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René Urtreger, French jazz loses one of its masters.FeaturedNewsPortraits

René Urtreger, French jazz loses one of its masters.

René Urtreger, French jazz loses one of its masters. Rather than writing yet another eulogy…
19 July 2026
Yoann Loustalot, trumpeter – The Proust QuestionnaireFeaturedNewsPortraits

Yoann Loustalot, trumpeter – The Proust Questionnaire

Yoann Loustalot, trumpeter, kindly agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly…
28 June 2026
Clovis Nicolas, double bassist – The Proust QuestionnaireEventFeaturedNewsPortraits

Clovis Nicolas, double bassist – The Proust Questionnaire

Clovis Nicolas, double bassist, kindly agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires,…
24 June 2026
RiP Sonny RollinsPortraits

RiP Sonny Rollins

Sonny Rollins was the living memory of postwar jazz. A chameleon who frequently challenged himself,…
26 May 2026
Laurent de Wilde, pianist – The Proust QuestionnairePortraits

Laurent de Wilde, pianist – The Proust Questionnaire

Laurent de Wilde, pianist, agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly revisited…
16 May 2026
Pierre Durand, guitarist- Le Questionnaire de ProustFeaturedNewsPortraits

Pierre Durand, guitarist- Le Questionnaire de Proust

Pierre Durand, guitarist, agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly revisited in…
9 May 2026
Cecil L. Recchia, singer – The Proust QuestionnaireFeaturedNewsPortraits

Cecil L. Recchia, singer – The Proust Questionnaire

Cecil L. Recchia, singer, agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly…
3 May 2026
Jean-Loup Longnon, Trompettiste – The Proust QuestionnaireFeaturedNewsPortraits

Jean-Loup Longnon, Trompettiste – The Proust Questionnaire

Jean-Loup Longnon agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly revisited in…
25 April 2026
Judith Owen – Suit YourselfCouleurs JAZZ HITSFeaturedIn the racksNewsPortraits

Judith Owen – Suit Yourself

For several years now, Paris had been eagerly awaiting the return of Judith Owen and…
22 April 2026
Paolo Fresu, trumpeter – The Proust QuestionnaireFeaturedNewsPortraits

Paolo Fresu, trumpeter – The Proust Questionnaire

Paolo Fresu kindly agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly revisited…
17 April 2026
Vincent Segal, cellist – The Proust QuestionnaireFeaturedNewsPortraits

Vincent Segal, cellist – The Proust Questionnaire

Vincent Segal kindly agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly revisited…
13 April 2026
RiP Mike WestbrookFeaturedNewsPortraits

RiP Mike Westbrook

I had the opportunity to interview Mike Westbrook—who passed away on April 13, at the…
13 April 2026
Andy Emler, pianist – The Proust QuestionnaireFeaturedNewsPortraits

Andy Emler, pianist – The Proust Questionnaire

Andy Emler kindly agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly revisited…
6 April 2026
R.I.P Steve HoubenNewsPortraits

R.I.P Steve Houben

I have often lamented, on this site and elsewhere, the very limited visibility of foreign…
22 March 2026
RiP Michel Portal 27/11/1935 – 12/02/2026NewsPortraits

RiP Michel Portal 27/11/1935 – 12/02/2026

Rather than writing yet another obituary, we have chosen to publish, in tribute to Michel…
15 February 2026