Femi Kuti Afrobeat with The Positive Force. Apr 1, 7:30pm, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 22E/17E
Padam Guingette-style chanson. Apr 1, 8:30pm, La Cigale 120 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers/Pigalle, tel: 01 49 25 89 99, 14E
Bumcello Catch the last night of the duo’s two-month long residency. Apr 3, 9pm, Nouveau Casino 109 rue Oberkampf, 11e, M° Parmentier, tel: 01 43 57 57 40, 9E
Sinclair French guitar funk. Apr 3, 7:30pm, Zénith 211 av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 42 08 60 00, 30E
Ahmad Jamal Veteran jazz pianist plays songs from “L’Olympia.” Apr 4, 8:30pm, L’Olympia, 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49
Burning Heads French reggae rockers headline the Dub Connection Night, with Zenzile and High Tone. Apr 4, 6pm, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 19E/16E
The (International) Noise Conspiracy Swedish rock Apr 4, 7pm, La Boule Noire 120 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers/Pigalle, tel: 01 49 25 89 99
Quatro Mano Guitarists Patrick Pare and Pierre-Yves Sizaret showcase new album “Jazz Duo.” Apr 4, 8:30pm, Espace Jemmapes, 116 quai de Jemmapes, 10e, tel : 01 48 03 11 09
Arthur H French chanson plus Barsony & Orly Shap. Apr 5, 8:30pm, Glaz’art 7 av de la Porte de la Villette, 19e, M° Porte de la Villette, tel: 01 40 36 55 65, 9’5E
Doppel Moppel German Bauer brothers improvise the trombone. With Olivier Benoit and Jean-Luc Guionnet’s free electro/acoustic jazz. Apr 6, 8:30pm, Les Instants Chavirés, 7 rue Richard Lenoir, Montreuil, M° Robespierre, 11E
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Rock’n’roll in the Cramps style. Apr 6, 8pm, Le Trabendo, La Villette, av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 49 25 89 99
Cranberries Dolores embarks on a European tour with new album “Wake Up and Smell the Coffee.” Apr 8, 8:30pm, Bercy 8 bd de Bercy, 12e, M° Bercy, tel: 08 25 03 00 31, 35-40E
Keren Ann Folkish trip hop produced by Benjamin Biolay. New album “La Disparition” is premiered tonight. Apr 8, 7:30pm, Le Trianon bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Pigalle, 17-22E
Mory Kante Modern take on traditional Mandinka music. Apr 8, 8pm, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 20E
Erik Truffaz Swiss electro-jazz tumpet player with the Ladyland Quartet. Apr 9, 8:30pm, L’Olympia, 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49, 30-40E
Belle & Sebastian Quirky student band from Glasgow. Apr 9, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00
Bugge Wesseltoft Jazzland boss demonstrates his New Conception of Jazz. Plus Eivind Aarset’s “Electronique Noire.” Apr 10, 8:30pm, Salle Pablo Neruda, 31 rue Salvador Allende, Bobigny, M° Bobigny Pablo Picasso, tel: 01 49 22 10 10, 16E
Havn Ethereal indie from Manchester. Apr 10, La Maroquinerie 23 rue Boyer, 20e, M° Gambetta, tel: 01 40 33 30 60, 15E
Bounty Killer Hip hop inspired dancehall reggae from Jamaica. Apr 10, 7:30pm, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 23E
Dub-Action Reggae and dub. Apr 10, 6pm, Glaz’art, 7 av de la Porte de la Villette, 19e, M° Porte de la Villette, tel: 01 40 36 55 65, 9,5E
Mary J Blige US hip hop and R&B diva. Mary’s back! Apr 10, 8:30pm, Bercy 8 bd de Bercy, 12e, M° Bercy, tel: 08 25 03 00 31, 37-45E
Indochine French synth-rock. Apr 11, 8:30pm, L’Olympia, 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49
Mike Stern Band Jazz guitarist alongside Bob Frenceschini, Lincoln Goines and Dennis Chambers. Apr 11, 9pm, New Morning 7-9 rue des Petites Ecuries, 10e, M° Château d’Eau, tel: 01 45 23 51 41, 16E
Lambchop Kurt Wagner’s Nashville country rock group with soul. Apr 12, Cabaret Sauvage, Parc de la Villette, 19e, M° Porte de la Villette
Nuttea Sound system-style French hip hop. Apr 12, 8:30pm, L’Olympia, 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49
King Kester Emenaya Apr 13, 8:30pm, L’Olympia, 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49
“rinôçérôse” Montpellier duo inventing their own genre of dub, house, rock, pop and punctuation. Apr 18, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00
Shamrock Festival Quality lineup for this annual get-together, with Maximilian Hecker, Simian, Perry Blake and Rubin Steiner. Apr 17, 6:30pm, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00, 20E
All Stars Festival featuring American blues musicians in Paris, Boney Fields, Bobby Angel, Linda Lee Hopkins, Candy Brown, Sylvia Howard, etc. April 18-20 & Apr 25-27, 9pm, Quai du Blues 17 bd Vital-Bouhot, 92200 Neuilly-Sur-Seine, tel: 01 46 24 22 00, concert 15E/ menu, 23E
Snooze Parisian Dominic Dalcan’s downtempo jazz-house. Apr 18, 8:30pm, Bataclan 50 bd Voltaire, 11e, M° Oberkampf, tel: 01 47 00 30 12
Mercury Rev American Brit-pop. Apr 19, Elysée-Montmartre 72 bd de Rochechouart, 18e, M° Anvers, tel: 01 55 07 06 00
Star Academy As seen on TV! Hear the talent for yourself… Apr 19-21, 8:30pm, L’Olympia, 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49, 27-33E
Llorca F-Com artist and DJ launches new long-player “New Comer.” Apr 25, 8pm, Bataclan 50 bd Voltaire, 11e, M° Oberkampf, tel: 01 47 00 30 12
Volvotraxx Electronic house with Vox Populi. Apr 27, 10pm, Glaz’art 7 av de la Porte de la Villette, 19e, M° Porte de la Villette, tel: 01 40 36 55 65, 9,5E
Bob Dylan Living legend plays the classics and material from last year’s “Love and Theft” LP. Apr 30, 8:30pm, Zénith, 211 av Jean Jaurès, 19e, M° Porte de Pantin, tel: 01 42 08 60 00
Status Quo Francis Rossi and Rick Parfittt, still rockin’. Apr 30, 8pm, L’Olympia, 28 bd des Capucines, 9e, M° Opéra, tel: 01 47 42 25 49
Compiled by Neil Atherton
