Samois Django Reinhardt Festival 2000

Many thanks to Henk Suerink's Site for supplying the details first this year.

Official Site Here

Patrick Saussois & Jimmy Rosenberg

Le premiere event of the year will be held once again in the sleepy French Village of Samois Sur Seine, just a few km from Fontainebleau, which in turn is about 50 miles SE of Paris

From Paris, via the A6, N6, N7, Ile du Berceau (5 km from Fontainebleau). By SNCF (Train): free shuttle at the Fontainebleau / Avon train station

Or Train from "Gare de Lyon" in Paris to Avon Fontainebleau. Shuttle service to Samois over weekend.

23rd 24th and 25th June 2000

PROGRAM

Friday 23rd June
20:30 - TRIO SONNEKAI :Dutch Gypsy Jazz Manouche
21:30 - MAURIZIO GERI SWINGTET: Italian Jazz manouche
22:30 - HOT CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO: USA Hot Club
23:30 - SCENE OUVERTE .


Saturday 24th June
16:30 - ECOLE D'AVON
17:00 - OPUS 4: French Tsigane vocal group
18:00 - NOTE MANOUCHE: French Gypsy Jazz Manouche
19:15 - GILBERT LEROUX WASHBOARD GROUP Mad Frenchman with wasboard - has to be seen to be beleived.
20:30 - THE JACQUES VIDAL TRIO WITHMARCEL AZZOLA: Jazz musette
21:45 - CHIC HOT: Modern Jazz
23:00 - JJ MILTEAU QUINTET: Blues

Sunday 25th June
 13:00 - ELEVES DE MICHEL MOINDRON
13:30 - TITI WINTERSTEIN ET ENSEMBLE: Jazz manouche (German) -possibly top act of the festival
14:30 - LES GIGOLOS play LOUIS PRIMA : Jazz swing
15:45 - LES VOICE MESSENGERS with MICHELE HENDRICKS: Vocal Group
17:00 - MONTY ALEXANDER PLAYS BOB MARLEY: Jazz caraïbe (USA).
18:15 - BIRELI LAGRENE ET SYLVAIN LUC « DUET »: Jazz moderne. Class act.

The Red Frogman

Association Contact:
Véronique SURGET
Telephone: 01.64.69.54.66
Fax: 01.64.69.54.64

Press Contact:
Passiflore BALDASSARI
Telephone / Fax : 01.48.06.69.96

Don't worry about tickets they are readily available when you get there from the town hall or at the venue. You will probably team up with others to get the discount for 10 or more tickets. Approx 230FF for all three days.

 

Where to stay

I cannot give any further information on the following regarding availability, prices etc.... You'll have to call yourself I'm afraid.

Hotels Telephone Fax
Climat France: 46,Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 77210 Avon 01-64-22-30-21 01-64-22-43-76
Hotel de la Foret. Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 77210 Avon 01-64-22-39-26 01-64-22-06-94
Hotel de L'aigle Noir 01-64-22-32-65 01-64-22-17-33
Hotel Legris et du Park: 36, Rue P.Séramy 77300 Fontainbleau 01-64-22-24-24 01-64-22-22-05
Hotel de Londres. 1, Place du General de Gaulle 77300 Fontainbleau 01-64-22-20-21 01-60-72-39-16
Hotel Napoleon. 9, Rue Grand 77300 Fontainbleau 01-64-22-20-39 01-64-22-20-87
Hotel de Toulouse. 183, Rue Grand 77300 Fontainbleau 01-64-22-22-73 01-60-72-76-74
Hotel de la Chancellerie. 1, Rue de la Chancellerie 7730 Fontainbleau 01-64-22-21-70 01-64-22-64-63
Centr'Hotel. 46 Rue Georges Clémenceau 77590 Chartrettes 01-60-69-58-58

Campsite Telephone
Camping La Belle Etoile. 77000 Melun-La Rochette 01-64-39-48-12

Dorado Schmitt

The main problem most people have is transport. Though you will be able to cadge a lift on a few occasions I'm sure. It's even worse if you stay in Avon which is about 4 miles away. I would seriously consider hiring a car for the duration so you can escape the endless musical jams.

I will attempt to keep you updated with any further developments

The English Abroad

Any cries for help. Or further information on the Samois festival.

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