Discusses the history of jazz and jazz clubs in Paris, France. Attractions of Paris for American musicians; Start of the jazz colony in Paris in the 1920s; Jazz clubs which have operated since the 1950s; French acceptance of bebop music; Paris Left Bank as the headquarters of musicians ...
Ronnie Scott’s has been going strong since 1959 and has seen some of the biggest names in jazz, from Miles Davis to Buddy Rich and Ella Fitzgerald. But despite its accolades and being one of the best jazz clubs in London, it’s also an intimate space where you can catch ...
Paris has been a jazz haven since the 1930s, second only to New York City. Almost a century later, the city is still known for its jazz clubs, where on any given night in Paris you can easily find at least a half dozen live concerts at different venues throughout the city. The Left...
2) Learn more about what jazz clubs & festivals are out thereOnce you’re confident you have the promotional materials and plan in place to convince a jazz promoter to book you, the goal is to expand your target list so you’re giving yourself more opportunities. Of course, doing some fo...
in the bustling Châtelet area along the city’s most important jazz strip (Rue des Lombards is also home to the clubs Sunset/Sunside and Le Baiser Salé), Le Duc has been the mythic Paris venue for French and international jazz stars since the 1980s, from Wynton Marsalis to Melody ...
This history of jazz in Paris goes back to World War I and the introduction of a new sound to French audiences by US soldiers and musicians...
Between 1920 and 1939 the nightclubs of Montmartre became a venue where different nationalities came into contact, danced, talked, and took advantage of the freedom to cross the color line that Paris and the "color-blind" French audience seemed to offer. The fascination for black performers know...
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s service in Europe during World War 2), Rotondi is ensconced on the Continent thirteen years later, augmenting pedagogical responsibilities with several trips a year to New York and other U.S. waystations, and also touring the jazz clubs of central Europe, Italy, France, Spain and the U....
As pioneers in the Dutch jazz scene NCC has received many awards and the band have toured the great expanses of Europe, Asia and North America. They not only play hipster jazz clubs but also such huge pop and rock festivals as Sziget, Lowlands (Netherlands) and the Aberdeen Alternative ...