Jazz à Sens

21st Edition: “Modern Tempos”

For its 21st edition, the Jazz à Sens festival hosts from January 29 to 31, 2026, three formations representative of the best of contemporary French jazz. Under the evocative title Modern Tempos, this edition offers a musical reflection on time, rhythmic complexity, and the metamorphoses of today's jazz – in constant dialogue with its roots.

Thursday, January 29 — Vincent Peirani “Living Being IV: Time Reflections”

Vincent Peirani, an accordionist triple-crowned at the Victoires du Jazz awards (2014, 2015, 2019 for Night Walker), opens the festival with his quintet for the creation Living Being IV: Time Reflections. This program fuses contemporary pulsations and echoes of traditional dances, blending baroque music and current jazz in a reflection on the complex rhythm of life. Alongside him: Émile Parisien (soprano saxophone), Tony Paeleman (keyboards), Julien Herné (bass), and Yoann Serra (drums).

Friday, January 30 — Sylvain Rifflet “We Want Stars”

Sylvain Rifflet, a saxophonist and clarinetist graduated from the Paris Conservatory, winner of the Concours de la Défense, presents his new sax-synthesizer-drums trio. Partnering with two figures from independent pop music trained in jazz — Bettina Kee (Ornette) and Vincent Taeger (Tiger Tigre, Le Sacre du Tympan) — Rifflet questions the boundaries between contemporary jazz and current music, between improvisation and composition, in a set with communicative energy.

Saturday, January 31 — No(w) Beauty

No(w) Beauty represents jazz in its most traditional form: a quartet bringing together Enzo Carniel (piano), Hermon Mehari (trumpet, from the United States), Damien Varaillon (double bass), and Stéphane Adsuar (drums). Their influences span jazz standards, blues, French and European classical music, hip-hop, and avant-garde jazz. In 2023, the group received the Coup de Cœur Jazz from the Académie Charles Cros, a consecration that attests to talent as solid as it is inventive.

The 2025-2026 Jazz Pass

The Jazz Pass is offered at €48 for all three concerts, providing a complete festival experience at a preferential rate. Individual tickets will be available starting September 2025 at the Théâtre municipal de Sens.