Serre Chevalier Summer Jazz Festival

A summer jazz festival in the Serre Chevalier valley

The Serre Chevalier Summer Jazz Festival was born in 2023 in the Serre Chevalier valley, in the heart of the Hautes-Alpes. Each summer, this festival offers a program of concerts with eclectic aesthetics, highlighting French musical creation and jazz in all its forms: contemporary jazz, improvised music, classical jazz, and unique collaborations.

Concerts in heritage venues

One of the festival's unique features is its use of the valley's remarkable heritage sites. Concerts are held in the churches of Le Casset, Saint-Chaffrey, La Salle-les-Alpes, and Le Monêtier-les-Bains, offering unique acoustics and an intimate setting to enjoy the music. The cinema in Le Monêtier-les-Bains also hosts thematic conferences on jazz.

A quality program

Since its creation, the festival has hosted renowned artists from the French and international jazz scene. The 2025 edition (3rd) notably featured Céline Bonacina (baritone saxophone) and Laurent Dehors (saxophones, clarinets) in a duo, Marylise Florid in a solo guitar recital, the Louis Sclavis Quartet performing the album “India,” and a conference on Thelonious Monk by journalist Lionel Eskenazi.

A high-altitude musical event

The Serre Chevalier Summer Jazz Festival is part of the summer cultural dynamic of the Serre Chevalier Vallée Briançon resort, complementing the winter musical offerings of the Altitude Jazz Festival. The festival helps make the valley a major jazz destination in the French Alps, attracting music lovers and the curious in a spectacular natural setting between 1,400 and 2,800 meters above sea level.