Hommage à Charles Trenet - Les pionniers de la chanson française #3

A tribute to Charles Trenet, a major figure of French song, presented at the Sunside, rue des Lombards in Paris, as part of the series “Les pionniers de la chanson française”.

Charles Trenet, French singer-songwriter, is the author of well-known songs such as “La Mer”, “Douce France” and “Boum !”. His repertoire, which has endured through the twentieth century, remains a reference point of French song. This concert is not a performance by the artist himself: it pays tribute to these songs, as part of the series entitled “Les pionniers de la chanson française”.

The Sunside is a concert and performance venue located at 60 rue des Lombards, in Paris's 1st arrondissement. The programme is jazz, offering an instrumental and rhythmic reading of this repertoire. The concert appeals to lovers of French song as well as to jazz fans.