Jazz Articles about Pierre Bertrand

The Nice Jazz Orchestra At The Opera House

by Martin McFie
June 23, 2019

The Nice Jazz Orchestra The Opera House La Route du Jazz Nice, France June 19, 2019 Jazz arrived in France at the end of the First World War. A band of the 15th regiment, New York National Guard toured France extensively under the baton of James Reese Europe, playing formal military music employing some jazz expression. However, jazz took root in France through amateur bands at US Army supply depots on the Atlantic coast ...