Baptiste Trotignon produces a pièce de resistance

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No dazzling jewel like the tiny Petrucciani, young Baptiste Trotignon gleams darkly, like polished oak.

His touch is subtle and his music graceful, rooted in swing but decorated with warm chord voicings, shapely phrases and telling silences.

Last night he made his London debut as leader of an all-star quintet featuring Australian bassist Matt Penman and three US stars, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, tenorist Mark Turner and drummer Eric Harland.

A true supergroup, this, and another scoop for Charlie Wright’s, the happening Hoxton bistro short on floorspace but long on taste and enterprise.

Its clubroom was packed with appreciative listeners.

Speaking excellent English, young Baptiste gave them six numbers from Share, his Brooklyn-recorded album on the Naive label.

First Song, a trio number in 3/4 time, led to a duet with Turner, whose fondness for high harmonics made the tenor sound more like an alto.

Samsara, a slow samba, swung gently to a big finish with a flourish of piano arpeggios before Children’s song, another 6/8 piece, recalled Miles Davis’s ESP period and inspired Pelt to his most Milesian work of the evening.

Blue, a trumpet-and-piano duet, revealed Trotignon to be a skilled accompanist before Dexter, a lightning post-modern ride through the I Got Rhythm changes, left fans cheering for more.

Once again Monsieur Trotignon had shown the savoir-faire to produce a pièce de resistance, as they say in Hoxton.

Tonight (0871 332 7212).

Baptiste Trotignon Quintet
Charlie Wright's International Bar
Pitfield Street, Hoxton, N1 6EN