Paris Jazz Club

What Paris Jazz Club does

Paris Jazz Club is a non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 2006 and headquartered at 58 rue des Lombards in Paris. The organization operates as the umbrella network for jazz venues in Paris and the Île-de-France region, aggregating concert programming from more than 130 member venues and festivals. Its core platform is a geolocation-enabled web agenda that lets audiences discover live jazz across the network, supported by a monthly print agenda distributed at 30,000 copies across 500 locations including clubs, concert halls, schools, FNAC stores, and tourist sites. The organization also publishes listings that are automatically syndicated to TSF JAZZ, Jazz Magazine, and the worldwide Jazz Near You app, positioning it as the upstream data layer for the French jazz discovery ecosystem.

The organization's core products include the professional venue membership account (which allows venues to self-list programming at €80 per year), the consumer member card offering discounted tickets and free concerts, the annual Jazz Sur Seine festival (now in its 15th edition), group reservation and venue privatization services for corporate clients, and the Corporate Club sponsorship program that provides tax-deductible visibility across member clubs. Revenue is derived from three streams: recurring venue membership fees, corporate sponsorship and patronage, and professional services revenue from group event bookings. The go-to-market is hybrid, combining sales-led B2B venue recruitment, event-driven demand generation through Jazz Sur Seine, and direct-to-consumer outreach for corporate group bookings. The organization operates with a small staff of 5 employees, making operational efficiency and partner-driven distribution central to its model.

Name

Paris Jazz Club

Legal name

Association Paris Jazz Club

Website

https://parisjazzclub.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Paris Jazz Club is a French non-profit association founded in 2006 that operates a network of 130+ jazz venues and festivals in Paris and Île-de-France, providing a concert discovery platform, monthly print agenda, and the annual Jazz Sur Seine festival for jazz enthusiasts, member venues, and corporate sponsors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Jazz Venue Network and Live Music Services

NAICS

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (71131)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Party Venue Sourcing & Booking Services (HSACACAL)

Keywords

• Jazz venue network
• Live jazz concerts
• Jazz festival promotion
• Concert discovery platform
• Venue membership association

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venue Membership Fees: Annual membership fee of €80 charged to jazz venues and festivals to join the network and list concerts on the platform
2. Corporate Sponsorship & Patronage: Corporate Club membership providing visibility in 50 member jazz clubs; percentage of membership fee is tax deductible under Article 238 bis of French General Tax Code
3. Group Reservations & Privatizations: Turnkey jazz evenings for corporate groups including venue selection, artist booking, and meal arrangements

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Paris Jazz Club operates a centralized network platform aggregating concert listings from 130+ jazz venues and festivals across Paris and Île-de-France, accessible via website and monthly print agenda. The organization runs the annual Jazz Sur Seine festival, sells annual venue and consumer memberships, and provides turnkey group reservation and corporate sponsorship services for jazz events.

Product overview

Paris Jazz Club is a non-profit association founded in 2006 that operates as a network of over 130 jazz venues and festivals. The organization offers a digital concert discovery platform (website with searchable agenda), a monthly paper agenda distributed to 30,000 copies, the Jazz Sur Seine annual festival, professional membership services for venues to announce concerts, and member benefits including discounted tickets and free concerts. Additional services include group reservations and corporate sponsorship packages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jazz Sur Seine Festival Annual jazz festival held across Paris venues, featuring both established and emerging artists, with the signature Marathon Jazz event on Rue des Lombards showcasing 15 concerts across 5 legendary clubs. Open to jazz enthusiasts, tourists, and corporate groups.
• Professional Venue Membership Annual membership for jazz venues and festivals to list concerts on the Paris Jazz Club digital platform and monthly paper agenda, with automatic syndication to TSF JAZZ, Jazz Magazine, and Jazz Near You partner platforms.
• Consumer Member Card Annual consumer membership card providing benefits such as discounted concert prices at member venues (PJC member pricing tier) and access to free monthly concerts curated by Paris Jazz Club.
• Group Reservations Turnkey private event booking service for corporate groups to attend jazz concerts, including venue selection, artist booking, and meal arrangements across the network of 130+ member venues.
• Corporate Club Sponsorship Corporate partnership program offering tax-deductible membership under Article 238 bis of the French General Tax Code, providing visibility in 50 member jazz clubs and association with the Paris jazz scene.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000 monthly paper agenda copies distributed across 500 locations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TSF JAZZcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConcert programming listed through Paris Jazz Club is automatically syndicated to the TSF JAZZ website, providing extended digital visibility for member venues
• Jazz MagazinecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConcert programming listed through Paris Jazz Club is automatically syndicated to the Jazz Magazine website, providing extended digital visibility for member venues
• Jazz Near YoucoreGTM or Marketing PartnerConcert listings automatically featured on the worldwide geolocation app Jazz Near You, enabling location-based discovery of jazz concerts
• Fonds Régional du Tourisme Ile-de-FranceminorOthersRegional tourism fund supporting website creation for Paris Jazz Club

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Festival Django Reinhardt: Annual French jazz and gypsy jazz festival held in Samois-sur-Seine. Comparable as a peer French jazz festival organizer promoting live jazz performances and competing for similar audiences and sponsorship dollars.
• Jazz in Marciac: Major annual French jazz festival in Marciac that promotes jazz concerts and operates a related program of year-round events. Directly comparable as another established French jazz event organizer and ecosystem builder competing for the same audiences, artists, and sponsors.
• Sons d'Automne: French jazz and improvised music promoter that produces concerts and tours across multiple venues. Comparable as a peer jazz promoter working with venues and festivals to bring artists to French audiences.
• Jazz à la Villette: Major Paris-based jazz festival organized each fall featuring French and international artists. Comparable as a Paris jazz promoter and festival operator targeting similar audiences, sponsors, and institutional partnerships.
• Banlieues Bleues: Annual jazz festival and year-round programming across the Île-de-France region with a strong focus on venue-based concerts. Directly comparable as a Paris-region jazz festival promoter relying on a network of partner venues, similar to PJC's model.
• Jazz à Vienne: Large annual jazz festival in Vienne, France, with associated year-round programming and educational initiatives. Comparable as a peer French jazz festival promoting live jazz performances and competing for audiences, sponsors, and cultural-tourism positioning.

Broad incumbents

• North Sea Jazz Festival: Major international jazz festival held in Rotterdam with year-round programming and a global brand. Comparable as a broad incumbent jazz promoter operating at significantly larger scale, competing for sponsors and the same international touring artists.
• Festival International de Jazz de Montréal: One of the world's largest jazz festivals held annually in Montreal with a global brand and extensive programming. Comparable as a broad incumbent jazz festival promoter competing for international audiences, sponsors, and artist lineups.
• Montreux Jazz Festival: One of the world's largest and most established jazz festivals, based in Switzerland. Comparable as a broader incumbent jazz festival operator with a much wider scope (international artists, global sponsorship, year-round foundation activities) that competes for premium artists, sponsors, and cultural tourism.

Emerging players

• Shotgun: Live music event discovery and ticketing platform focused on the French and European market. Comparable as an emerging player addressing concert discovery and ticketing — an adjacent capability PJC provides via its agenda — and a potential disruptor if it deepens jazz and venue-network partnerships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/paris-jazz-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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