Two jazz clubs in one (one on the first floor, one in the basement) in the Paris jazz clubs street, the famous Rue des Lombards. Although you can hear jazz practically any day of the week in that street, it is often traditional and definitely commercial.
Venues
Over the French territory, about 15 to 20 venues program jazz exclusively or regularly, and lots of other venues host jazz concerts from time to time (e.g. subsidised large theatres, that often schedule fusion or groovy bands). Paris has a rich traditional jazz life, and the rest of the country usually has one main jazz venue per large or medium city. As mentioned earlier, a lot of festivals also schedule concerts during the year, and some of them have their own venue.
For further reading, see:
- The Paris Jazz Club directory for Parisian venues: https://www.parisjazzclub.net/en/places
- AJC members venues: https://ajc-jazz.eu/en/members-page/
- The national directory edited by the CNM: https://www.cnmwork.fr/annuaire
N.B.: this directory is quite new, so it might not be exhaustive (e.g. contacts are not registered yet).
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Another Rue des Lombards club, right next to the previous one. Oriented towards world and Afro-diasporic jazz.
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France
The last and fanciest Rue des Lombards club, with lots of Japanese tourists.
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France
A well-known historical venue, where you can hear old American celebrities and lots of contemporary groovy music.
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Pantin,
France
The Banlieues Bleues festival’s venue, North of Paris. Oriented towards avant-garde contemporary jazz.
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Lyon,
France
Jazz club in Lyon oriented towards contemporary jazz. Interestingly, they are involved in an ecological mentoring European program for producers and musicians called Footprints.
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Avignon,
France
Jazz club in Avignon. Hosts a festival in July during the famous Festival d’Avignon.
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France
Jazz club in Vitrolles, in the South East of France. Hosts a festival over a few days in July.
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Jazz club in Reims. They organise a festival, the Reims Sunnyside Festival, the third week of October.
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Jazz club in Brest, Brittany. They also organise a festival, the Atlantique Jazz Festival, the first two weeks of October.