Good French-Language Jazz Station?

[BeBop]

I'm psyching up for a long work assignment in the French-speaking world. I'd like to do a little subconscious immersion in the language (which I don't speak, to speak of, nor read in any manner worth writing home about*). Looking for a station with a web presence that plays something resembling jazz. I've found a few "shows" broadcast from time-to-time, some "pop" jazz, and some "Hot Club"-focused broadcasts (in English).

* Claude Schlouch can attest, based on my attempts at correspondence, 30 years ago.

[brownie]

You can try these...

http://www.tsfjazz.com/accueil.php

http://www.streamingthe.net/Jazz-Radio-Swing-101.2-FM-Limoges/p/11372

not really sure you'll improve your french but they have jazz all day long!

[BeBop]

Thanks, brownie. Not really expecting to improve my hopeless French, but rather to "tune my ear" to pick up more.

Unfortunately, I move from French to Flemish to Arabic to Spanish to Mandarin to Japanese to Tagalog to Korean over the course of a typical year (not to mention "local" languages), so I've given up on fluency in any language.

[aparxa]

I am very fond of Swing FM (Limoges).

The only FM jazz radio channel in my area is Jazz Radio (http://www.jazzradio.fr/), that I don't like much. I used to listen to TSF Jazz a lot.

Many great broadcasts from more generalist radios: FIP (http://www.fipradio.fr/), France Musique, RTS (http://www.rts.ch/espace-2/programmes/jazzz/).

Additional broadcasts and details can be found there: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_%C3%A9missions_de_jazz_%C3%A0_la_radio_en_France

Edited April 6, 2013 by aparxa

[Big Beat Steve]

Yes, France Musique is nice. Some of their shows are (or used to be) during in the middle of the weekday, though. I remember one occasion driving home through Eastern France on my way back from Britain and catching a radio show featuring Jabbo Smith which had me spellbound until the reception faded after I had passed the border towards Germany. As it happened I had bought the record featuring the very same tracks the day before at Mole Jazz!

Too bad the days of Jean-Christophe Averty's radio show "Les Cinglés du Music-Hall" (which often featured early jazz and hot dance orchestras) are over. He sure was a fast talker and projected real excitement in this show, sometimes bordering on being frantic ... A fine way to immerse you deeply into the French language!

Edited April 6, 2013 by Big Beat Steve

[brownie]

Oh oui!! I miss those Averty radio shows.

He was some kind of a Phil Schaap on speed! A fast talker indeed and very exacting on details - any detail - on the recordings he played, indicating the master number (including going as far as detailing the take number)!

Great memories of some of those shows...

[Teasing the Korean]

Early Serge Gainsbourg

Les Double Six

Blue Stars of Paris

Michel Legrand Sings (the 60s album on Philips; it is very jazzy, unlike his later vocal sessions).

some Blossom Dearie

I realize you said "station" but you can find these for cheap.

Edited April 7, 2013 by Teasing the Korean