Festival Jazz Pourpre en Périgord

Jazz Pourpre 2026 — 22nd Edition

For its 22nd edition, the Jazz Pourpre en Périgord Festival takes over Bergerac and its neighboring towns from May 22 to 31, 2026. Ten days of programming with 27 concerts and 140 musicians, structured around several highlights.

An opening weekend in Gardonne

The festival opens on May 22 and 23 in Gardonne with educational concerts for young audiences (Friday) followed by a day of free concerts at the village hall and outdoors (Saturday from 3:30 PM).

The Place Gambetta village in Bergerac

The main highlight takes place on May 29, 30 and 31 at Place Gambetta in Bergerac, which hosts two stages — the La Boîte de Jazz marquee and the outdoor stage Le Village — a gourmet market and a village of artisan creators. Concerts run continuously from 11 AM to 11:30 PM.

The Main Stage at the Centre Culturel Michel Manet

The Main Stage welcomes on Friday, May 29 at 8:30 PM Ladyva, the queen of boogie-woogie, a Swiss pianist and singer signed by Universal in 2011. Ticketing via the Centre Culturel Michel Manet.

Jazz en Chais and jazz aperitifs

The festival continues with concerts in the wineries (Jazz en Chais) and two free-access jazz aperitifs: on May 22 at La Madeleine (Bergerac) and on May 27 at Lembarzique Café (Lembras).

Friday, May 22, 2026 — Gardonne (free educational concerts)

• 10:30 AM — École de Gardonne — Étienne Roux, «From Sound to Amusique» (musical awakening for young audiences)
• 2:30 PM — Salle des fêtes — So Jazz Quartet, «Conte-férence» (fusion of African, European, and South American music)

Friday, May 22 — Jazz Aperitif at La Madeleine, Bergerac (free admission)

• 6:30 PM — So Jazz Quartet (Laurent Claverie sax, Davy Louradour piano, Patrick Puech double bass, Jimmy Toyes drums)
• 9:30 PM — Yannis Constant Quartet with Aurore Voilqué (gypsy jazz and standards)

Saturday, May 23 — Jazz Weekend in Gardonne (free concerts, village hall and outdoor stage)

• 3:30 PM — Nola District Brass Band (New Orleans brass band, 6 musicians, fusion of traditional jazz / Creole / funk)
• 5:15 PM — Latcho Drom Quartet
• 7:15 PM — Dinner-Jazz Paris Paname
• 9:00 PM — 3 Foy We

Wednesday, May 27 — Jazz Aperitif at Lembarzique Café, Lembras (free admission)

• 7:30 PM — 9:00 PM — The Travelling Piano Man & Rockin' Roosters (rock'n'roll, piano-vocals, bass, saxophone, guitar, drums)

Thursday, May 28 — Educational Concerts, Auditorium de Bergerac (free)

• 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM — Nova Quartet, «Fusions: a borderless educational concert» (jazz, rock, electronic, hip-hop)

Friday, May 29 — Place Gambetta + Centre Culturel Michel Manet (price 5 €)

• 6:00 PM — Official inauguration of the festival and the village, in front of La Boîte de Jazz
• 6:30 PM — Le Village Stage — Jive Machine Trio (swing and lively songs, piano on mobile platform, welcome aperitif)
• 8:30 PM — Main Stage, Centre Culturel Michel Manet — Ladyva (Switzerland), the queen of boogie-woogie, pianist and singer signed by Universal in 2011
• 8:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Yacouba Trio (David «Yacouba» Jacob double bass, Nicolas Noël piano, Hakim Molina drums, jazz with Creole and African influences)
• 10:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Akoda invites Géraldine Laurent, «Kréol Jazz» (Valérie Chane Tef piano-vocals, Géraldine Laurent saxophone, Inor Sotolongo percussion, Teddy Sorres bass)

Saturday, May 30 — Place Gambetta (price 10 €)

• 10:30 AM — 11:45 AM — Stroll — Combo Les Troubadours (Dursley Big Band, 5 musicians)
• 12:00 PM — Cloître des Récollets — Jazz Aperitif, YVI Duo
• 1:15 PM — Le Village Stage — Dursley Big Band (19 musicians, Dursley–Bergerac twinning)
• 2:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Matelyn Alicia (American singer accompanied by 4 regional musicians)
• 4:15 PM — Le Village Stage — El Viento (violin-guitar duo)
• 5:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Jérôme Gatius & Félix Robin Quartet (tribute to Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton)
• 7:15 PM — Le Village Stage — YVI Duo (guitar and saxophones)
• 9:00 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Naïma Quartet (double bass, vocals and trio)

Opening at 11 AM: painting exhibition by Guy Sénécal at the Centre Culturel Michel Manet (free admission).

Sunday, May 31 — Place Gambetta (price 10 €)

• 1:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Jazz Workshop of École Buissonnière (Le Buisson-de-Cadouin), directed by Jean-Louis Bisiacco, from Ella Fitzgerald to Herbie Hancock
• 2:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Mozaic Jazz Band (Saint-Laurent des Hommes, big band of 22 amateur musicians directed by Stéphane Sécher, 1930s to contemporary jazz)
• 4:15 PM — Le Village Stage — La Pompa Swing Quartet (Bergerac gypsy jazz, Django Reinhardt and Duke Ellington)
• 5:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — Adi'Jazz (traditional jazz in Gascon, swing and improvisation)
• 7:15 PM — Le Village Stage — Raffle draw
• 8:15 PM — Le Village Stage — La Pompa Swing Quartet (second performance)
• 9:30 PM — La Boîte de Jazz — We Want Chet (octet in tribute to Chet Baker, co-production OARA)

• 22nd edition of the Jazz Pourpre en Périgord Festival, ten days of programming from May 22 to 31, 2026
• 27 concerts and 140 musicians in Bergerac, Gardonne, Lembras and the Bergeracois region
• Ladyva, the queen of boogie-woogie, in an exceptional concert on the Main Stage of the Centre Culturel Michel Manet on May 29
• Place Gambetta transformed into a jazz village from May 29 to 31: La Boîte de Jazz marquee, Le Village outdoor stage, gourmet market and artisan village
• Tribute to Chet Baker closing on Sunday, May 31 with the We Want Chet octet
• Completely free opening weekend in Gardonne on May 22 and 23
• Two free jazz aperitifs (Bergerac and Lembras) and several educational concerts

Practical Information

Access

The festival mainly takes place in Bergerac (24100) on Place Gambetta and at the Centre Culturel Michel Manet, as well as in Gardonne (May 22-23) and other municipalities in the Bergeracois area.

• By car : A89 motorway (Bordeaux-Clermont), Bergerac exit. Free parking available near Place Gambetta.
• By train : Bergerac SNCF station, about a 10-minute walk from Place Gambetta.
• By plane : Bergerac-Dordogne-Périgord Airport, 5 km from the city center.

Prices and Ticketing

Educational concerts (May 22 and 28), jazz aperitifs (May 22 and 27), and the Gardonne weekend (May 23) are free to access. The Place Gambetta village (May 29-31) is paid: day pass from 5 € and 3-day pass for 20 €. Concerts at the Grande Scène of the Centre Culturel Michel Manet require separate ticketing.

Centre Culturel Michel Manet Ticketing: [email protected] — 05 53 57 71 51.

Contact

• Association Jazz Pourpre — [email protected]
• Phone : 06 02 64 79 27
• Official website : www.jazzpourpre.com