French jazz
After the war, the cellars of Saint-Germain-des-Prés (Caveau des Lorientais, Tabou in 1947, Club Saint-Germain in 1948) host Claude Luter, Boris Vian, Henri Renaud. Then come Martial Solal, Barney Wilen, René Urtreger, Michel Legrand, then Michel Portal, Henri Texier, Louis Sclavis. The Orchestre national de jazz is created in 1986 (first director: François Jeanneau). The current scene is one of the richest in Europe.
Where it comes from
- Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's)
- Traditional revival
- Hot Club de France, Gypsy jazz
- Jazz in France (interwar years)
- Jazz of the Maghreb and the Near East
What it gave rise to or influenced
Artists
- Michel Petrucciani
- Martial Solal
- Alain Jean-Marie
- Fred Nardin
- St Germain
- Manu Katché
- Anne Paceo
- Airelle Besson
- Henri Salvador
- Camille Bertault
- Louis Sclavis
- Vincent Peirani
- Stéphane Kerecki
- Jean-Luc Ponty
- Sélène Saint-Aimé
- Henri Texier
- Cyrille Aimée
- Baptiste Trotignon
- Leïla Olivesi
- Macha Gharibian
- Gabi Hartmann
- Naïssam Jalal
- Marion Rampal
- Ludivine Issambourg
- Riccardo Del Fra
- Ève Risser
- Flore Benguigui
- Sophie Alour
- Jeanne Michard
- Thierry Maillard
- Yaron Herman
- Pierre de Bethmann
- Laurent Coulondre
- Sylvain Luc
- Eddy Louiss
- Grégory Privat
- China Moses
- Aldo Romano
- Giovanni Mirabassi
- Pierrick Pédron
- Alain Goraguer
- Henri Crolla
- Guy Lafitte
- Thomas de Pourquery
- Laurent de Wilde
- Daniel Humair
- Médéric Collignon
- Paul Lay
- Amaury Faye
- Florian Pellissier
Tracks to start with
- Pianism (Our Tune) — Michel Petrucciani (1985)
- Black Trombone — Serge Gainsbourg (1962)
- Rose Rouge — St Germain (2000)
- Looking Up — Michel Petrucciani (1989)
- November 99 — Manu Katché (2005)
- Bright Shadows — Anne Paceo (2019)
- Radio One (Football Games on Radio One) — Airelle Besson (2016)
- Jardin d'hiver — Henri Salvador (2000)
- Comment te dire adieu — Camille Bertault (2017)
- Napoli's Walls — Louis Sclavis (2003)
- Dream Brother — Vincent Peirani (2015)
- La chanson de Maxence — Stéphane Kerecki (2014)
- Individual Choice — Jean-Luc Ponty (1983)
- Mare Undarum Part I — Sélène Saint-Aimé (2020)
- Togo — Henri Texier Azur Quintet (1998)
- It's a Good Day — Cyrille Aimée (2014)
- Mon fantôme — Baptiste Trotignon (2012)
- Astral — Leïla Olivesi (2022)
- Survoler la lune — Macha Gharibian (2024)
- Salinda, la fille aux yeux de sel — Gabi Hartmann (2025)
- Souffle #1 (feat. Archie Shepp) — Naïssam Jalal (2025)
- Learning How to Listen — Marion Rampal (2025)
- Star Dust — Alain Jean-Marie & Diego Imbert (2025)
- New Morning — Ludivine Issambourg (2024)
- Moving People — Riccardo Del Fra (2018)
- Desert Rouge — Ève Risser Red Desert Orchestra (2022)
- Dis, quand reviendras-tu ? — Flore Benguigui & The Sensible Notes (2026)
- Shaker — Sophie Alour (2014)
- Nightcall — Fred Nardin (2025)
- Entre Las Flores — Jeanne Michard (2024)
- Nocturne pour une étoile — Thierry Maillard (2026)
- In This World — Yaron Herman (2025)
- Agapé — Pierre de Bethmann Quartet (2025)
- Michel on My Mind — Laurent Coulondre (2019)
- Baïlador — Michel Portal (2010)
- Zurezat — Sylvain Luc & Biréli Lagrène (1999)
- Le Quartier Latin — Eddy Louiss (1989)
- Ladja — Grégory Privat (2016)
- Dinah's Blues — China Moses & Raphaël Lemonnier (2010)
- Francavilla — Aldo Romano (1979)
- El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido — Giovanni Mirabassi (2026)
- Trinkle Tinkle — Pierrick Pédron (2012)
- Le Bracelet — Alain Goraguer (1973)
- Nuages (Henri Crolla) — Henri Crolla (1958)
- Blues for Vidi — Guy Lafitte (1954)
- Back to the Moon — Thomas de Pourquery Supersonic (2021)
- Life Is a Movie — Laurent de Wilde (2023)
- La cantonale — Daniel Humair (2020)
- Electric Relaxation — Médéric Collignon (2026)
- Deep River — Paul Lay (2020)
- Sirens Of The Crescent City — Amaury Faye (2025)
- Carnaval De Barranquilla — Florian Pellissier Quintet (2025)
- Olive Branch — Emile Parisien (2026)