Finalist – Victoires du Jazz 2024

With her original musical voice — a kind of Creole jazz — and irresistible energy, Céline Bonacina has become one of the most compelling figures on today’s jazz scene.

Nominated at the Victoires du Jazz in both 2012 and 2024, named Talent Jazz Adami 2013, and winner of the Rezzo Jazz à Vienne competition, she is widely regarded as one of the most reliable and inspiring forces in contemporary jazz.

A formative stay on the island of La Réunion led her to create, around her baritone saxophone, a multicolored universe that irresistibly invites dance. Hailed by critics and celebrated on major stages, she continues her journey with impressive vitality.

In 2020, at the invitation of the Le Mans Jazz Festival, she launched an explosive duo with saxophone and clarinet virtuoso Laurent Dehors, soon acclaimed at D’Jazz Nevers, Jazzèbre, Jazz à Vienne, and beyond.

In 2022 and 2023, Bonacina was highly visible as part of Rhoda Scott’s Ladies All Stars, without slowing down her own projects. Her latest album, Jump! (Cristal Records, September 2023), marks a new chapter — a nod to American jazz fusion — while preserving all the finesse and dynamism that define her music.