The Jazz Festival!

Season 25-26, the concert-lectures are back in full swing in Ménilles. Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, September 30: Oscar Peterson

Thursday, November 27: Bill Evans + Live Painting

Tuesday, January 27, 2026: Keith Jarrett

Thursday, March 26: Chick Corea

Thursday, May 28: Wayne Shorter

Admission: €19 - Free for children under 12

7:30 p.m. - Salle des Fêtes (du Moulin) - 19 Rue aux Honfroys - 27120 Ménilles 

Doors open at 7:00 p.m.

A unique opportunity to learn about the history of jazz, blues, and jazz-derived music from one of the great names in French piano, director of the National Jazz Orchestra from 1987 to 1989.

The Jazz Lessons of Antoine Hervé, internationally renowned pianist and conductor of the Orchestre National de Jazz, have now earned a solid reputation for excellence throughout France and its overseas territories.

This is an entertaining and humorous introduction to jazz for amateurs or those who simply want to discover it.

Press, Reviews:

Article published about the concert in Uithoorn (Amsterdam) on November 30, 2025, on Bill Evans:

Press article on performance (pdf)

Jean-François Zygel's opinion in the Focus section of "La Terrasse":

"Antoine is not just a jazz pianist; I've heard him play Rachmaninoff concertos beautifully... He has a dual culture, like Keith Jarrett. He taught me a lot, particularly through his great sense of rhythm, but also through his listening to time. He has real inner energy, which allows him to manage improvisation very well. His relationship with the audience is truly exceptional..."

"Endorphins guaranteed!" - Femme Actuelle

"Of course, he is one of the greatest pianists of our time. But he also plays the 'pedagogue,' that not-so-common, if not rare, instrument that enables the miracle between an art—or a science—and the audience." - Citizen Jazz

"Antoine Hervé accomplishes a remarkable feat here (...), vividly blending the historical reality of the musicians he illustrates with an update of the sometimes complex musical elements they employ, which he manages to illuminate in an almost natural and always playful manner." - Pianiste Magazine

"The analyses enlighten, the anecdotes enchant, the humorous touches delight." Libération

"Luminous" - France Musique

"Fascinating" - La Terrasse

"A magnificent jazz pianist" - Michel Contat - Télérama

"The explanations are clear, entertaining, and musically insightful, but above all, they are accessible to everyone." - Anne-Marie Gustave – Télérama

Jazz culture

"The audience is captivated" - Alain Gauthier - La Terrasse

"Fascinating and useful" - Jean-Luc Caradec

"A real treat" - Ouest France