A special French jazz week at London’s Kings Place from 5-8 May has been announced by the French Music Export Office which will feature performances and collaborations with French, British and American names.

The festival, ‘Partager: New York, Paris, London’, features Sylvain Luc (5 May); Laika with Robert Glasper (6 May); Matthieu Donarier Trio (6 May); Emile Parisien Quartet (6 May); Baptiste Trotignon and Mark Turner Duo (7 May); Jean Marc Folz and Stephan Oliva Duo (7 May); Sophie Domancich, William Parker and Hamid Drake (8 May); Julia Sarr (8 May); Donkey Monkey (8May); Zoom! (8 May).

Following a very active 2009 in the UK for French jazz, with 108 concerts including the Parisian Jazz showcase at Kings Place last June, the French Music Export Office is lining up even more activity for 2010 including forthcoming dates by Louis Sclavis at Kings Place on 19 March; Bojan Z, Yaron Herman and Baptiste Trotignon at Pizza Express Jazz Club, 18 April; a Renza Bô tour from 25-29 April and Raphael Imbert dates at Charlie Wright’s, London on 27 and 29 April.

In addition the Banlieues Bleues Festival in Paris from 25-26 March will feature showcases and meetings aimed at developing strong relations between the UK and French jazz scene while the highly rated Jazz Sous Les Pommiers Festival, that takes place in Coutances, Normandy from 8-15 May will feature a special UK jazz strand with up to 10 Brit jazz groups performing.

More details from www.french-music.org