Some of the capital's venerated jazz spots, like Le Bilboquet, have lost the fight for survival in recent years. But this one has endured, and attracts a high class of performer.

Artiste-in-residence Marc Havet serenades punters with politically incorrect chanson at the weekend; you can also expect poetry events and exhibitions of photos and paintings.

The Auditorium du Louvre packs a full programme with chamber music, lunchtime concerts and music on film. The 2009 season lacks strong thematic programming, but the growing...

This distinctively red and enduringly hip party boat lays on DJs, rappers and assorted underground noise-merchants for the benefit of an up-for-it crowd. It comes into its own...

Pristine sound and a certain rarefied ideal of pop and rock perfection typify this former dancehall. It's largely seated, but there's still room to shake a tailfeather down the...

This medieval cellar has been a mainstay for 60 years. The jazz shows are followed by early-hours performances in a swing, rock, soul or disco vein.

A foot-tapping frenzy echoes in this medieval dungeon, complete with instruments of torture and underground passages. There are various jam sessions in the week, and on Sundays.

Take a New York loft and meld it with a colonial English gentleman's club and you're looking at Charlie Birdy - a large 'pub' with a live music agenda of jazz, soul and funk...

Jean-Luc Choplin has radically changed the programming of this bastion of Paris music making. An attempt to rediscover the theatre's popular roots has been achieved at the...

Patron Adel is probably the most renowned chanson café owner in Paris, and this fine address attracts countless devotees with its repertoire of chanson and Eastern European sounds.

Along the Seine, the striking bright green Cité de la Mode et du Design, designed by Jakob + MacFarlane, is due to open in early 2009, containing restaurants and cafés, a...

The energetic programming at the Cité de la Musique features a vast non-classical repertoire that includes ethnic music and jazz. Concerts are frequently split up into series...

This Villette venue welcomes prestigious names from all over the globe, and also does a fine line in contemporary classical, avant-jazz and electronica.