Drawing nearly 3,000 professionals to Bremen, Germany each year, jazzahead! has become the largest trade show dedicated to jazz and improvisedl music in Europe.
France is partner country in 2015
After Turkey, Israel, Spain and Denmark, jazzahead! has decided to honor France for the 10th edition. jazzahead!’s partnership with France in 2015 aims to highlight French jazz musicians and other icons of French culture. On this occasion, it was decided to lead an ambitious promotional program, named Echoes of France, hosted by Association Jazzé Croisé (AJC) and that will be a significant platform to promote French jazz and French culture.
A multidisciplinary festival, « Accents français », will run from April 9-23, 2015. Designed to present French culture in varied forms, the festival has been organized in collaboration with the Institut Français in Bremen and many other cultural venues. The festival will start with an opening night on April 9th with Emily Loizeau, Erik Truffaz, Dgiz & Bas Böttcher. And over two weeks, more than twenty events will display French culture all over the city of Bremen including music, dance, film, and literature.
During jazzahead!, more than 200 French jazz professionals will help make the French area the liveliest section of the fair with resources including conferences, radio shows and exhibitions. French jazz will be showcased during nearly 20 concerts with music performed by more than 100 artists including:
- Thomas de Pourquery « Supersonic »
- l’Orchestre National de Jazz – Olivier Benoit
- Papanosh
- Sylvain Rifflet « Alphabet Quartet »
- Donkey Monkey
- Henri Texier « Hope » Quartet
- Théo Ceccaldi Trio
- the Magnetic Ensemble
- Richard Galliano – 30th Anniversary « New Musette » Quartet
- Vincent Peirani « Living Being » Quintet
- Airelle Besson Quartet
- Raphaële Atlan Quartet
- Louis Sclavis « Silk and Salt Melodies »
- the duet Emile Parisien/Vincent Peirani
- Jowee Omicil
- Meddy Gerville
- a night by Collision Collective.
Echoes of France is supported by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, Institut Français, SACEM, BUSINESS France, CNV, bureau export, SPEDIDAM, ADAMI, and FCM, and transmitted by our partners France Musique, Qobuz, Jazz News and ParisBerlin. Together, we aim to show the world the wealth, creativity and diversity of jazz that is “Made in France”.
Echoes of France is back in 2016
Continuing in this spirit, bringing together all aspects of the French jazz scene buy clomid online , and presenting public with the richness, the diversity and the talent of French artists, Echoes of France is back in 2016, with a « Quartier Français » and 7 concerts:
- Bojan Z & Nils Wogram
- Schwab Soro (Jazz Migration 2016)
- TOC / Tangerine / April Fishes / Helved Rüm / Perce-plafond (Collision Collective)
More information : www.france-jazzahead.com
