Jean-Michel Jarre: Live Rendez-Vous

byMark Roland
December 12, 2024

As Jean-Michel Jarre gears up to release a boxset of his city-swallowing spectacular in Bratislava earlier this year, we chat to the French master of electronic music about the evolution of his extraordinary live shows, from his 1971 debut to the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics

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Jean-Michel Jarre: Live Rendez-Vous

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Andrew Weatherall: “Getting a groove going in a cloud of smoke”

Berlin after Bowie: Mark Reeder

Haiku Salut: Poetry in Motion

Saint Etienne: Ohm is Where the Heart is

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Jean-Michel Jarre: Live Rendez-Vous

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