Awards & Conferences

The most famous jazz awards. They are a sub-category of Les Victoires de la Musique. Includes Best Musician, Best Singer, Revelation, Best Band, Best Album and Best World Music Album. 

L’Académie du jazz is an old association (co-founded by Jean Cocteau) that edits a rather confidential “palmarès” each year since 1954.



Besides the usual prizes, it includes Best Jazz Book, Best Previously Unreleased Record, Best Soul Record and Best Blues Record. 

A national yearly competition open to emerging jazz bands. Contestants can be of all ages and nationalities, but they must reside in France.

Two days of concerts, professional meetings and conferences in Paris organised by AJC every year in late November or December. 

A two-day professional conference (with meetings, masterclasses, workshops, lectures and performances) in November in a different city each year. 

Each autumn, Grands formats organizes a professional meeting and three concerts at a different event (a festival, a venue or another professional meeting like the Forum Jazz) anywhere in France. 

A professional meeting over 4 days with dozens of concerts and showcases, in conjunction with the Jazz à Juan festival in Juan-les-Pins in the fall. 

The biggest trade fair dedicated to performing arts (jazz but also theatre, dance, other music, etc.), held every two years in Nantes. A new website is edited each time, below is the former 2020 website.