What’s special about Nice Jazz Festival?
A festive tradition back to 1974, when American Francophile, George Wein created the ‘Grande Parade de Jazz’, the historic and amazing surrounding with a Roman amphitheatre, built in the 3rd century BC (Jardins de Cimiez), or the lively outdoors concerts and very high quality Jazz.

Whatever you it is, Nice Jazz festival is back & this years week long ‘jazz picnics’ will play host to a variety of international music stars.

The 2010 line up for Nice Jazz festival

Saturday 17th July 2010
Diego El Cigala Ornette Coleman Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Earth Wind & Fire
Tineke Postma Quartet

Sunday 18 July 2010
Nikki Yanofsky Richard Bona Band Dave Holland Dr John Goran Bregovic Fly

Monday 19th July 2010
Gurrumul Onj around Robert Wyatt with Erik truffaz Dweezil Zappa plays Zappa
Al Jarreau Julian Lage

Tuesday 20th July 2010
Imelda May Jimmie Vaughan Robert cray Buddy Guy James Hunter

Wednesday 21st July 2010
Bela Fleck & Edgar Meyer with Zakir Hussain Bojan Z Tetraband The Stanley Clarke Band with Hiromi Herbie Hancock Eric Legnini Trio

Thursday 22nd July 2010
Tigran Hamasyan – Aratta Rebirth Quintet Red Hail The Freedom Band Fiction Plane
Laurent GarnierFacing East

Friday 23rd July 2010
Asaf Avidan & the Mojo’s Django 100 Hindi Zahra Kris Kristofferson Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Chris Potter Underground

Saturday 24th July 2010
Clifton Anderson Andre Ceccarelli- Le Coq et la Pendule Maurane Chante Nougaro
Pat Metheny Group – The Songbook Tour Pink Martini Jean Marc Jafet Agora Quintet

To book accommodation suitable for the Nice Jazz Festival please look through our holiday rentals in Nice who will help you find the right accommodation for you.

Nice Jazz Festival
When: 17 July – 24 July 2010
Where: Arènes de Jardins de Cimiez
Cost: From €49 (€22 students)
Website: www.nicejazzfest.com