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Performing under a dome with exceptional acoustics, inexhaustible showman Jamie Cullum gives a spellbinding solo concert, mixing up genres from jazz to rock and pop.

Piano solo in Versailles

Jamie Cullum gives a spellbinding concert alone at the piano, mixing up jazz, rock and pop sounds.

Jamie Callum

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Kham Meslien, former bassist with the group Lo'Jo, is launching himself on a solo adventure. And what better place to take flight than the Alpine mountains surrounding Cosmo Jazz?

Cosmo Jazz 2023

Double bassist Kham Meslien takes to the heights for the Cosmo Jazz Festival.

Kham Meslien

On 1 March 2020, the Polish city of Katowice would become the epicentre of the jazz world for a few brief moments. Why? A special concert by two giants of contemporary jazz: Ron Carter and Richard Galliano. An exceptional duet to be heard here again and again.

Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa

Two jazz generations united on one stage. Ron Carter and Richard Galliano at the Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa.

Richard Galliano and Ron Carter

After years living in France, Chilly Gonzales has rustled up a whole album in hommage to chanson française. The versatile Canadian pianist demonstrates his admiration for the form onstage at the ARTE Concert Festival. 

ARTE Concert Festival 2023

The versatile pianist declares his love for chanson françaises onstage at the ARTE Concert festival.

Chilly Gonzales

An exclusive date in Poland for Ron Carter, who is joined here by Rene Rosnes on piano, Jimmy Greene on tenor saxophone and Payton Crossley on drums. Together, the four artists make up the Ron Carter New Foursight Quartet, and it's the first time they've played together in front of a camera.

Ron Carter New Foursight Quartet pays tribute to Miles Davis at the Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa.

Ron Carter New Foursight Quartet

Adi Oasis brings a smooth sensuality to all her music, particularly on latest single Multiply, a song about ovulation. Her vocal lines are as supple as her bass-playing, creating tranquil grooves that are the perfect tonic for sweaty summer city living. 

Elbjazz Festival 2023

Neo-soul bassist Adi Oasis weaves tranquil grooves tinged with elegant melodies and smooth vocals.

Adi Oasis

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From the banks of the river Elbe in Hamburg, Elbjazz has built a reputation on its eclectic lineup, bringing together artists across the jazz spectrum from blues to pop. That approach has seen it become one of Europe's most popular jazz festivals, each year bringing established artists together with up and coming acts in a breezy, cosmopolitan atmosphere. 

Elbjazz returns to Hamburg for what has become one of Europes most popular jazz festivals.

Cosmo Jazz continues to take jazz sounds to new heights. Held every summer in Chamonix, this festival brings together the cream of contemporary jazz in an unusual setting: the majestic Alps. Open-air concerts set against a breathtaking backdrop.

The best from the Alps free festival

Cosmo Jazz

With its eclectic programme the Nancy Jazz Pulsations takes in everything from jazz to electro.

Nancy Jazz Pulsations

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Hip-hop

Pop & Rock

Performing Arts

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This supergroup featuring Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Vincent Peirani and Emile Parisien perform their Les Egarés project for a special edition of Journeys Through Music.

Journeys Through Music

Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Vincent Peirani and Emile Parisien present their project Les Egarés.

Sissoko, Segal, Parisien & Peirani

Dhafer Youssef demonstrates his total mastery of the oud at Cosmo Jazz Festival. The perfect opportunity to hear some cuts from his 2019 album Sounds of Mirror.

Contemporary oud master Dhafer Youssef at the Cosmo Jazz Festival.

Dhafer Youssef

The NDR Bigband play on home turf here at Elbjazz festival, marking their ongoing collaboration with Cuban pianist-composer Omar Sosa. 17 players in total demonstrate an uncommon versitility as they leap across a variety of styles underlined by the cosmopolitan compositions of Sosa's restless creative spirit. 

Mindblowing bigband from Hamburg's NDR, showcasing their ongoing collaboration with Cuban pianist-composer Omar Sosa.

NDR Bigband & Omar Sosa

Vega Trails is the latest project from double bassist Milo Fitzpatrick and saxophonist Jordan Smart, a duo weaving the raw power of bass with emotional melodies. These two masterful artists skillfully guide audiences through reflections and narratives often tinged with melancholy.

Nancy Jazz Pulsations 2023

A charismatic duo merging Milo Fitzpatrick's double bass with Jordan Smart's saxophone.

Vega Trails

Jamie Cullum

Kyle Eastwood brings his quintet together with the Orchestre National de Lyon to pay tribute to the career of his father, Clint Eastwood. A concert combining jazz, classical music and cinema.

Auditorium de Lyon

A symphonic homage to the work of Clint Eastwood by his son.

Eastwood Symphonic

Polish festival Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa pays tribute to the symphonic legacy of Wayne Shorter, led by multi-instrumentalist esperanza spalding. A concert featuring ssperanza spalding's quartet, conductor Clark Rundell and the Silesian Philharmonic Orchestra.

Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2023

Multi-instrumentalist esperanza spalding pays tribute to Wayne Shorter at the Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa festival.

esperanza spalding: Homage to Wayne Shorter

Fifty years in the music business is a cause for celebration, so Richard Galliano is inviting you to Poland for his jubilee to the Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa festival. The jazzman will be joined by the Polish National Radio Orchestra to perform a Piazzolla concerto, followed by one of his own creations.

After half a century on the jazz scene, Richard Galliano celebrates a beautiful jubilee in Poland.

Richard Galliano and the National Orchestra of the Polish Radio

Trumpeter Enrico Rava and pianist Fred Hersh perform from their album, The Song Is You, at the Italian Piacenza jazz festival.

Piacenza Jazz Fest

Trumpeter Enrico Rava and pianist Fred Hersh perform from their album, The Song Is You, at the Italian azz festival.

Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch

The soft, evocative music of jazz duo Svaneborg Kardyb is a welcome balm at the Europavox festival. You might even call it musical hygge. 

Europavox Sessions 2023

Jazz duo Svaneborg Kardyb is representing Denmark at the Europavox festival.

Svaneborg Kardyb

Cherise has seen her stunning and soulful voice raise to new heights of recognition in the past few years. After winning at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, she featured in a Disney Christmas camapign alongside jazz legend Gregory Porter and just released the powerful Calling album. Catch her unique talent here at Elbjazz 2023.

Refreshing neo-soul from London artist Cherise, winner of Vocalist of the Year in the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards. 

Cherise

Miles Davis made his comeback on the stage of the very prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in 1984. In his tracklist, the trumpeter includes Time After Time, a cover of a slow song by Cyndi Lauper. And that, for jazz purists who considered Miles Davis a living God, was an act of high treason.

Miles Davis

How the God of jazz, Miles Davis, shocked jazz purists

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The internationally renowned bassist, singer and composer Avishai Cohen performs in an exclusive concert from the Maillon theatre in Strasbourg. Accompanied by drummer Roni Kaspi and pianist Elchin Shirinov, the jazzman presents his forthcoming album Shifting Sands.

Private Session at the Maillon Theatre, Strasbourg

IThe internationally renowned bassist, singer and composer Avishai Cohen performs from his forthcoming album Shifting Sands.

Avishai Cohen Trio

Tom Gaebel, with his smart suit, polished shoes and perfect hair, is the German gentleman of swing. As a tribute to his master, Frank Sinatra, he performs with the WDR symphony orchestra, playing all the Sinatra classics including My Way, Strangers in the Night and New York, New York.