Results for "France"

Rita Payés At Jazz à La Villette, In Paris

by Pierre Lavoie
October 20, 2025

On September 6, 2025, the Jazz à la Villette Festival in Paris presented Rita Payés, a 26-year-old Catalan singer, trombone player, composer, arranger, and lyricist, who has been on stage since her early teens.This performer is in a category of her own, pursuing her personal musical projects with a singularity that has become her ...

Francesca Han

Pianist Francesca Han’s music captures both the subtle affectivity of classical music and the uninhibited effusiveness of rock. Having studied both, she has now developed an approach to jazz that leaves a foot planted in tradition while reaching for unique expression.

After achieving rapid success in her native Korea, she was encouraged to move to New York City in 2004. There she received her master’s degree in jazz performance from Queens College under the tutelage of pianists David Berkman and Bruch Barth, trumpeter and arranger Michael Mossman, and saxophonist Antonio Hart.

Skylark Quartet Release 'Luna Rossa Al Belvedere'

October 3, 2025

The Skylark Quartet returns with Luna Rossa al Belvedere, a richly expressive new album released in July 2025, featuring internationally acclaimed flugelhornist Matthieu Michel. Recorded in December 2024 at Unternehmen Mitte Studio, Basel, the album captures the group’s lyrical spirit and dynamic range, shaped by Mediterranean sounds, jazz tradition, and a touch of rock and free ...

Marion Rampal

Marion Rampal, born in Marseille in 1980, is a French jazz singer, composer, and songwriter whose art crosses borders between genres and traditions. While her own compositions carry nuances of folk, blues and chanson, she has expressed herself in the jazz tradition touring with Archie Shepp, and also revisited classical repertoire. 

Raised in a musical family where lullabies echoed Michel Legrand and her grandfather played Nat King Cole at the piano, she discovered early on the intimate link between song and emotion. As a teenager she sang with her high school choir, toured in France and Europe, and began writing her own songs in English, inspired by artists such as Patti Smith, Jim Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, and Leonard Cohen.

Antonio Faraò / Stéphane Belmondo Quartet at Le Duc des Lombards

by Nathalie Tamara Freson
July 26, 2025

Antonio Faraò / Stéphane Belmondo QuartetLe Duc des Lombards Paris, France July 18, 2025 As expected, it was full house at Paris' iconic jazz club, Le Duc du Lombard for the Antonio Faraò-Stéphane Belmondo concert which featured two powerhouse musicians who didn't disappoint as they gave the audience ...

Pierre de Bethmann: Sharing a Musical Breakfast in Lyon

by Artur Moral
June 27, 2025

If interviewing a musical figure is usually a great experience, having a face-to-face conversation with one is a true privilege. Besides, it is April in Lyon, cherry trees in blossom... and the roofs of the capital of the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes shine under a splendid spring sun. Pierre de Bethmann, winner of the 2024 Victoire ...

Delphine Joussein

French flutist, member of Nout, Fire Orchestra, Calamity, Boolvar, Asynchrone and more.

Sons d'Hiver 2025

by Luciano Rossetti
February 25, 2025

Arnaud Dolmen: A Tale Of The Guadeloupean Drum

by Ngwako Malakalaka
July 16, 2024

Exploration led us here, We travel sonically to France by the way of Guadeloupe and met Arnaud Dolmen who is a drummer, composer, producer and one of the most acclaimed artists on the jazz scene.His distinctions include Revelation at the Victoires du Jazz, finalist of the Django Reinhardt Prize 2023, “French musician of the ...

Viktorija Gečytė

Viktorija Gečytė: Bringing jazz to life with elegance, soul, and a voice that captivates audiences worldwide.

Lithuanian-born singer Viktorija Gečytė exemplifies natural elegance and swing, exciting audiences from Paris to New York with her sultry voice and sophisticated style.

Seine-Saint-Denis Magazine calls Viktorija “a lady of jazz with an angel voice,” while the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival describes her as “a class act.” Drawing inspiration from Carmen McRae, Anita O’Day, and Abbey Lincoln, she creates a sense of vulnerability in her storytelling, captivating audiences with both classic jazz standards and her own compositions.