As eclectic and atypical as ever, the Jazz à la Villette competition is again with hybrid sounds, large names like De La Soul and Meshell Ndegeocello, and extras like actions for teenagers, a particular highlight on new skills and even some free live shows!
Jazz is the inspiration behind a variety of musical types, with endlessly mutating creativity.For those who want proof, come see and listen to the acts on supply on the Jazz à la Villette competition, a line-up of each recognized and pretty unknown skills.
Ove the course of ten days, the competition provides a dozen or so large live shows, nearly as many live shows from new skills (referred to as Beneath The Radar), seven occasions / live shows for teenagers…
However a variety of different occasions are additionally on supply:
— There are eight after events at la Petite Halle, a collection of free live shows, with a mixture of types together with jazz, pop, electronica, rap…
— Clubnights at a venue referred to as 211,
— Live shows, jam periods and DJ each night on the close by Café de la Musique…
You may also watch a collection of live shows from final yr on-line, and there are extra live shows, conferences and documentaries out there free of charge on the Philharmonic web site.
Oh, and let’s not overlook the playlist that’s out there to get you within the temper earlier than the occasion, that includes tracks from nearly everybody taking part this yr.
On-line ticket gross sales can be found now, and a lower-priced particular grouped ticket is obtainable for anybody seeking to attend greater than a few live shows.
Jazz will not be useless!
The Jazz à la Villette Competition is at (and round) la Villette (map of venues right here) from thirtieth August – tenth September 2023
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