Results for "Paris"

Emile Parisien: Floating

by Neil Duggan
September 23, 2026

French soprano saxophonist Emile Parisien is a leading light in French and European jazz. Equally at home in contemporary chamber jazz, free improvisation and more traditional settings, he has developed a distinctive musical language shaped by a wide range of collaborators and influences. Floating is the first release from a quartet that emerged from ...

Célia Kameni at Parc Floral de Paris: A Siren, a Calming Voice, and a Journey Through Sound

by Acacia Grace
September 2, 2026

Célia Kameni Parc Floral de Paris Paris Jazz Festival August 29, 2026 On a rainy August afternoon, the gardens of the Parc Floral provided the perfect stage for a performance that moved effortlessly between genres. Located in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris' 12th arrondissement and near the Château ...

Clément Reboul: How to Love and Learn Gypsy Jazz

by Scott Lichtman
August 20, 2026

While searching for gypsy jazz videos to spotlight on All About Jazz, this interviewer discovered the music of Frenchman Clément Reboul. Performing as “Clément Reboul's Jazz Manouche," he and his collective had produced a zesty version on YouTube of “Take the 'A' Train," among other gypsy jazz songs and adaptations. Having launched his gypsy ...

Clement Reboul

Born: March 2, 1990

Clément Reboul is a French guitarist, educator, and bandleader specializing in jazz manouche, the vibrant style pioneered by Django Reinhardt.

Based near Paris, he has spent more than fifteen years performing throughout France and abroad with a collective of professional musicians he founded and coordinates. The ensemble performs in a variety of formats, from intimate duos to larger groups featuring violin, clarinet, accordion, or vocals, always with the same goal: bringing the energy, elegance, and spontaneity of gypsy jazz to every performance.

Alongside his work as a performer, Clément is one of the leading online educators dedicated to jazz manouche. Through his website, YouTube channel, and educational programs, he has helped thousands of guitarists around the world discover and learn this unique musical tradition.

Jazz Without Borders: The France–Balkans Network Conference in Dijon, France

by Nenad Georgievski
June 12, 2026

Sixth gathering of the Jazz France Balkans Network / D'Jazz dans la Ville Festival (featuring the France Balkans Jazz Band residency and the Sašo Popovski Trio concert) Dijon Conservatory & Cour de Bar at the Palace of the Dukes Dijon, France (Burgundian capital) May 14-15, 2026  Arrival: From Skopje to BurgundyThe ...

Julianna Barwick & Mary Lattimore: Like Tears In Rain

by Lawrence Peryer
April 11, 2026

Today, we're putting The Tonearm's needle on Julianna Barwick and Mary Lattimore. Julianna is a composer, vocalist, and producer whose music is built almost entirely from layered, looped human voices. Mary is a harpist who has spent years pushing that instrument into a vast, exploratory realm. In January 2025, the two flew ...

Sons d'Hiver 2026

by Luciano Rossetti
March 6, 2026

Frederic Gomes

Born: January 29, 1970

Frédéric Gomes was born in Paris at the epicenter of manouche gypsy jazz. A blend of American Jazz, French and Russian love songs, gypsy jazz was invention of guitarist Django Reinhardt with Stephane Grappelli before World War II. Frédéric studied accordion and percussion in the Paris conservatoire. Now he tours Europe and regularly visits the United States touring New York City, Atlanta, New Orleans and Hilton Head in the Carolinas.

Ramona Horvath: Absinthe

by Artur Moral
December 22, 2025

How could one not connect with someone who, from her debut album as a leader, Lotus Blossom (Black & Blue, 2017), demonstrated such knowledge and admiration for Billy Strayhorn's timeless compositions? Or who, in the liner notes of her new project, counts among her supporters fellow pianists of the stature of Giovanni Mirabassi, Ignasi Terraza and ...

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 ...