Editorial

For its 15th edition, the Jazz & Garonne Festival continues along its path of blending jazz and world music cultures.

All forms of artistic or sporting expression are vital driving forces that help to keep a society healthy.

These gatherings are essential. They continue to weave and create connections with audiences, residents, children, and communities.

Our society is undergoing profound change, and the budgetary priorities of our country are having an impact on culture. Faced with this reality, we – artists, associations, and venues – deploy our creativity to keep our activities alive, more convinced than ever that live performance is a necessity for our society.

Culture is created here in our region, with the support of our partners, both public and private, with whom we build our initiatives and reinvent a civic-minded culture.

With its 2025 programme, Jazz & Garonne is taking a chance on a diverse artistic offering focused on the discovery of European artists, relying on the curiosity of a loyal audience that is ever-growing and ever-present.

Culture, like sport, is a space for sharing, meeting, and respect. It must be preserved. It is essential and a matter of public interest.

We warmly thank you for your trust and look forward to welcoming you in great numbers to celebrate this fifteenth edition together, in music.

Éric SÉVA
On behalf of the association Les Z’Arts de Garonne