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Richard Galliano's accordion and a new record brought this anniversary edition to a close. After a 2016 edition that saw more than 3,500 festival-goers take to the Casino de Montbenon and almost 2,000 tickets sold, the autumn jazz event continues to grow, with more than 4,000 spectators this year and almost 3,000 tickets sold.

Once again, the festival expressed its desire to showcase different artists, crossing styles, aesthetics and generations. Despite the cancellation of Joe Lovano's concert, the opening night was illuminated by the talent of his drummer, Otis Brown III, accompanied by pianist Florian Favre, double bassist Manu Hagmann and tenor saxophonist Arthur Donnot. A number of jazz legends rubbed shoulders over the course of the days, starting with the trio led by Joshua Redman, who rediscovered the same complicity with the Lausanne audience as on his 2012 appearance. The poetry of Michel Portal and the haunting voice of Cécile McLorin Salvant also plunged festival-goers into their sensitive worlds. A special mention goes to Swiss musicians, with highly acclaimed concerts by Jean-Paul Brodbeck's trio and Matthieu Michel's creation, accompanied by the HEMU Jazz Orchestra and Franco-Vietnamese guitarist Nguyên Lê.

The evenings at EspaceJazz were a daring affair: on stage, Swiss and international groups conquered a large and renewed audience. The link between jazz, hip-hop and funk was forged by Cory Henry and his Funk Apostles, as well as by the electric performance of Switzerland's L'Orage, followed by a DJ set by French beatmaker and producer Guts.

See you at the next edition, from November 6 to 11, 2018.

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