Millau en Jazz
Creative and improvised jazz in the heart of the Grands Causses since 1992
About Millau Jazz
Millau en Jazz: Over Thirty Years of Creative Jazz in Aveyron
The Millau en Jazz adventure began in 1992, when about fifteen jazz-loving friends decided to create an association to organize concerts in Millau and the villages of southern Aveyron. Since then, the association has continued to grow and now brings together over 100 volunteers, including about fifteen who are highly involved in organizing the festival and the season's programming.
The Millau Jazz Festival: Five Days of Open-Air Jazz
The Millau Jazz Festival, the association's highlight, takes place every year on the third week of July. The concerts are held in the magnificent gardens of the Château de Sambucy, a green setting in the heart of Millau. For five days, the best musicians from the national and international jazz scene perform on stage, offering a panorama of contemporary, creative, and improvised jazz.
A Militant and Progressive Vision of Jazz
Millau en Jazz champions a militant and progressive vision of jazz, in line with professional networks such as the AJC (Association Jazzistique Contemporaine) and Occijazz. The programming prioritizes contemporary jazz, improvised music, and crossovers with other musical and artistic disciplines. The association places significant importance on emerging artists and new talents.
The Concert Season: From November to May
Beyond the summer festival, Millau en Jazz offers a concert season from November to May, in partnership with the Théâtre de la Maison du Peuple in Millau. Eight concerts per season allow the Millau audience to discover jazz artists throughout the year.
A Festival Rooted in the Grands Causses Territory
Located in the heart of the Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, the Millau Jazz Festival benefits from its exceptional natural environment. The festival also organizes "Jazz en balade" (Jazz on the Go) roaming concerts in the villages of southern Aveyron, workshops for young audiences, and reading-concerts, extending its reach far beyond Millau.
Millau Jazz — edition 2026
35th edition of the Millau Jazz Festival, from July 12 to 18, 2026. The heart of the festival beats in the gardens of Château de Sambucy, in Millau (Aveyron), with "Jazz en balade" concerts beforehand in the villages of southern Aveyron. An anniversary edition celebrating free, mixed, and untamed jazz, from James Brandon Lewis to Vincent Peirani, including Arat Kilo.
Millau Jazz Festival 2026 — 35th edition
For its 35th edition, from July 12 to 18, 2026, the Millau Jazz Festival champions a free, mixed, and untamed jazz, conceived as a common good rooted in the territory of the Parc naturel régional des Grands Causses. The program tells of a jazz that is not afraid to rub shoulders with hip-hop, Afro-Caribbean music, urban grooves, pop dreams, trance, and electronic pulsations, while maintaining a demanding writing style and a taste for risk.
Five evenings in the gardens of Château de Sambucy
The heart of the festival is located in the gardens of Château de Sambucy, a green setting in the center of Millau. Among the headliners: James Brandon Lewis, one of the major voices of current New York saxophone, with a high-intensity quartet; Vincent Peirani and his new fresco « Living Being IV : Time Reflections »; and Arat Kilo, a leading French Ethio-jazz orchestra, accompanied by Mamani Keita and Mike Ladd around « Danama ».
Jazz en balade in southern Aveyron
The « Jazz en balade » spirit permeates neighboring communes, with open-air concerts in Saint-Rome-de-Tarn and Aguessac prior to the Millau evenings. The festival also offers family and young audience programming, as well as workshops.
A committed and sustainable festival
The Millau Jazz Festival continues its commitments in 2026: soft mobility, waste reduction and sorting, elimination of plastic bottles, short supply chains, accessibility (especially for the hearing impaired), and promotion of volunteering.
Programme Millau Jazz 2026
Jazz en balade — southern Aveyron (July 12-13, 2026)
Open-air concerts in the villages of southern Aveyron (Saint-Rome-de-Tarn, Aguessac) to open the week.
Gardens of Château de Sambucy, Millau
- Wednesday, July 15 — Opening of the Gardens with Cie La Vertu and Pulciperla (from 7:30 PM).
- Thursday, July 16 — Louise Knobil Trio, AMG, then James Brandon Lewis Quartet (from 7 PM).
- Friday, July 17 — Duo Brady, Léa Maria Fries (9 PM), then Vincent Peirani Quintet « Living Being IV : Time Reflections » (10:30 PM).
- Saturday, July 18 — Prima Kanta, Poets of Forest, then Arat Kilo feat. Mamani Keita & Mike Ladd (closing, from 7 PM).
Family / young audience show « Fuite(s) pour Flûte(s) » on July 17 and 18. Other artists announced for this edition: Richard Galliano, Lakecia Benjamin, Émile Parisien, Rodolphe Lauretta, Lucile Revel Quintet, Hyper Jacuzzi, Black Lives, Lgmx. Detailed program and full schedule on millaujazz.fr.
Highlights Millau Jazz 2026
- 35th anniversary edition of the Millau Jazz Festival
- Concerts in the gardens of Château de Sambucy
- Headliners: James Brandon Lewis, Vincent Peirani, Arat Kilo, Richard Galliano, Lakecia Benjamin
- Jazz en balade in the villages of southern Aveyron
- Family and young audience programming
Prices Millau Jazz 2026
Practical information — Millau Jazz
Practical Information
Access
The festival takes place in the gardens of the Château de Sambucy, Millau (12100). The concert season is held at the Théâtre de la Maison du Peuple, rue Louis Pasteur, 12100 Millau.
- By car: Millau is accessible via the A75 (Millau exit). The Millau Viaduct facilitates access from Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier.
- By train: Millau station (Béziers-Neussargues line).
Festival Prices
- Evening: approximately €8 to €25
- Free for children under 10 years old
- Young audience program: reading-concerts from age 3
Ticketing
Bookings on VosTickets.net or on-site.
Contact
- Website: millaujazz.fr
- Maison du Peuple Phone: 05 65 59 47 61
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Jardins du Château de Sambucy
Jardins du Château de Sambucy, 12100 Millau