EUROPA JAZZ FESTIVAL in LE MANS (France)

More than just a festival, Europajazz today comes on all year! Europajazz after the season ends in early March after the remaining three of the four seasons of the festival: the Europajazz Regional Round of 2 to 19 March, the Europajazz High School March 22 April 2 and Europajazz Final April 3 to May 9 Here are more than 80 concerts (and many cultural activities in parallel) in 22 cities and 6 aeras including the course content remains true to our online art history: many creations (Sébastien Texier, Alban Darche, Michel Portal, Andy Emler, Michel Edelin), invitations to groups unpublished in France (Kris Defoort, Taylor Ho Bynum), the presence of marked young French musicians (Striking 10, Jean Louis, Dave Golitin, Burno, Trio d'En Bas) and a new wave of European youth talent (Francesco Bearzatti, Lotte Anker, Kris Defoort, Mikko Innanen), not forgetting the iconic figures of jazz history (Liz McComb, Miroslav Vitous, Arild Andersen) and some musicians which marked the festival's history which we can not do without (Andy Emler, Daunik Lazro, Tony Malaby, Barre Phillips, Barry Guy, Lubat Bernard, Michel Portal, Sylvain Luc ...)!

02 au 19 mars Daniel Humair Baby Boom Régional Tour 10 concerts en Pays de La Loire et en Basse Normandie : Trelaze (02) Haute-Goulaine (03) Mamers (05) Bagnoles de l’Orne (06) La Ferté-Bernard (10) Cholet (11) Le Lude (12) Saint-Berthevin (13) Saint-Symphorien (18) La Roche sur Yon (19).


22 mars au 02 avril : Europajazz au Lycée 11 concerts du trio Jean Louis ou du duo Hélène Labarrière/Roland Brival en Pays de La Loire et en Basse-Normandie : Lycée de Rouillon (22/03) Lycée Agricole de Laval (23/03) Lycée Touchard Le Mans (23/03) Lycée Navarre Alençon (25/03) Lycée Yourcenar le Mans (25/03) Lycée E de Constant La Flèche (25/03) Lycée Plessis Mornay Saumur (29/03) Lycée Navarre Alençon (30/03) Lycée Roussel Le Mans (30/03) Lycée Bergson Angers (01/04) Mjc Ronceray (2) (02/04).


03 avril : 6ème Nuit de la Salsa Alexander Abreu Y Havana d’Primera Le Mans


12 au 17 avril : Europajazz Têtes Blanches Tour Alexis Lambert /Karine Jarry duo 6 concerts dans les Maisons de retraite de la Sarthe.


24 avril : 12 ème Europajazz en Balade « 500 musiciens prennent la République » 16 concerts en centre ville Le Mans : Old Jazz Corporation, Bernic Jazz Band, Vinouze Jazz band, Jazz Potes, Gilbert Leroux Washboard Group, Cotton Belly’s, Dr Bones &The Blue Roots,Philippe Menard One Man band, Sandra Duclau quartet, Guitar Junior Band, 6 Harmonies Sarthoises….


25 avril au 02 mai : Europajazz final (1ère semaine) : Sylvain Luc solo (La Flèche-27/04), Classes de Jazz Régional Meeting (Le Mans-27/04), Europajazz au Collège avec Costel Nitescu, Mister Joss Blues Band, Elmore D group (Collège Berthelot Le Mans, Collège de Mayet, Collège de Mamers), Dave Golitin/Stéphane Galland (Le Mans-28/04), Balake Sissoko/Vincent Segal duo – Marc Morvan/Ben Jarry duo (Allonnes-28/04), Costel Nitescu quartet (Beaumont Pd B-29/04), 4èmeNuit de l’Euroblues avec Nina Attal, Elmore D group, Mister Joss Blues Band (Coulaines-29/04), Liz Mc Comb « Soul Peace & love » (Le Mans- 30/04), Ze Blue Note création Opéra-Théatre pour Chœur d’Enfant avec Michel Edelin Quintet et les élèves de l’Ecole de musique de Sargé (Sargé–02 /05).


04 au 09 mai : Europajazz final (2ème semaine) : L’Orphéon Celesta spectacle jeune public (Coulaines-04 et 05 /05), Le Gros Cube « Queen Bishop » création (Le Mans-04/05), Daunik Lazro solo, Burno, l’Amusicien d’Uz de Bernard Lubat (Le Mans-05/05), Tony Malaby solo, Trio d’En Bas, Andy Emler & Big Band universitaire du Maine, Andy Emler/Marc Ducret duo création, Andy Emler Megaoctet invite Marc Ducret (Le Mans-06/05), Barre Phillips/David Philipps « Basfidel », Radiation 10, Arild Andersen Belleville trio, Sébatien Texier trio play Paul Motian création, Miroslav Vitous group « Remembering Weather Report » (Le Mans-07/05), Barry Guy/Maya Homburger, Délirium, Kris Defoort trio, Lotte Anker trio, Francesco Bearzatti Tinissima quartet (Le Mans-08/05), Agusti Fernandez Aurora Trio, Taylor Ho Bynum Positive Catastrophe, Michel Portal New Project création (Le Mans-09/05).

The Europajazz has 31 years, of course! But energy is still there! The will challenge too! The desire to escape the comfort habits and certainties programming is constant. So We offer new venues of distribution, we think of further meetings with all audiences and create new departmental networks, regional, national or European. Everything Simply, we offer every jazz by adapting to each Used the ideal project, bringing the musician and his audience! The Lycée Europajazz created in 2007, the College Europajazz created in 2009, the class jazz Regional Meeting established 2009, new projects with the School of Music or the Sarge Big Band University of Maine as the new Passport Card tarifs hyper Supersaver "and the creation of Club Partners "Clubbin'jazz" are all new projects coming show our continuing ability to renew! While this 31st edition - this Europajazz Final after a great season concert, looks terrific! But now the word is musicians. It is they who, from March 2, you will live exceptional moments. To better find them, ask the program! 

Jean-Marie Rivier, President
Armand Meignan Director

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