France has a long history with jazz music. France has long been considered a centre for European art and music. ... Of all the European countries, France has one of the longest and best-documented traditions of classical music. ... As Europe experienced a wave of roots revivals, France found its regional cultures reviving traditional music. ... French pop music is the pop music sung in the French language. ... Most French hip hop artists come from poor suburbs of Paris, Lyon, Lille, Le Havre, Strasbourg, Toulouse or Marseille. ... When talking about French rock in the greater sense, it is a form of rock music produced primarily in France, but also in other European francophone countries. ... // Medieval Period Main article: Medieval music Some of the earliest manuscripts with polyphony are organum from 10th century French cities like Chartres and Tours. ... The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the television network TF1 takes place every year in mid-January at Cannes (PACA, France) as the opening of MIDEM (Marché international de lédition musicale). ... Victoires de la musique is a French award show that recognizes the best singers of the year. ... The Institut français dopinion publique (IFOP) is an international marketing firm, whose motto is Global strenght in marketing intelligence. Its CEO is Laurence Parisot, who is also the current leader of the MEDEF French employers trade union. ... A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ... // Quick history The Printemps de Bourges is a music festival, started in 1977 by Jean Christophe Dechico (director of the Maison de la Culture at the time), Alain Meilland (actor and singer) and Daniel Colling (music booking agent). ... A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ... La Marseillaise IPA: is the national anthem of France. ... Auvergne is a region in France. ... Aquitaine is a French region, consisting of the dèpartements of Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. ... The Basque language is unrelated to any other language family and its origins are unknown. ... Brittany is a Celtic country rich in its cultural heritage. ... Burgundy became a major center for musical development during the Renaissance era. ... Outside of France, the island of Corsica is perhaps best known musically for its polyphonic choral tradition. ... Gascony is a region of France that has produced several well-known performers and composers of classical, folk and popular music. ... The most well-known musician from the Occitan region of Limousin is probably the piper Eric Montbel, a former member of such legendary bands as Lo Jai, Le Grand Rouge, and Ulysse; he plays the chabreta, or Limousin bagpipe. ... The former French colonies of Martinique and Guadeloupe are small islands in the Caribbean. ... Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the music of Tahiti was dominated by festivals called heiva. ... Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ...

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 the Quintette du Hot Club de France in 1934. This is among the most significant jazz groups in European history.[1] The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Brazilian jazz is the term for the style of jazz popular or associated with Brazil. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

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 from Sidney Bechet to Archie Shepp. These Americans would have an influence on French jazz, but at the same time French jazz had its own inspirations as well. For example Bal-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 that Jean-Luc Ponty and Stéphane Grappelli are among the most well-respected violinists in the history of jazz. That stated the violin is also popular in Eastern European jazz. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... Le Caveau de la Huchette is an important jazz club in the Latin Quarter of Paris. ... Sidney Bechet Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was a Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Archie Shepp on the cover of his album Tomorrow Will Be Another Day Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist. ... Bal-musette is a style of French popular music which arose in 1880s Parisespecially the 5th, 11th and 12th districts. ... Gypsy jazz is an idiom that was pioneered in the 1930s by guitar legend Django Reinhardt. ... Grappelli (left) and Jean-Luc Ponty (right). ... Django (left) & Grappelli (right). ...

French jazz musicians

• Franck Amsallem
• Claude Bolling
• Stéphane Grappelli
• Christian Jacob
• Didier Lockwood
• Jacques Loussier
• Pierre Michelot
• Michel Petrucciani
• Jean-Michel Pilc
• Jean-Luc Ponty

Franck Amsallem (born 1961, Oran, Algeria) is a French musician. ... Claude Bolling (born March 10, 1930), is a French jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. ... Django (left) & Grappelli (right). ... Christian Jacob is a lyrical jazz pianist who ranks among the top piano improvisers and accompanists working today. ... Didier Lockwood (born February 11, 1956) is a French jazz violinist. ... Jacques Loussier (born 26 October 1934 in Angers, northwestern France) is a noted pianist and composer. ... Pierre Michelot (March 3, 1928-July 2, 2005) was a French jazz bass player. ... Michel Petrucciani (December 28, 1962, Orange, France – January 6, 1999, Manhattan), was a French Jazz pianist. ... Jean-Michel Pilc (2004) Jean-Michel Pilc is a self-taught French-born jazz pianist currently residing in New York. ... Grappelli (left) and Jean-Luc Ponty (right). ...

Jazz festivals in France

• Jazz aux Remparts in Bayonne
• Uzeste Musical in Uzeste
• Jazz sous les pommiers in Coutances
• Banlieues Bleues in Seine-Saint-Denis
• Festival International Django Reinhardt in Samois sur Seine
• JVC Jazz Festival in Paris
• Paris Jazz Festival in the Bois de Vincennes
• Sons d'hiver in Val-de-Marne
• La Villette Jazz Festival in Paris
• Nancy Jazz Pulsations in Nancy
• Jazz in Marciac in Marciac [2]
• Jazz sur son 31 in Toulouse
• Tourcoing Jazz Festival in Tourcoing
• Europa Jazz Festival in Le Mans
• Musiques de Jazz et d'ailleurs in Amiens
• Blues Passions Cognac in Cognac
• Musiques Métisses in Angoulème
• Jazz à Juan in Antibes
• Nice Jazz Festival in Nice
• Jazz à Vienne in Vienne
• Reims Jazz Festival in Reims
• Jazz en tête in Clermont-Ferrand [3]

Bayonne (French: Bayonne, pronounced ; Gascon Occitan and Basque: Baiona) is a city and commune of southwest France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Coutances is a commune of Normandy, France, in the Manche département, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Seine-Saint-Denis is a French département located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... The lake Hippodrome de Vincennes The Bois de Vincennes is a park in the English landscape manner to the east of Paris. ... Val-de-Marne is a French département, named after the Marne River, located in the ÃŽle-de-France région. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région ÃŽle-de-France Département Paris (75) Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Mayor Bertrand Delanoë  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... Location within France Nancy (pronounced in French) (German: Nanzig) is a city and commune which is the préfecture (capital) of the Meurthe-et-Moselle département, in the Lorraine région of northeastern France. ... Marciac Jazz festival Marciac is a small medieval bastide-town in the Gers Department (Department 32) in South Western France. ... New city flag (Occitan cross) Traditional coat of arms Motto: (Occitan: For Toulouse, always more) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Midi-Pyrénées Département Haute-Garonne (31) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration of Greater Toulouse Mayor Jean-Luc Moudenc  (UMP) (since 2004... Location within France Tourcoing is a city and commune of northern France, in the Nord département, located near the cities of Lille and Roubaix and the Belgian border. ... Le Mans is a city in France, located at the Sarthe River. ... The cathedral in Amiens Location within France Amiens is a city and commune in the north of France, 120 km north of Paris. ... Cognac is a commune in the French département of Charente, of which it is a sous-préfecture. ... Angoulême is a town in southwestern France, préfecture (capital city) of the Charente département. ... Antibes (Provençal Occitan: Antíbol in classical norm or Antibo in Mistralian norm) is a resort town of southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea in the Côte dAzur, located between Cannes and Nice. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: [1] (Latin: Nice the city) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country France Région Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur Département Alpes-Maritimes (06) Intercommunality Community of Agglomeration Nice Côte dAzur Mayor Jacques Peyrat  (UMP) (since 1995... Vienne is a commune of France, located 30 km south of Lyon, on the Rhône River. ... Reims (English traditionally Rheims) (pronounced in French) is a city of northern France, 144 km (89 miles) east-northeast of Paris. ... Clermont-Ferrand is a city of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of approximately 140,000. ...

References

• Making Jazz French: Music And Modern Life In Interwar Paris by Jeffrey H. Jackson, (Duke University Press, 2003) ISBN 0-8223-3124-1