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Who Parked The Car winner of "Made In New York Jazz Competition"
2024-07-15 20:00 The 2024 prize has been awarded by Mike Stern, Lenny White and Randy Brecker

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Acceleration, sharp turns, sudden braking, U-turns and cruise control: the musicians of Who Parked The Car still haven't managed to park their car, or their music.

 

The 8-piece band blends soul, jazz, funk and electronica, brought together by young musicians from across France and Latin America — trained jazz players, but above all groove lovers. The live experience is integral to WPTC's identity: so much so that their title track, "Who Parked The Car?” was written as a live call-and-response game with the audience.

 

True to their collective spirit, the band has no single leader — all eight members contribute compositions, arrangements and lyrics, even swapping roles on stage. Their sound is a clever mix of vocals, sax, synths, guitars and percussion.

 

2025 brought a new voice, with singer Alice Chahbazian joining for the upcoming album "Wrong Answers Only" (2026), succeeding Laura Wamba, who fronted "Broken Glass" (2023), "Drafts" (2024) and the debut album "Mad Weather Good Friends" (2022).

 

WPTC won the 2024 "Made in New York Jazz Competition" judged by Mike Stern, Lenny White and Randy Brecker.

 

 

INFLUENCES
Snarky Puppy, Louis Cole, Vulfpeck, Lianne La Havas, Jill Scott, Robert Glasper, Ghost Note, Anderson .Paak, Earth Wind & Fire, Weather Report, Stevie Wonder, Supertramp...

GENRES
Soul・Jazz・Groove

 


DISCOGRAPHY

 


AWARDS & HONORS

  • Winner of 2024 Made In New York Jazz Competion (awarded by Mike Stern, Lenny White, Randy Brecker) - USA
  • Winner of 2025 European Emerging Bands Contest - FR

  • Winner of 2025 Grand Prix UNAC Young Talent - FR

  • Winner of 2026 TRANS4JAZZ International Competition - DE

  • Finalist in the 2026 La Défense Jazz Competition - FR

  • Finalist in the 2026 Avignon Jazz European Competition - FR

 


LINE UP
Alice Chahbazian, vocals
Thomas Salvatore, keyboards, vocals
Sebastián Muñoz, saxophone
Félix Reneault, saxophone
César Aouillé, guitar
Ludovic Prieur, bass
Alejandro Dixon, percussions
Malo Ropers, drums

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Previous concerts:

 

2026 • Jazz à Juan, Antibes • Avignon Jazz Festival • La Défense Jazz Festival • Art et Jazz dans ma cour, Hermonville • Sunset-Sunside, Paris •

 

2025 • Neidorff-Karpati hall, New-York, USA • The Cutting Room, New-York, USA • Niort Jazz Festival • The Shrine, New-York, USA • The Lilypad, Cambridge, USA • La Marbrerie, Montreuil • Sunset-Sunside, Paris • EYE European Paliament, Strasbourg •


2024 • New Morning, Paris • Sunset-Sunside, Paris • FIMU Festival, Belfort • Théâtre verdure G. Brassens, Cavaillon • After Beach, Grimaud • Bal à Fives, Lille • Aeden Festival, FBL Cité Universitaire, Paris • Art&Music Festival, Amfreville, Rouen • Le Barboteur, Pantin •

2023 • 24h de l'INSA, Lyon • Daufunk Festival, Paris • Le Plan, Ris-Orangis • Le Duc des Lombards, Paris • Studio de l'Ermitage, Paris • Le Baiser Salé, Paris • Larocafé, Romainville • Sunset-Sunside, Paris • Brasse-Musique Festival, Verdun • Saclaque Festival, Palaiseau • Aeden Festival, FBL Cité Universitaire, Paris • Rosa Bonheur, Paris • Le Mazette, Paris •

 

2022 • Marula, Barcelona, ES • Badaboum, Paris • Les Disquaires, Paris • Le Baiser Salé, Paris • Les 2 Pianos, Paris • Le Silo Festival, Poitiers •  La Barrak Festival, Limoges • Péniche Antipode, Paris • Aeden Festival, FBL Cité Universitaire, Paris • Le Mazette, Paris • Pamela Club, Paris •

 

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