All that jazz! When the music of today is placed in its historical context, will it stand a chance against the likes of John Coltrane, Billie Holiday of Charlie Parker? Speak with any jazz enthusiast and you'll probably get a spirited response. There's no better place for live jazz in Swiss Romande than in the cavernous Jazz Chorus in Lausanne.

Swiss News › Nbr. 2007, April 2007

Author: Ramagli, Matt

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All that jazz! When the music of today is placed in its historical context, will it stand a chance against the likes of John Coltrane, Billie Holiday of Charlie Parker? Speak with any jazz enthusiast and you'll probably get a spirited response. There's no better place for live jazz in Swiss Romande than in the cavernous Jazz Chorus in Lausanne.

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We all have the stereotypical image of a jazz club. You know the one, with the hipster in the beret snapping his fingers in smoke so thick you aren't sure where the music is coming from...

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