Jazzdor Festival
Forty years of creative jazz between Strasbourg and Europe
2026
About Jazzdor
Jazzdor — edition 2026
The 41st edition of Jazzdor takes place from November 6th to 15th, 2026, across various venues in Strasbourg. Pianist Shai Maestro, trumpeter Jeremy Pelt, and improviser Eve Risser are among the headliners, alongside the "Marathon Miles" weekend and the Saturday "Grande Journée," which features ten consecutive concerts. Round tables, workshops, and events for young audiences round out the program.
Venues across the metropolitan area
For its 41st edition, Jazzdor is taking over Espace Django, the Cité de la musique et de la danse, Fossé des Treize, TJP, Le Point d'Eau, Nootoos, and La MAC in Bischwiller. Several round tables will address cultural rights and the role of disability in musical creation.
Marathon Miles and The Big Day
The opening weekend, "Marathon Miles," offers two days of concerts at the Cité de la musique et de la danse. On Saturday, November 14th, the "Grande Journée" features ten concerts back-to-back from 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM, ranging from the Matthieu Mazué Trio to the Jeremy Pelt Quintet.
Young audiences and Propulsion evenings
Workshops, film-concerts, and shows for young audiences (Babysskiss, Le Livre de la jungle, Krtecek - La Petite Taupe) are scheduled during the day, while the "Propulsion" evenings offer free showcases of young ensembles to close out several days.
Programme Jazzdor 2026
Friday, November 6th, 2026
- 8:30 PM — David Binney Action Trio feat. Louis Cole · Espace Django
Saturday, November 7th, 2026
- 2:00 PM — Marathon Miles, Day 1 · Jazzpassage, Cité de la musique et de la danse
- 7:30 PM — Marathon Miles, 1st evening · Jazzpassage, Cité de la musique et de la danse
Sunday, November 8th, 2026
- 1:30 PM — Marathon Miles, Day 2 · Jazzpassage, Cité de la musique et de la danse
- Tout en bleu! (young audiences) · Cité de la musique et de la danse
- 7:30 PM — Marathon Miles, 2nd evening · Jazzpassage, Cité de la musique et de la danse
Monday, November 9th, 2026
- 7:30 PM — Round table "Miles Davis, regards sur une légende" and screening of "Birth of the Cool" · Cinéma
Tuesday, November 10th, 2026
- 12:30 PM — Round table "Vous avez dit droits culturels?" (free) · Nootoos
- 8:00 PM — Émile Parisien, Yaron Herman, Prabhu Edouard, Joe Martin "Floating" + Abysskiss · Le Point d'Eau
- 8:30 PM — Propulsion 1: Natalia Passos "Baba Yaga" + Anaïs Foux Trio + Mania (free)
- 9:00 PM — Musina Ebobissé & Christophe Imbs "Morse.s" · Jazzdor XP, Nootoos
Wednesday, November 11th, 2026
- 10:00 AM — Babysskiss (young audiences) · Nootoos
- Electronic instrument-making workshop "Brutpop" (Wed. 11th to Sat. 14th November) · Nootoos
- Riso workshop (Wed. 11th to Sat. 14th November) · Nootoos
- Le Livre de la jungle (young audiences) · TJP
- 5:30 PM — Le Grand Orchestre Amateur (free) · Nootoos
- 6:30 PM — Round table "Musique brute, handicap et contre-culture" · Cinéma
- 8:30 PM — Propulsion 2: Manon Müllener solo + Poplar Water 4tet + Soundbound 4tet (free)
- 9:00 PM — Franges · Nootoos
Thursday, November 12th, 2026
- 12:30 PM — Round table "Adapter sans limiter" (free) · Nootoos
- 8:00 PM — Shai Maestro "The Guesthouse" · La MAC, Bischwiller
- 8:30 PM — Propulsion 3: Forward + Pyrotyri + closing jam (free)
- 9:00 PM — Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch, Fabrizio Cassol, Adèle Viret "Notes on the Memory of Notes" · Jazzdor XP, Nootoos
Friday, November 13th, 2026
- 12:30 PM — Round table "Hybridation musicale et culture pure" (free) · Nootoos
- 6:30 PM — Thiefs + Elyon & Enzo Carniel · Nootoos
- 8:30 PM — "E=LP2" + Expanding Universe Expérience (free)
- 10:00 PM — Eve Risser "Rêve parti" · Jazzdor XP, Nootoos
Saturday, November 14th, 2026 — The Big Day
- 10:00 AM — Veines de vent (young audiences)
- 3:00 PM — Matthieu Mazué Trio "Turns of Events" · Fossé des Treize
- 4:00 PM — Ben Van Gelder & Reinier Baas · TJP
- 5:00 PM — Catherine Delaunay Trio · Nootoos
- 6:00 PM — Olga Amelchenko 4tet "Touching the Invisible" · Fossé des Treize
- 7:00 PM — Rafaelle Rinaudo "Spin & Spells" · TJP
- 8:00 PM — Delphine Joussein & Kit Downes "Happy Hurricanes" · Nootoos
- 9:00 PM — Jeremy Pelt Quintet "Pelt@50!" · Fossé des Treize
- 10:00 PM — Julien Pontvianne, Abhra "Eight Poems on Drought" · TJP
- 11:00 PM — Jocelyn Mienniel & The French Connection · Nootoos
Sunday, November 15th, 2026
- 5:00 PM — Rolando Luna, Yaroldy Abreu, Carlos Sarduy + Florent Nisse 4tet "Bailarina" · Jazzpassage, Reithalle, Offenburg
- Krtecek, la petite taupe (young audiences cinema) · Maison des Arts, Lingolsheim
Full program published by Jazzdor for the 41st edition, from November 6th to 15th, 2026 (source: jazzdor.com).
Prices Jazzdor 2026
Practical information — Jazzdor
Access
Concerts take place in various venues in Strasbourg and its agglomeration.
- By tram: Lines A, D — stops vary by venue (Étoile Bourse for Cité de la musique).
- By train: Strasbourg station.
Main venues
Cité de la musique et de la danse, 1 place Dauphine, 67000 Strasbourg. Fossé des Treize. Planétarium du Jardin des Sciences. And other venues in the Eurometropolis.
Prices
Jazzdor Card: €20 (then €10 per concert). Reduced rate (-26 years old, students) and solidarity rate: €8. Prices vary depending on the concert.
Ticketing
Online at jazzdor.com, by phone at 03 88 36 30 48, at the Jazzdor office (4 rue de Bitche, Strasbourg), or on-site 45 minutes before concerts.
Contact
Jazzdor
4 rue de Bitche, 67000 Strasbourg
Tel: 03 88 36 30 48
Website: jazzdor.com
Practical tips
The Jazzdor Card pays for itself after the second concert. Double feature evenings are an excellent way to discover two musical worlds in one night.
Forty years serving living jazz
Founded in 1986, the Jazzdor festival has become over four decades one of the major events for creative jazz in Europe. Organized by the association Jazzdor — « Scène de musiQues actuelles » —, the festival champions open, inventive jazz deeply rooted in contemporary creation. Far from conventional formulas, Jazzdor features artists who push the boundaries of the genre: improvisers, composers, transnational ensembles, and original creations.
Two weeks of concerts in November
Every year in November, Jazzdor offers a fortnight of concerts in the most beautiful venues in Strasbourg and the surrounding region. The Cité de la musique et de la danse, the Fossé des Treize socio-cultural center, the Planétarium du Jardin des Sciences, and other locations host around thirty concerts featuring nearly 120 artists from 23 countries. Evenings often combine two concerts, allowing audiences to discover contrasting musical worlds in a single night.
The European dimension: Jazzdor Strasbourg-Berlin
A unique case in the jazz festival landscape, Jazzdor has developed an international Strasbourg-Berlin component, which has become the only Franco-German event dedicated to jazz in Germany. For over fifteen years, the festival has programmed concerts at the Kesselhaus of Kulturbrauerei in Berlin, fostering encounters between French, German, and European scenes. This cross-border dimension, supported by the Strasbourg European Capital Contract, makes Jazzdor a cultural bridge between the two countries.
Exceptional artists
Throughout its editions, Jazzdor has hosted the greatest names in contemporary jazz and improvised music. David Murray, Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, Norma Winstone, Kris Davis, the Orchestre National de Jazz led by Sylvaine Hélary, and many emerging artists have graced the festival stages. Jazzdor is also a venue for world premieres and commissions, regularly commissioning original works.
Engagement in the local cultural fabric
Beyond the November festival, Jazzdor animates a year-round concert season in Strasbourg, offering regular evenings that keep the flame of creative jazz alive. The association thus contributes to making Strasbourg a stronghold of jazz in France, alongside Paris and Marciac.
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