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Jazz à Juan : a prestigious jazz festival

A world-renowned festival The Festival International de Jazz d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins or Jazz à Juan has been swinging the Gould Pinewood since 1960. This world-renowned event is held in July in Juan-les-Pins. This festival where all the trends mix attracts every year many Jazz lovers. It brin ...

24
June
2008

Jazz in Marciac: a jazzy festival in Gers

Festival Presentation Jazz in Marciac or "JIM" is a summer festival held every year in August in Marciac, a small village in the Gers. Marciac is located halfway between Auch and Tarbes, an hour and a half from Toulouse. The JIM festival attracts thousands of visitors every summer. Autumn, winter ...

23
July
2007

The Paris Jazz Festival: a musical rendezvous at the Parc Floral.

Come swing at the Parc Floral. The Paris Jazz Festival, organized by the City of Paris and directed for 5 years by CC Production, invites the public to listen to jazz in the green setting of the Parc Floral. This event, faithful to its mission of democratizing jazz and making it appreciated by all ...

06
June
2013

Visit Antibes: must-see sites to discover.

c, a public property open to visitors under certain conditions. Antibes, cultural side Antibes Juan-les-Pins enjoys international renown for its festival Jazz à Juan: since its creation in 1960, this summer festival has welcomed the biggest names in jazz. A Sacred Art festival is also held in Sept ...

20
July
2011

The Harvest Festival of Provins

de of floats decorated with wheat, folk dances, traditional threshing, vintage vehicles, tractors and old machinery, wooden horse carousels alongside jazz and world music, parades of vintage tractors and vehicles; traditional threshing, draft horses and the return of the last gerbière; street music ...

31
July
2015

Online or in person, enjoy the benefits of dance classes

or a Lindy Hop class? Carried by the vintage trend, swing dance classes are growing all over France. As a reminder, swing is a way of interpreting jazz music by swinging the beat. This music has a ternary rhythm and a bouncy side found in the dances of the same name. Swing dances such as boogi ...

06
July
2022

The New Orleans Carnival: origins and festivities

Presentation The New Orleans Carnival, is the most famous carnival in the United States. It takes place every year in Louisiana's largest city starting on Mardi Gras and during Lent. This festival is often referred to as Mardi Gras because in Louisiana, this name has the meaning of 'carnival'. ...

09
Feb
2009

Le Mans: 5 Good Reasons to Visit the Capital of Sarthe

thedral and the Palace of the Counts of Maine (currently the city hall). The cultural life of Le Mans is punctuated by festivals (such as the Europa Jazz Festival or the Epau Festival) and events like The Night of the Chimeras, which highlights the city's historical heritage. The prefecture of Sar ...

13
June
2011

Les Voiles d'Antibes: a gathering of mythical boats

to the dock. Party and conviviality are certainly the themes of the village designed for gathering. Antibes, famous throughout the world for its Jazz festival, had to associate music with sailing. Every day from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, numerous exhibitions and activities on the themes of the ...

14
May
2013

Summer evenings: free shows in the Alpes-Maritimes.

in coastal towns as well as in inland villages. All styles and artistic genres are represented, from classical music to contemporary music including jazz, music hall, singing and traditional music. Fans of magic, storytelling, theater and dance are not forgotten. Edition 2023 translates to "2023 Ed ...

20
May
2014

Nice Music Live : the new musical event in Nice

A summer of music in Nice Nice is not lacking in musical events of all kinds, starting with its now unmissable Nice Jazz Festival! However, the City of Nice, in partnership with Adam, has decided to program a second musical event in a completely different register in the wake of its jazz festiva ...

17
July
2015

Surprise your friends with these 10 Original Hams

s. Tasso Ham, all the flavors of Louisiana Louisiana is that American state that in our imagination is synonymous with spices, Latin music, foodcourt, Jazz. His ham is just like it: smoked, spicy and cured. Yet the term ham should not be used because it is not made from the hind leg but from the ...

24
May
2022

Singing: what is gospel music?

came to North America from Africa with their culture, beliefs and musical traditions. Today's gospel songs reflect the influence of African music, jazz and negro spirituals. Around 1865, black college choirs sang negro spirituals for a large African American audience. At the beginning of the 2 ...

27
Sep
2022

5 good reasons to visit New York in autumn

rican Art. You can also explore New York street art in the neighborhoods of Bushwick, Brooklyn, and the Lower East Side, attend a Broadway show or a jazz concert in a Greenwich Village club. And if you're more of a sports fan, note that autumn is the season for the start of basketball (the famous ...

06
Sep
2023

The Fiesta de los Finaos: Halloween party in the Canary Islands.

Why celebrate Halloween in the Canary Islands? When looking for the best destination to celebrate Halloween abroad, people generally think of New York, Dublin or New Orleans... But have you ever thought about celebrating on October 31st in the sun? In the Canary Islands, this celebration takes on a ...

13
Oct
2023

Christmas Songs: 5 Things to Know About Holiday Hits

tradition that emerged in the 16th century is still very much alive, especially since Christmas classics are often covered by contemporary artists in jazz, pop, or rock versions. The undisputed queen of the genre is singer Mariah Carey since 1994 with the release of her hit "All I Want for Christma ...

13
Dec
2023

Claude Nougaro: 5 Things to Know About the Toulouse Singer

50s. It was an opening act for Dalida that paved his way to fame. In 1962, his encounter with Michel Legrand led to one of his first major hits, "Le Jazz et la Java". In this song, the poet from Toulouse fully embraces his American influences like Louis Armstrong and Dave Brubeck. The artist, who ...

17
May
2024