Ahh, the Music in Paris

During our extended stay, we have experienced all varieties of music. From the musicians in the Metro tunnels, of every variety

to the young woman who sang ‘torch songs’ in a small bar and then sat down to chat with us as we ate dinner

to our neighborhood jazz club, 38 Riv, in the cellar of a building on Rue Rivoli just blocks from our little apartment,

we don’t lack for quality musical experiences.

Churches in every neighborhood offer concerts, usually focused on classical favorites like Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ and Pachelbel’s ‘Canon.’ We think think that this concert might be expressly for the tourists who only know two pieces of classical music! You can’t beat the acoustics of a church for this type of music.
And to move from the sublime to the ridiculous…we found this organ grinder at the Bastille Market on a Sunday.

Joan Baez was in concert for 10 days during our stay. I saw this poster in the Metro when we were here in September, but I failed to follow up and, by the time we arrived, every show was sold out. Too bad…

One final “only in Paris” musical nugget. One sunny day, we spent the afternoon walking around Montmartre, visiting (or viewing from the outside) studios of Van Gogh, Utrillo, and Picasso. When we came back to our place, we found Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris on Netflix and watched it as we ate dinner. We soon began to hear music coming in our window from the wine bar across the street.