The Caribbean Jazz, (also called Creole Jazz?), is an infusion of musical flavors from our Caribbean archipelago. A few notes are enough to propel you into the atmosphere of the "bal gran moun" of yesteryear, enhanced by subtle brass tunes, straight out of New Orleans. The jazz with the colors péyi does not leave anybody indifferent. In Martinique, the Mizikopéyi band is composed of 17 musicians, including the singer @tonychasseur and the pianist @vatonthierry. The group appears to be the emblem of the lemon-cajun genre. Mariocanonge, virtuoso pianist and jazzman from Martinique, is also a pillar of this scene. With his album "Zouk out" released in 2018, he combines zouk and jazz. Caribbean music inspires, he says. He intends to get out of the "traditional harmonic canvas of zouk"; and the "doudouist" representations of the latter.

All the same, the artists denounce a cruel lack of visibility on the French scene for this style yet resonant and unique. A Caribbean jazz that is neglected or even ignored in France, unlike in England where young Caribbean artists are making it the success of current jazz. 

In France, there are festivals that highlight this musical jewel:

- The @biguinejazzfestival, in Martinique in August and brings together local and international artists. 15,000 neophytes and mapipis who have already participated. 

- @Jazzalapointe is another festival on the beach of Vauclin, in Martinique. It attracts a large audience of festival-goers several times a year.

USC is particularly fond of this migan* music that shouts out its history and hammers its identity. Caribbean jazz is struggling to make itself heard, but with quality like this, there is no doubt that it will explode soon.

And you, did you know this typical musical genre?

*Migan = creamy stew made with fruit.