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C’est magnifique: Jessica Fichot brings a global sound to Concord

Fichot blends French chanson, Shanghai jazz, gypsy swing and international folk for her Davis Theatre debut.

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Chris Miller
Mar 11, 2026
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Jessica Fichot and her band will be playing at the Davis Theatre on March 20. Photo credit: Diego Ruvalcaba.

Jessica Fichot’s music can feel like a passport stamped in real time.

One moment, her voice evokes a smoky Paris cabaret, carried by the bright pulse of French chanson. In the next, the audience is transported to 1940s Shanghai, where jazz rhythms meet Chinese melodies in a sound both nostalgic and fresh.

For Fichot, that movement between worlds is natural.

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