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 2025 Banlieues Bleues : Derrick Ofosu Boateng / Institute - Graphisme Christian Debbane

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

artist 2025 : Joy Guidry, Susana Santos Silva et Fred Frith, Muqata’a, Mike Ladd’s Afterfuture Tape-Loop, Bill Orcutt, ExpéKa Sextet, Jowee Omicil, Celia Kameni-Claire Lamothe-Charles Amblard, Jupiter et Okwess International, Nubiyan Twist, Aïta Mon Amour, Article15, Arat Kilo...

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.

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