Jazz Clubs in Paris - Le Caveau de La Huchette, New Morning, List of Jazz Clubs in Paris, Le Duc Des Lombards, Le Baiser Sale, Sunset-Sunside (Paperback)

Chapters: Le Caveau de La Huchette, New Morning, List of Jazz Clubs in Paris, le Duc Des Lombards, le Baiser Sale, Sunset/sunside. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 19. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Le Caveau de la Huchette is a jazz club in the Latin Quarter of Paris. The building dates to the sixteenth century, but became a jazz club in 1946. The design has been compared to a cellar or labyrinth and allegedly it was once used by Rosicrucians and by those linked to Freemasonry. Since becoming a jazz club it has been a venue for American greats like Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, and Art Blakey, as well as leading French jazz musicians like Claude Luter and Claude Bolling. Bill Coleman was an American expatriate in France who is also associated with the club. It was featured in the film Les Tricheurs by Marcel Carne as well as other French language films. It is considered one of the important part of Paris's nightlife in general. At present it is owned by French vibraphonist Dany Doriz. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=711312