La Gaude Jazz sous les Bigaradiers

The 29th edition of the Rencontres La Gaude Jazz sous les Bigaradiers features a series of jazz concerts and performances. The lineup includes artists such as the Celine Bonacina Quartet, the Jean-Michel Pilc Trio with Thomas Galliano, the Dexter Goldberg Trio, AKPE MOTION, CASCINO Trio, NICE JAZZ QUINTET, Trio Sur La Bouche, Franck Taschini Quartet, Olivier Slama Trio, Compagnie So What, Dare Dare Trio, BGB Hammond Trio, Les 112, Les Ménestrels d’Antibes, and L’Harmonie des Baous-Nabis. The event will take place from October 31 to November 10, 2026.  Saturday, October 31 – 9:00 p.m. – Club So What (La Gaude) – Free admission Olivier Slama Trio • Quintet 112: Standards and Eastern European Jazz  Thursday, November 5 – 7:30 p.m. – Théâtre Alexandre III (Cannes) Box office: Théâtre Alexandre III Dexter Goldberg Trio, gala evening – luminous contemporary jazz, a bop legacy  Friday, November 6 – 9:00 p.m. – Salle de la Coupole (La Gaude) Gala evening – €25 So What Company (opening act) Céline Bonacina (saxophones), guest of honor at the Victoires du Jazz gala, Talent Jazz Adami, Tremplin Jazz à Vienne. Vibrant, expansive, and intensely rhythmic jazz.  Saturday, November 7 – All-day event – La Gaude Free admission 10 a.m. – Pop-up cabaret (Jazz & Café) Dare Dare Trio 11 a.m. – Salle de la Coupole Nice Jazz Quintet • Young talents from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Nice and their teachers. Côte d’Azur Jazz Awards Ceremony Opening reception for the “Miles Davis” photo exhibition 12 p.m. – La Coupole Plaza Musical cocktail reception, free admission (ravioli, daube, socca, pissaladière) Trio Sur la Bouche A danceable brass band 3:00 p.m. – Pop-up Cabaret: BGB Hammond Trio 4:00 p.m. – Pop-up Cabaret: Franck Taschini Quartet 5:00 p.m. – Pop-up Cabaret Lecture: History of the Saxophone by Cedric Fioretti  Saturday, November 7, 9:00 p.m. – Salle de la Coupole – Grand Gala Evening, €25 Akpé Motion (Tribute to Miles Davis with Alain Brunet) Jean-Michel Pilc Trio (Montreal) with Thomas Galliano: incandescent jazz, virtuosity without ostentation, featuring a pianist who is a major figure on the international scene.  Sunday, November 8 – A Relaxing Day – La Gaude Free admission 11 a.m. – La Gaude Church: Les Ménestrels d’Antibes Choir 11 a.m. – Salle de la Coupole: Harmonie des Baous  Monday, November 9 – 9:00 p.m.: Jazz & Cinema at Salle de la Coupole (movie theater pricing) Cascino Trio jazz film (Vence Culture & Cinema Festival)  Monday, November 9 & Tuesday, November 10 – Schools in La Gaude Educational program – Free for 750 students • Nabis Group: Introduction to Jazz – Music Education