Philip Catherine & Antoine Boyer

On April 11, 2026, at the Sunset Sunside in Paris, two guitars answer each other: Philip Catherine takes the stage in duo with Antoine Boyer. Born in London and raised in Brussels, Catherine has shaped a singing tone, caught between the shadow of Django Reinhardt and a melody inherited from Georges Brassens. Active since the late 1950s, he has shared the road with Lou Bennett, Dexter Gordon and Stéphane Grappelli, later crossing paths with Jean‑Luc Ponty and Charles Mingus. In all his settings, acoustic as well as electric, he refines phrasing and breath—an art of counter‑melody that gives each chorus a natural clarity.

Facing him, Antoine Boyer brings a fresh ear and a keen sense of dialogue. A guitarist at ease between swing and modern colors, he favors prompting a response over showing off: he listens, shifts, and connects. Together, the duo open a clear playing field: stripped‑down melodies, moving counterpoints, a supple pulse. Without effects, just wood and strings, they alternate soaring passages and moments of breath, in a balance where the Manouche heritage meets today’s writing.