Jazz festivals in Paris and the Ile-de-France region

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Published on August 29th, 2023 at 01:42 p.m.
If you think Jazz, you breathe Jazz and you live Jazz, then here is a non-exhaustive list of Jazz festivals not to be missed in Paris and in Île-de-France!

It was in the South of the United States, at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, that Jazz music was born. Since then, this inescapable musical style has toured the planet, revealing over the years some of the great legends of Jazz, such as Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Sidney Bechet, Dizzy Gillespie and more recently Brad Mehldau or Kamasi Washington.

Jazz has also conquered France and there are now many artists in France who honor jazz; from Michel Portal to Anne Paceo, Thomas de Pourquery or Ibrahim Maalouf, Pierrick Pédron, Laurent Coulondre... So many artists who travel every year to the many jazz festivals in France, but also those organized in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, in order to help as many people as possible discover this unifying musical trend. From the famous Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés to Jazz à La Villette, via La Défense Jazz Festival or the unmissable Paris Jazz Festival... an overview of these not-to-be-missed jazz festivals in Paris and the Ile-de-France region.

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From March 8 to April 5, 2024, the Banlieues Bleues Festival returns to several towns in Seine-Saint-Denis for its new 41st edition, which promises to be full of sonic surprises! [Read more]

Le Festival de Jazz de Longjumeau 2022 : Barbara Hendricks, Kyle Eastwood... voici la programmationLe Festival de Jazz de Longjumeau 2022 : Barbara Hendricks, Kyle Eastwood... voici la programmationLe Festival de Jazz de Longjumeau 2022 : Barbara Hendricks, Kyle Eastwood... voici la programmationLe Festival de Jazz de Longjumeau 2022 : Barbara Hendricks, Kyle Eastwood... voici la programmation Festival de Jazz de Longjumeau 2024: Ibrahim Maalouf, Rhoda Scott... here's the line-up
The Festival de Jazz de Longjumeau returns to Essonne from May 12 to 19, 2024. For this 6th edition, the festival welcomes Ibrahim Maalouf, Rhoda Scott, Cédric Hanriot and Richard Galliano. [Read more]

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The Festival Jazz à Saint-Germain-des-Prés is back in Paris from May 13 to 20, 2024, with a new and 23rd edition packed with concerts and very jazzy discoveries! On the program? Stacey Kent, Shani Diluka and Fred Hersch. [Read more]

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Jazz is back again this summer at the Domaine départemental de Sceaux for the latest edition of the Sceaux Jazz Festival. On the program? Four evenings of open-air concerts by Clara Ysé, Gabi Hartmann, Dhafer Youssef and Thomas de Pourquery. Not to be missed from Thursday June 13 to Sunday June 16, 2024. [Read more]

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La Défense Jazz Festival returns to the Parvis de Paris La Défense from Monday 24 to Sunday 30 June 2024. The opportunity to enjoy new free outdoor concerts at the foot of the Grande Arche de La Défense. See you soon to discover the first names of this new edition! [Read more]

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The Paris Jazz Festival returns to the Parc Floral from June 26 to September 8, 2024, with just as many musical talents to discover in a bucolic setting. Here's the program of free concerts! [Read more]

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The Jazz à Vienne festival announces its return to Isère with a new and 43rd edition to be discovered from June 27 to July 12, 2024, with an additional and special evening on July 16. On the program? Ibrahim Maalouf, Asaf Avidan, Diana Krall, Hania Rani, Youn Sun Nah, Jeanne Added, Popa Chubby, Caravan Palace, Rhoda Scott, Yuri Buenaventura, Vulfpeck, Yamê, Stacey Kent and GoGo Penguin. [Read more]

Festival Jazz à La Villette 2022 : Kokoroko, Avishai Cohen Quartet...voici la programmation Festival Jazz à La Villette 2022 : Kokoroko, Avishai Cohen Quartet...voici la programmation Festival Jazz à La Villette 2022 : Kokoroko, Avishai Cohen Quartet...voici la programmation Festival Jazz à La Villette 2022 : Kokoroko, Avishai Cohen Quartet...voici la programmation Jazz à La Villette 2023 Festival: Lee Fields, De La Soul, Anne Paceo...here's the line-up
Jazz is once again in the spotlight in Paris for the 2023 edition of the Jazz à La Villette festival, held this year from Wednesday August 30 to Sunday September 10! What's on the menu? De La Soul, Oumou Sangaré, Lee Fields, Anne Paceo, Mulatu Astatke, Gogo Penguin, Samara Joy, Ballaké Sissoko and Meshell Ndegeocello. [Read more]

Stay tuned to discover other jazz festivals in Paris and Île-de-France!

And don't forget the International Jazz Day which takes place every year on April 30th:

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This year again, the International Jazz Day is taking place on the web. On Saturday, April 30, 2022, you will find a great concert to follow in live streaming, with concerts by Herbie Hancock, Marcus Miller, Youn Sun Nah, Gregory Porter or Lizz Wright. [Read more]

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