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Genre: french jazz

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Parent Genre: jazz

French jazz music is a genre that combines traditional jazz elements with French musical influences. It is characterized by its use of swing rhythms, improvisation, and a focus on melody. This genre has produced some of the most influential jazz musicians of all time, including the legendary Django Reinhardt. Today, French jazz continues to evolve and innovate, with artists incorporating elements of world music, electronic music, and other genres into their sound.


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Accordion, Piano, Organ, Guitar, Violin, Trumpet, Clarinet, Harmonica, Saxophone, Tuba, Drum Kit, Trombone, Double Bass, Electric Guitar, Keyboard/Piano, Vocals, Bass Guitar, Cello, French Horn, Oboe, Flute, Synthesizer

Popular french jazz Songs


Most popular french jazz albums

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Zaz
2010
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Djangologie Vol15 / 1946 - 1947
1970
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Absyrations
2019
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Michel Legrand y Su Gran Orquesta
2016
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Songs for the Old Man
2015
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Gipsy Project
2001
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Everyday
2015
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Cosmic Messenger
1978
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A Trip in Marseille
2022
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A Bout De Souffle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Martial Solal]
2015
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3 Original Album Classics
2010
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Le pacte sacré (Bande originale du téléfilm de Marion Sarraut)
2016
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Cécile Ma Fille 1962-1964
1964
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Morning Smile
2017
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Max mon amour (Musique du film de Nagisa Oshima)
1986

french jazz music by decade

Explore french jazz history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of french jazz artists

Here is a list of french jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the french jazz genre. You can find out what french jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 62 1508226
2 51 390429
3 53 334668
4 44 58943
5 43 30396
6 38 11232
7 38 104613
8 44 163827
9 44 54577
10 37 44511
11 41 32185
12 38 56491
13 35 82789
14 40 47106
15 37 8417
16 40 7656
17 36 16228
18 35 8410
19 35 38443
20 35 17258
21 35 2480
22 33 17735
23 33 7689
24 31 3210
25 31 115
26 29 9912
27 30 2638
28 28 163
29 27 27610
30 28 11912
31 23 8357
32 27 11788
33 26 10903
34 26 4529
35 26 6187
36 26 3839
37 26 3656
38 25 3226
39 24 14460
40 22 2906
41 22 3701
42 21 3640
43 22 1083
44 19 367
45 21 4008
46 20 3998
47 16 2100
48 19 393
49 19 4801
50 18 1242
51 18 888
52 15 2077
53 17 2502
54 17 1008
55 17 2254
56 12 680
57 16 913
58 16 6150
59 14 2504
60 16 3616
61 15 555
62 15 5296
63 14 741
64 14 543
65 13 399
66 13 454
67 13 5823
68 12 996
69 11 1675
70 7 970
71 11 209
72 11 694
73 10 360
74 10 498
75 10 579
76 9 1880
77 9 1385
78 7 1445
79 8 1419
80 8 998
81 7 418
82 7 991
83 6 795
84 6 422
85 5 1008
86 5 228
87 5 866
88 5 78
89 3 168
90 3 995
91 4 41
92 4 293
93 3 60
94 3 563
95 3 190
96 3 314
97 3 261
98 3 173
99 2 1567
100 2 204

french jazz playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular french jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.