Altitude Jazz Festival

17th edition: contemporary jazz in the spotlight

For its 17th edition, the Altitude Jazz Festival offered ten days of music from January 18 to 27, 2024, in about twenty venues in the Briançonnais region. The program highlighted contemporary jazz and current music, true to the festival's spirit of discovery and emerging artists.

Among the highlights, Soweto Kinch, a British saxophonist and rapper, delivered a memorable concert blending jazz and hip-hop. Ozma presented their virtuosic chamber jazz, while Neue Grafik Ensemble fused jazz and electronic music in an energetic set. EYM Trio, a French-Armenian trio, continued their exploration of world music, and Da Cruz energized the evenings with their Afro-Portuguese fusion.

The Hors Piste concerts on the ski slopes, the After Bar events in the bars of the Briançonnais, and the masterclasses complemented a rich program of about forty musical events, nearly half of which were free.

2024 Program (selection)

• Soweto Kinch — Jazz / Hip-hop
• Ozma — Contemporary chamber jazz
• Neue Grafik Ensemble — Jazz / Electro
• EYM Trio — Jazz / World
• Da Cruz — Afro / Portuguese
• Sarab — Oriental jazz
• Maracuja — World music
• Atlas Quartet — Contemporary jazz
• Congé Spatial — Experimental jazz
• Anthony Jambon Group — Fusion jazz
• Adrien Brandéis — Jazz piano
• Camille Thouvenot — Jazz
• Ultra Light Blazer — Electro / Jazz
• Tatanka Trio — Jazz
• Tcha-Kundu — World music

• 17th edition with about forty concerts in 10 days
• Soweto Kinch, a figure of British jazz-hip-hop
• Ozma and their virtuosic chamber jazz
• Neue Grafik Ensemble, fusion of jazz and electronic music
• Nearly half of the concerts are free
• Hors Piste concerts on the Serre Chevalier ski slopes
• Masterclasses and workshops for all audiences