BNP Paribas : Spring to the rhythm of jazz

From 24 May to 1 June 2019, the 38th Jazz sous les Pommiers festival will take place in Coutances with an eclectic programme ranging from Dixieland jazz to electronic music. This year, the BNP Paribas Foundation is the main patron for the first time!

Since 2015, the Foundation has backed drummer and composer Anne Paceo, artist-in-residence at the Coutances municipal theatre for three years, who will perform two of her works at the event. Other artists, including saxophonist Pierrick Pédron, Cécile McLorin Salvant and the Mélusine quintet, are also on the wonderful programme. Mélusine is one of the groups that won the 2018 Jazz Migration competition, which offers each victor a year-long tour. The programme also includes a screening of the Moutin brothers' documentary Mississippi Dreaming at the Coutances cinema. In 2018, the BNP Paribas Foundation funded the film and its two directors, who are also musicians known under the name Moutin Factory and who will perform at the festival as well.