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Jazz in France

France: the atlas lists 123 jazz musicians, 9 jazz clubs and bars, 16 festivals and 54 jazz radio stations; the busiest jazz cities are Paris, Nice, Marseille and France.

Jazz musicians from France

Serge Gainsbourg 1928–1991 · French singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and… Michel Legrand 1932–2019 · French film score composer (1932–2019) Boris Vian 1920–1959 · French writer and musician (1920–1959) Darius Milhaud 1892–1974 · French composer (1892–1974) Stéphane Grappelli 1908–1997 · French jazz violinist (1908–1997) Zaz b. 1980 · French singer Henri Salvador 1917–2008 · French Caribbean recording artist; singer, songwriter… Michel Petrucciani 1962–1999 · French jazz pianist Sacha Distel 1933–2004 · French musician (1933–2004) Claude Bolling 1930–2020 · French jazz musician, composer and pianist (1930–2020) Didier Lockwood 1956–2018 · French jazz violonist and composer (1956–2018) Richard Galliano b. 1950 · French musician Jean-Luc Ponty b. 1942 · French jazz violinist and composer Guy Marchand 1937–2023 · French actor, singer and musician (1937–2023) Biréli Lagrène b. 1966 · French guitarist and bassist Michel Portal 1935–2026 · French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist Gotan Project 2000– · Electronica-meets-tango band based in Paris Manu Katché b. 1958 · French drummer, studio musician, composer, singer… Louis Sclavis b. 1953 · French jazz musician Michel Colombier 1939–2004 · French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939–2004) Jesse Cook b. 1964 · Canadian guitarist, composer, and producer François Deguelt 1932–2014 · French singer (1932-2014) Caravan Palace 2008– · French electro swing band Sanseverino b. 1961 · French singer Sylvain Luc 1965–2024 · French musician (1965–2024) Renaud Garcia-Fons b. 1962 · French upright-bassist and composer Cyrille Aimée b. 1984 · French jazz singer Jean-Jacques Milteau b. 1950 · French blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter Christian Vander b. 1948 · French musician Jacques Pellen 1957–2020 · French jazz guitarist (1957–2020) Didier Malherbe b. 1943 · French saxophonist Ray Ventura 1908–1979 · French musician (1908–1979) Liane Foly b. 1962 · French singer St Germain b. 1969 · French musician, DJ, record producer and composer Vinko Globokar b. 1934 · Slovenian musician Mino Cinelu b. 1957 · French musician Pierre Moerlen 1952–2005 · French musician (1952-2005) Léo Marjane 1912–2016 · French jazz singer and actor (1912-2016) Leo Arnaud 1904–1991 · French-American arranger and composer of "Bugler's Dream"… Médéric Collignon b. 1970 · French musician Charles Delaunay 1911–1988 · French author, jazz expert (1911-1988) Nguyên Lê b. 1959 · French jazz guitarist Marcel Azzola 1927–2019 · French musician (1927–2019) Joëlle Léandre b. 1951 · French double bassist, vocalist and composer Angelo Debarre b. 1962 · French Romani jazz musician Joseph Reinhardt 1912–1982 · Belgian musician and banjoist (1912-1982) Alain Goraguer 1931–2023 · French composer, music arranger, orchestra leader… Henri Texier b. 1945 · French musician Eddy Louiss 1941–2015 · French musician (1941–2015) André Manoukian b. 1957 · French composer, arranger and jazz musician Eddie Barclay 1921–2005 · French musician, record producer and composer (1921–2005) Michel Godard b. 1960 · French musician Sophie Alour b. 1974 · French saxophonist Dominique Di Piazza b. 1959 · French jazz bassist Moustache 1929–1987 · French jazz drummer and actor (1929–1987) Émile Parisien b. 1982 · French saxophonist Vincent Courtois b. 1968 · French cellist René Urtreger 1934–2026 · French musician Marc-Édouard Nabe b. 1958 · French writer (born 1958) Flo Ankah b. 1983 · French Voice Chanteuse/Actress Floanne in NYC

Jazz cities in France

Jazz festivals in France

First held 1948 Nice Jazz Festival Nice · FR   Jazz à Juan Juan-les-Pins · FR First held 1978 Jazz in Marciac Marciac · FR First held 1981 Jazz à Vienne Vienne · FR   Django Reinhardt Jazz Festival Pont-à-Celles · FR First held 1982 Jazz sous les pommiers Coutances · FR First held 1994 Paris Jazz Festival Vincennes · FR First held 1977 La Defense Jazz Festival · FR First held 1998 Charlie Jazz Festival Les Pennes-Mirabeau · FR First held 2002 Jazz à Porquerolles Var · FR   Popanalia Antibes · FR First held 1991 Sons d'hiver Val-de-Marne · FR   Météo Mulhouse · FR   Festival Bebop France · FR First held 2004 Jazz in Plescop · FR   Musiques à La Baule La Baule-Escoublac · FR

Jazz radio stations in France

Alternative Radio FR · MP3 128k · electro, folk, funk
Jazzradio.fr Jazz & Classique FR · MP3 128k · classic, jazz
Le Bon Mix HiFi Flac 1411 Kbps FR · OGG · eclectic, electro, jazz
RADIO NOVA FR · MP3 128k · electro, hip hop, jazz
FIP Jazz (Hi-Fi) FR · UNKNOWN · jazz
Couleurs JAZZ FR · MP3 320k · jazz
Le Bon Mix Radio 97.9 FR · AAC+ 320k · disco, electro, funk
CINEMUSIC Radio FR · MP3 192k · cinema, classical, jazz
Jazz Radio Lounge FR · AAC+ 64k · jazz lounge
Le Grigri FR · MP3 192k · african music, free jazz, hip-hop
FIP Jazz (hifi.aac) FR · AAC 192k · jazz
Music Radio FR · MP3 · chillout, chillout+lounge, club house

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