Sortiraparis tells you, you will love lunchtimes and evenings at La Défense from Monday June 20 to Sunday 27, 2022! And for good reason, the Défense Jazz Festival is back on the Esplanade for an exceptional new edition paced by free outdoor concerts. 

This summer again, many artists will play after one another for lunch and in the evening. Remember, last year, André Manoukian, Melody Gardot, and Asaf Avidan lit up the stage. Who will have the honor to walk the temporary stage set up at the foot of the famous towers of La Défense? Well, Herbie Hancock, Ibrahim Maalouf, as well as General Elektriks will be there. As for violinist Fiona Monbet, she will perform an original creation with a symphony orchestra from the Vallée Sud Grand Paris territory conservatories.

While waiting to know more about the 2022 lineup of La Défense Jazz Festival, do not forget registrations to the 45th La Défense National Jazz Contest are open. For the record, this high-level contest is open to all jazz movements. It enables to support the career of a band or instrument player by a financial prize. If you are interested, you have until June 2, 2022, to file your application.

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Lineup 2022:

Lunch shows - from 12 p.m.

• June 20: Lass // Big in Jazz Collective
• June 21: Coccolite // Daïda
• June 22: MADMADMAD // Samm Henshaw
• June 23: Sarab // Naissam Jalal & Rythms of Resistance
• June 24: Glass Museum // Binker & Moses