Paris is a timeless and beautiful city, uniform in its Hausmann architecture and relaxed in its easy, cool charm. Not all jazz clubs here have the same presentation. These are some of the clubs and ...

Paris has long been famous for its cafes. The coffee served at those cafes, though, not so much. The city is dotted with historic locations where luminaries and artists historically gathered to gossip ...

At the foot of 15 narrow wooden steps, a lounge barely bigger than a bedroom holds an enthusiastic multicultural crowd grooving to the jazz stylings of Christian Lauretta and the George-Edouard Nouel ...

PARIS, France — As visitors watch the 2024 Olympics in Paris, they will notice the eclectic and electrifying swinging sounds of brass horns, drums and pianos. Jazz is deeply rooted in Paris's modern ...

PARIS — It was after midnight at Le Duc des Lombards, and the jam session was warming up. A just-assembled quartet toyed with the jazz standard “Cherokee,” volleying solos until the melody was barely ...

About the early days of jazz in Paris, violinist Stéphane Grappelli said, “That was the best time for musicians, you know—no radio, no gramophone. If you want music, you must go to the musician!” ...