Jazz lovers, listen up! The line-up for the Nice Jazz Festival 2009 has just been announced. You’ll be pleased to know that the Nice Jazz Festival will be concentrating on–get this!–jazz this year. It has not always been the case but the ‘return to roots’ trend that began last year will apparently continue. The festival will still be in Nice‘s Cimiez (despite certain rumblings about changing the locale because of noise complaints) and will run from July 18 to July 25. So, without further ado, here is the schedule: Saturday 18 July : Brad Mehldau Trio, Raul Midon, Joshua Redman Trio, Tracy Chapman, Alain Clark Sunday 19 July: Aldo Romano “Just Jazz”, Lucky Peterson, Nneka, Keziah Jones, Yodelice Monday 20 July: Christian Vander Quartet, Joe Bonamassa, Susan Tedeschi, B.B. King, Madeleine Peyroux Tuesday 21 July: Keith Emerson Band, Magma, Joe Jackson, Priscilla Ahn, + an artist to be announced Wednesday 22 July: McCoy Tyner Quartet with Bill Frisell, Lisa Ekdahl, Carla Bley Big Band, James Taylor, Jake Shimabukuro Thursday 23 July: The Derek Trucks Band, Maxime Le Forestier, Richard Galliano Quartet, Julien Doré, Gabriella Cilmi Friday 24 July: Melody Gardot, Raphael Saadiq, Chick Corea & Gary Burton, Youssou’N Dour, Molly Johnson Saturday 25 July: Bozilo, Sonny Rollins, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Charles Lloyd New Quartet, Gagnant du tremplin off, + an artist to be announced Tickets are on sale from Wednesday April 1 and prices run from €29 to €49 with a supplement of €2 for buying on site. For more information … Continue reading →