Edition 2025
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Jazz à Toulon
Toulon — Var (83)
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26 Jul 2025
— 08 Aug 2025
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2025
2025
Edition 2025 — Finished
Edition 2025 — Jazz à Toulon
The 35th edition of Jazz à Toulon was held from July 26 to August 8, 2025. Ten evening concerts at 9:30 PM and ten Off concerts at 7:30 PM, all free, took place in 16 squares and neighborhoods of the city. Bireli Lagrene, Roberto Fonseca, Carmen Souza, Avishai Cohen, Joshua Redman, and The Amazing Keystone Big Band were among the headliners of this anniversary edition.
35th Edition — July 26 to August 8, 2025
For its 35th edition, Jazz à Toulon offered an exceptional program in honor of this emblematic anniversary. Twenty groups and artists, sixteen venues, twenty concerts spread over two weeks: the event once again demonstrated that free access and excellence can go hand in hand.
Evening Concert Program (9:30 PM)
- July 26 — Place de la Liberté: Bireli Lagrene, Martin Taylor & Ulf Wakenius — trio of legendary guitarists
- July 27 — Place de la Liberté: Roberto Fonseca — Cuban piano between jazz and afrobeat
- July 28 — Place de l'Équerre: Tyreek McDole — young American trumpeter of the new generation
- July 29 — Place de l'Équerre: Carmen Souza — Cape Verdean voice at the crossroads of jazz, morna, and funk
- July 31 — Place Bouzigues: Cuban Jazz Syndicate — Cuban big band, a flamboyant mix of jazz and salsa
- August 1 — Place Raspail: Eric Serra & RXRA Group — film composer and electro-jazz group
- August 4 — Place Martin Bidouré: Avishai Cohen — Israeli double bassist, one of the world's leading figures in contemporary jazz
- August 6 — Place Saint-Jean: Élie Portal — Franco-Israeli clarinetist and multi-instrumentalist
- August 7 — Plages du Mourillon: Joshua Redman — American saxophonist by the sea
- August 8 — Plages du Mourillon: The Amazing Keystone Big Band — grand finale facing the Mediterranean
Off Concerts (7:30 PM)
The Off program highlighted ten local, regional, and international bands in neighborhood squares, in a relaxed atmosphere conducive to musical discovery.
Programme
2025 Main Program
- 07/26: Bireli Lagrene, Martin Taylor & Ulf Wakenius
- 07/27: Roberto Fonseca
- 07/28: Tyreek McDole
- 07/29: Carmen Souza
- 07/31: Cuban Jazz Syndicate
- 08/01: Eric Serra & RXRA Group
- 08/04: Avishai Cohen
- 08/06: Élie Portal
- 08/07: Joshua Redman
- 08/08: The Amazing Keystone Big Band
Highlights
Highlights of the 2025 Edition
- 35th anniversary of the festival with a prestigious international lineup
- Bireli Lagrene, Martin Taylor & Ulf Wakenius: a historic meeting of three legendary guitars
- Avishai Cohen in the open air at Place Martin Bidouré: an anthological moment
- Closing at Plages du Mourillon with Joshua Redman then The Amazing Keystone Big Band facing the sea
- 20 free concerts, 16 venues, thousands of spectators gathered in a friendly atmosphere
Published by Valentin Contard, festival listings writer. Reviewed, corrected and approved by Christophe Contard, editor-in-chief. .