch, and a whisper of dried bonito. Dessert lands last: a Melville millefeuille with Dulcey ganache and caramelized peanuts, layered with the kind of confidence that comes from doing just enough.
The Soundtrack
The performances follow no formula. Some evenings lean into swing, others flirt with Cuban textures or spotlight Paris-based vocalists. The programming, curated by Le Melville’s founders, Sébastien and Laurent, favors a lived-in approach: experienced hands, expressive play, and musicians who know how to read a room.
Regulars include Lisa Spada, Ellen Birath, Coco Canela, and Square Noon. Every show draws from the deep archive of the Paris jazz scene but brings its own tempo and color. The audience changes weekly, but the mood stays warm: more house party than stage show.
Behind the Concept
This project comes from passion, not playbook. Sébastien, a business lawyer, always dreamed of building a jazz room in the spirit of 1960s Paris. Laurent, a trained musician and longtime producer, wanted a space where food and music could meet without forcing a concept. Together, they created Le Melville in the Marais—then decided to let it breathe outside the walls. Bagatelle is the result: an open-air setting with no corners cut.
Upcoming Concerts
June
- June 11 – Vik & The Vibe Tribe
- June 18 – Gautier Montegu Trio
- June 25 – Coco Canela
July
- July 2 – Viktor Nyberg Trio
- July 9 – Square Noon
- July 16 – Blue Moon
- July 23 – Perrault / Pierre / Reichter
Plan Your Visit
Parc de Bagatelle, Route de Sèvres à Neuilly, 75116 Paris
Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
€100 per person (dinner + concert)
lemelville.fr
An ideal pick for those who want their Paris evenings dressed in jazz, fragrance, and just enough surprise.
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