The showcase program of the 9th European Jazz Conference (see separate article) was inaugurated in the comfortable Auditorium of the Palais du Pharo—the main venue of the conference—by the Orchid Big ...

Martial Solal, a French Algerian jazz pianist who honed his fleet-fingered style alongside American musicians in postwar Paris and became a master of mood-rich improvisations that included the pulsing ...

Mr. Solal, who also wrote music for films and symphony orchestras, was revered in Europe and hailed in the United States on his rare visits there. By David A. Andelman Reporting from Paris Martial ...

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A Night of Cinema and Music in Chandigarh Last night, a century-old French silent film captivated audiences in Chandigarh as 'Paris Qui Dort' (The Crazy Ray) was screened at the Café Théâtre, Alliance ...