Parisian jazz celebrated in Kings Place festival

Monday, March 23, 2009

Chamber venue Kings Place in London is set to build on its reputation for strong jazz programming in June with a special Paris Jazz strand to include live performance, a programme of talks and club nights.

Jazzwise writer Kevin Le Gendre will present a series of separate talks exploring jazz in Twenties Paris, the Liberation movement in the 60s and how the current scene is developing, while cultural critic Bonny Greer will present a talk on Miles Davis and Juliette Greco. Artists set to appear include Biréli Lagrène (10 June), Martial Solal (11 June), Bojan Z (12 June) and Henri Texier (13 June). For more go to www.kingsplace.co.uk

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