Thomas Dutronc joins the poster of Cognac Blues Passions

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Thomas Dutronc is growing the ranks of the next edition of the Cognac Blues Passions festival, which will take place from July 2 to 5, 2025.

The festival team Cognac Blues Passions announces the arrival of Thomas Dutronc on July 4 on the Blues Paradise stage. It is the ninth artist announced for the 2025 edition of the event, which is held from July 2 to 5. Places are available via the official festival website.

After two parallel projects, cool jazz with international artists on Frenchy or during a French tour with his father, Jacques Dutronc, he returned with a stage project fed by his past adventures. His show offers a real big gap between acoustic inspirations and modern pop, proof of the extent of his musical influences. “” With my father, I discovered people like Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson » he explains in an interview with the editorial staff. “My mother made me know artists like Chet Baker, but also, when I was between 4 and 7 years old, singers like Balavoine, Berger, Jonasz, Mitchell. In these music, say varieties, there are lots of beautiful chords, a harmonic richness that we no longer necessarily find today. »»

Thomas Dutronc will share the poster with The Killspresent the same day as him, and the other artists previously announced. We find among them Ibrahim Maalouf For his project The Trumpets of Michelangelo, Barbara Hendricks, The Robert Cry Band, Robert Finley, Jon Muq, Chicago Blues Summer Tour And Jessie Lee & The Alchemistswhich had won the Cognac Passions 2024 prize.

Pending the next groups and artists present in 2025, relive this year edition with our live report.

Also find our exclusive live video and sessions for WECB, provided by French and international artists from various horizons during the 2023 edition. Julianne Joe, Carlos Elliot Jr., Electric Ladyland, Robert Finley, and Ayron Jones were loaned to the game.

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