- French jazz
France has a long history withjazz music.Jazz began to become significant in France starting in the 1920s. As with Brazil (see
Brazilian jazz ), the French were at first concerned it was too American of an influence before "making it their own." Although in the case of the French the adjustment proved faster as by the 1930s jazz had become acceptable. An important event in that is the creation of theQuintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. This is among the most significant jazz groups in European history. [http://www.redhotjazz.com/hotclubfrance.html]Starting in the late 1940s the
Le Caveau de la Huchette would become an important place for French and American jazz musicians to work. Many American jazz artists have lived in France fromSidney Bechet toArchie Shepp . These Americans would have an influence on French jazz, but at the same time French jazz had its own inspirations as well. For exampleBal-musette had some influence on France's form of "Gypsy jazz ". In a related vein violin, and to an extent guitar, were traditionally more popular in French jazz than American. Related to thatJean-Luc Ponty andStéphane Grappelli are among the most well-respected violinists in the history of jazz. That stated the violin is also popular in Eastern European jazz.French jazz musicians
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Franck Amsallem
*Michel Benita
*Claude Bolling
*David El Malek
*Stéphane Grappelli (1908–97)
*Olivier Hutman
*Christian Jacob
*Didier Lockwood
*Jacques Loussier
*Pierre Michelot (1928–2005)
*Michel Petrucciani
*Jean-Michel Pilc
*Jean-Luc Ponty
*Django Reinhardt (1910–53)
*Christian Vander
*Barney Wilen (1937–96)
*Erik Truffaz
*Bernard Lubat
*Xavier Desandre Navarre Jazz festivals in France
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Banlieues Bleues inSeine-Saint-Denis
*Blues Passions Cognac inCognac
*Europa Jazz Festival inLe Mans
*Festival International Django Reinhardt inSamois sur Seine
*Jazz à Juan inAntibes
*Jazz aux Remparts inBayonne
*Jazz à Vienne in Vienne [http://www.jazzavienne.com]
*Jazz en tête inClermont-Ferrand [http://www.jazzentete.com]
*Jazz in Marciac inMarciac [http://www.jazzinmarciac.com]
*Jazz sous les pommiers inCoutances
*Jazz sur son 31 inToulouse
*JVC Jazz Festival inParis
*La Villette Jazz Festival inParis
*Musiques Métisses inAngoulème
*Musiques de Jazz et d'ailleurs inAmiens
*Nancy Jazz Pulsations inNancy
*Nice Jazz Festival inNice
*Paris Jazz Festival in theBois de Vincennes
*Reims Jazz Festival inReims
*Sons d'hiver inVal-de-Marne
*Tourcoing Jazz Festival inTourcoing
*Uzeste Musical inUzeste References
*Making Jazz French: Music And Modern Life In Interwar Paris by Jeffrey H. Jackson, (
Duke University Press, 2003) ISBN 0-8223-3124-1
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