Banlieues Bleues Jazz Festival

Banlieues Bleues, a bustling jazz festival in Seine-Saint-Denis!

Innovative, audacious, plethoric, full of  inventions and initiatives, the Banlieues Bleues Festival is at the highlight of the music season in France and Europe. Famous around the world, this Seine-Saint-Denis, Great-Jazz festival continues to explore vast and lively musical territories! Each edition of the festival features jazz-inspired various concerts to make up the music-festival spirit with jazz gigs on the stage of the Paris Ile de France venues.

Visual 2024 Banlieues Bleues : Sun Ra by NARCO (Nuevo Arte Colombiano)

Banlieues Bleues festival Venues

Many major new jazz talents are topping the bill! Jazz fans visiting Paris can track the contemporary pulse of the jazz music scene with names such as Dizzy Gillespie or Django Reinhardt at some of the classical jazz clubs. They also offer a dynamic program of new jazz talents from around the world.

Read: Where to listen to jazz music in Paris ?

Dynamo, the residence all year round for concerts and events, is also the venue for special jazzy gig evenings. Festival Banlieues Bleues takes place in several venues across the territory of Seine Saint Denis.

Public transport includes information to get to all venues accessible via the main metro and RER stations: Aubervilliers Quatre Chemins, Porte de Pantin, Stade de France Saint Denis…

Location and concert program

Festival opening:

- Université Paris 8 Friday, March 8, 2024 at 5pm
SOPHYE SOLIVEAU (trio) + CLEO REED & THE BLACK AMERICAN CIRCUS + DIATY DIALLO Deux Secondes d'Air qui Brûle + PARASITE JAZZ + SAKINA ABDOU SOLO Goodbye Ground + LEMON JAM

Free - reservations required on the online ticketing site (places limited)

Clap de fin Friday, April 5, 2024 at 8:30pm

- l'Embarcadère, Aubervilliers
ANGEL BAT DAWID Sistazz of the Nitty Gritty + ESTRELLAS DEL CARIBE

Free - reservations required on the online ticketing site

La Dynamo de Banlieues Bleues à Pantin
L'Embarcadère - Aubervilliers
L'Odéon - Tremblay-en-France
Espace Paul Eluard - Stains
Ciné 104 - Pantin
Centre culturel Houdremont - La Courneuve
Espaces V - Villepinte
Maison du Peuple - Pierrefitte sur Seine
Pablo Neruda Hall - Bobigny
MC93 - Bobigny
Espace 93 - Clichy-sous-bois
Espace 1789 - Saint-Ouen

To plan your visit, check out the website of Banlieues Bleues Festival.

Book my concert ticket Banlieues Bleues (French)

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