From June to September, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, there are concerts in the Parc Floral near the Chateau de Vincennes - some classical, some jazz, some world music. The stage area is delightful, and people also sit on the grass or in other areas near the performance area and have picnics during the concert.
This was a Palestinian group called "Orientale Music Ensembe" - superb! Very political themes with haunting and uplifting rhythms and textures ...
One of my old favourites, Anouar Brahem - composer and performer on the oud. This is the first time I've seen him live ...
The base clarinet was fantastic too.
Some of the outside audience ...
Neighbours who are Swedish invited myself and another neighbour to go with them to the regular Wednesday night jazz session at the Swedish club. The Club is in the flat where Alfred Nobel used to live, and where he signed the document willing the early Nobel Prizes. It was a top evening.
The La Défense Jazz Festival - at The Big End Of Town - was a mixed success for me. Lots of music that was more rock than jazz. But many people enjoyed it. There were concerts every lunchtime for a week and some night ones.
Reflections in the towers during the concerts ...
Evening concert on the last night ...
Wayne Shorter was the Big Act for the last night ...
Fading sunset reflected in the towers during the evening concert ... 
Down market a bit with some lively youngsters in place des Vosges ...
And then again - the Gay Pride concert at place de la Bastille ...
The final concert in this year's series of free monthly jazz concerts in my local Mairie (4th); they'll start again in September. Franck Avatabile is a seriously emerging and talented young pianist ...
In the Jardin du Luxembourg, the bicentennary of Chopin's birth was being celebrated ...
Not ideal conditions for listening to Chopin, though:
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