Winter Jazz Festival 2018 – From January 10th to 17th

Winter Jazzfest celebrates the music as a living entity, wherein history collides with the future in every note.  Creative improvisation in the digital age continues to stimulate thought and emotion of its listeners, embracing innovation, defying instrumental boundaries and the old cliches of “What is Jazz?”

Winter Jazzfest is the annual New York home to the exciting and forward-thinking contemporary jazz music being made today.  It attacts a unique, deeply engaged, discerning audience, a diverse range of cultural enthusiasts and music fans from across North America and over 20 countries.  The festival also plays host to attendees of the annual Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), who attend Winter Jazzfest in order to discover new talents.

Here are the French musicians programmed so far for Winter Jazz Fest:

FRANÇOIS MOUTIN

GAEL HORELLOU

GILLES PETERSON

GUILHEM FLOUZAT

LAURA PERRUDIN

STEPHANE WREMBEL

CHRISTOPHE PANZANI (From the band THIEFS)

YACINE BOULARÈS

More info here