Nice Jazz Fest 2024

Nice Jazz Fest 2024 has diversified its program for everyone's enjoyment. There were new features and an audience eager for music.
The 2024 edition in figures

40,000 spectators at the Nice Jazz Fest and the various Jazz Off shows and events in Nice and the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis

24 artists and groups

4 days of concerts

6 sets per evening

14 days of set-up

10 days of dismantling

The "Kind of Blue" village

The Nice Jazz Fest now has a festival village! Inspired in its scenography by the legendary Miles Davis album "Kind of Blue", this unique place immersed the audience in a captivating atmosphere tinged with blue, where each corner tells a story of jazz, creativity and conviviality, with a multitude of activities: make-up, customization of objects, concept store, pétanque ground.

The Comedy Club

In the village, between two concerts, the audience was able to enjoy the good humor spread by the Bobar Comedy Club, discovering the humorous talents of the local scene. A friendly atmosphere, in a cozy setting where laughter, discoveries and good surprises were on the agenda.

The Kid's Club

There is no age to enjoy music! Professional entertainers welcomed the children (aged 4 to 10) of the spectators during the concerts, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight. A fun, varied and innovative program was set up to develop the musical awakening of the little ones and thus allow everyone to experience a wonderful evening: board games; construction, cards: Festi challenge; Musical Twister; makeup: Star Seeds, creative workshop: the poetic tree; sound puzzle, etc.

The after-parties "Jam Session" of the Nice Jazz Fest

After the concerts, the after-parties took over at the "Kind of Blue" village. From 00:30, the space was transformed into an intimate and warm party place with acoustic music sessions under the stars to vibrate until the end of the night. Like the jazz clubs of the biggest international capitals, the atmosphere was festive and friendly, animated by jazzmen from the Côte d'Azur, with as a highlight the presence of artists from the Nice Jazz Fest invited for wild jams.

Jazz OFF in Nice and in the municipalities of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis

As every year, on the sidelines of the Nice Jazz Fest, Niçois, inhabitants of other municipalities of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis and tourists were able to enjoy a Jazz OFF program in Nice and in the municipalities of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis. The public was thus able to discover free musical performances by many artists: floating show by the Le Piano company, concert by pianist Steve Villa-Massone, Le Pianoteur show by the La Toupine company, concert by the R-Saj Band, candlelight concert, Le Dinamo show, Sopa Loca concert, Le Piano Massage - Piano du Lac concert, Ceux qui Marchent Debout concert, Nice-Orléans Jazz Orchestra fanfare by Imago, concert by Les Bruits de Cuisine.

An inclusive festival

As part of its policy of integrating people with disabilities, Christian Estrosi leads many actions to allow them to participate fully in the life of the city. Thus, during the Nice Jazz Fest 2024, and after an initial experiment during the 2022 edition, the City of Nice deployed an adapted device allowing the deaf and hard of hearing public to fully enjoy musical performances. Thanks to vibrating vests, the hearing impaired were able to feel the music and experience the concerts intensely. Called "Solution Immersive Live", this device designed by the company TIMMPI is an audio-tactile process adapted to make a musical program inclusive. A control box with an algorithm translates the music into vibrations and transmits it to the body through several points of contact, allowing you to feel the rises, falls and harmony of the bass.

Presentation of the Ferret Trophy to Stella Cole

Since 2011, the City of Nice has awarded this honorary trophy, specially created and produced for the occasion by Maison Ferret, to an artist scheduled at the Nice Jazz Fest. During this edition, it was the singer Stella Cole who was honored on Wednesday August 21, 2024 by receiving this award from the hands of Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, President of the Nice Côte d'Azur Metropolis, Deputy President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region and the comedian Gad Elmaleh.
Artists John McLaughlin, Dee Dee Bridgewater, André Ceccarelli, Richard Galliano, Jamie Cullum, Herbie Hancock, Gregory Porter, Christian McBride, Pierre Bertrand, Mélody Gardot, received a Ferret trophy.