Monte-Carlo Inspiration Autumn/Automne 2025

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Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival 2025 HIGH-FLYING MUSICAL JOURNEYS

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TRAVERSÉES MUSICALES DE HAUTE VOLÉE

Drawing from the history of jazz, the festival explores its related sounds and contemporary variations. This 19th edition renews the connections between styles and generations. A sure bet for jazz enthusiasts, the Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival is open to music that shares its logic of improvisation, fusion, and popular roots. Between blues, soul, funk, gospel, as well as trip-hop, salsa, and electronic music, it creates a map of world rhythms by multiplying perspectives. “We want this festival to be a source of encounters. People come for one artist and discover another in the first or second part. This eclectic programme invites travel into new sound universes, in the elegant and festive atmosphere of the Opéra Garnier” , explains Alfonso Ciulla, co-director of the event with Reno Di Matteo.

Ibrahim Maalouf

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Puisant dans l’histoire du jazz, le festival explore ses sonorités connexes et variations contemporaines. Cette 19 e édition renouvelle les ponts entre les styles et générations. Valeur sûre pour les férus de jazz, le Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival s’ouvre aux musiques qui en partagent la logique d’improvisation, de croisement et l’ancrage populaire. Entre blues, soul, funk, gospel, mais aussi trip-hop, salsa et musiques électroniques, il compose une cartographie des rythmes du monde en multipliant les perspectives. «Nous souhaitons que ce festival soit porteur de rencontres. On y vient pour un artiste et on en découvre un autre en première ou seconde partie. Cette programmation éclectique invite à voyager dans des univers sonores nouveaux, dans l’ambiance élégante et festive de l’Opéra Garnier», explique Alfonso Ciulla, codirecteur de l’événement avec Reno Di Matteo.

Gabi Hartmann

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Tribute to Oum Kalthoum by Ibrahim Maalouf As is traditional, the opening of this 19th edition is going to be a concert on 20 th November performed by the student musicians of the Académie Rainier III. It is a way of celebrating the transmission of excellence through a wide variety of instruments and young talents. On the 21 st , Gabi Hartmann will be opening an evening of music that mixes jazz, folk, and bossa nova. Shaped by her travels between Brazil and New York, the Parisian singer stands out with her velvet voice. In the second half, Ibrahim Maalouf returns with an acoustic project in memory of Oum Kalthoum. The Franco-Lebanese trumpeter reinterprets the Egyptian diva’s songs in a jazz style. Ibrahim Maalouf is a frequent performer on the Monegasque stage. “This trust between the Monte-Carlo Jazz Festival and the artists allows us to welcome their new projects for unique performances,” underlines Reno di Matteo.

Stanley Clarke

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