You love Paris Jazz Music and you want to know all about it!
Where are the best spots?
The Paris jazz fever started in 1949 when Louis Armstrong came to play and sing in Paris at the Salle Pleyel and have so much success.
Sidney Bechet has recorded in Paris his famous song Petite Fleur.
Jazz Clubs
New Morning 7 rue des Petites-Ecuries Paris 10. Metro Chateau d'eau. Phone 01 45 23 51 41. Avant-garde jazz, folk and world music.
Le Sunset 60 Rue des Lombards Paris 01. Metro Chatelet-Les-Halles. Phone 01 40 26 21 25. Located between the Forum des Halles and Pompidou Centre, this club delivers jazz music from both French and American musicians. Concerts start at 8 pm, 8:30 pm or 10 pm depending of the day.
Le Sunside 60 Rue des Lombards Paris 01. Metro Chatelet Les Halles. Phone 01 40 26 46 60. At the same address as Le Sunset. Classical and traditional jazz and swing.
Le Caveau de la Huchette 5 Rue de la Huchette Paris 05. Metro Saint-Michel. Phone 01 43 26 65 05. A cellar club from 1940 in the Quartier Latin is a famous place for jazz in Paris. Starts every evening from 9:30 pm.
Le Petit Journal
13 Rue du Commandant René Mouchotte Paris 14. Metro Montparnasse Bienvenue. Telephone 01 43 21 56 70. Specialize in big bands (Montparnasse Club) concerts with dinner
71 Boulevard Saint-Michel Paris 05. Metro St-Michel. Ph. : 01 43 26 28 59. In the Latin Quarter, front of the Luxembourg Gardens.Restaurant jazz.
Bar Le Houdon 5 Rue des Abbesses Paris 18. Metro Abbesses. Tel 01 42 62 21 34. In Montmartre, with its nice decor this cafe has concerts on the evening at 9:30 pm.
Lionnel Hampton Jazz Club Meridien Etoile Hotel, 81 Boulevard Gouvion-Saint-Cyr Paris 17. Phone 01 40 68 30 42.Spacious and confortable this club host International musicians.
Au Duc des Lombards 42 Rue des Lombards Paris 01. Metro Chatelet Les Halles. Phone 01 42 33 22 88. Decor inspired by the Paris Metro.
Le Baiser sale 58 Rue des Lombards Paris 01. Subway Chatelet. Phone 01 42 33 37 71.
Jazz Festival and concert
Paris Jazz Festival at the Bois de Vincennes's Parc Floral every week-end in summer between June 11 and July 31, 2011
Villette Jazz Festival every fall
Barbara Hendricks sings the blues at the Olympia on March 16, 2011
