The Gill’s Club was located at 7, rue Sainte-Croix-de-la-Bretonnerie in Paris. Before being managed by the Terronès couple, the Gill’s was managed by Jean-Claude Albert-Weil, who resumed this role in late 1970. The precise dates of the Terronès’s management are not available, but they can be inferred based on the programming style.

For the 1967–1968 season, the Gill’s Club was open nightly until 4 a.m., except Mondays. Between 1968 and 1970, the closing night shifted to Sundays.

The data presented should be considered as partial and conditional. Discrepancies exist between Jazz Hot and Jazz Magazine listings. While operating the Gill’s Club, Gérard Terronès also wrote in Jazz Hot, sometimes signing the cabaret program section. Consequently, data from this magazine has usually been prioritized.

Dates preceded by “ending” reflect incomplete date ranges in sources. Certain groups were listed for periods encompassing weekends during which other groups played; the data has been left untouched.

When sessions feature multiple groups, they are separated by semicolons. Groups and soloists listed as separate entities in sources are indicated as such, using “with” or “featuring.” Co-leaders of ensembles or musicians making up untitled duets are separated by en dashes (e.g., Alan Silva–Becky Friend). When the names of all the musicians constituting an ensemble were given in sources, they are separated by slashes. Titled events are listed between quotes.

Club coverage in Jazz Hot during this era could be quite free-form, with articles constituting more a chronicle of Parisian club life than traditional reviews. When music played at the Gill’s was discussed at some length, details of sessions have been given. For articles leaning toward simple listings, “various, with mentions of...” has been used.

Bibliographic entries are followed by, between square brackets, data on the reviewed sessions following the conventions outlined above. Multiple sessions are separated by dots.

Groups announced at the Gill’s Club (1967–1970) in Jazz Hot and Jazz Magazine

November 1967 [Tuesday, Sunday]	discotheque, jam sessions.
November 1967 [Wednesday–Saturday]	Charles Orieux–Jacques Di Donato Sextet.
November 1967 [Sunday (matinee)]	Claude Préchac Trio.
December 1967 [Tuesday, Sunday]	discotheque, jam sessions.
December 1967 [Wednesday–Thursday]	Blue Sounds.
December 1967 [Friday–Saturday]	Bill Coleman with Charles Barrié Quartet.
December 1967 [Sunday (matinee)]	jam sessions.
January 1968 [Tuesday–Thursday, Sunday]	Modern Jazz Group.
January 1968 [Friday–Saturday]	Blue Sounds featuring Hal Singer and Alain Bromberg.
January 1968 [Sunday (matinee)]	dance.
February 1968 [Tuesday–Thursday, Sunday]	Modern Jazz Group.
February 1968 [Friday–Saturday]	Blue Sounds featuring Hal Singer and Alain Bromberg.
February 1968 [Sunday (matinee)]	dance.
March 1968 [Tuesday–Thursday]	Patrice Galas Trio; Blue Sounds.
March 1968 [Friday–Sunday]	Blue Sounds featuring Hal Singer and Alain Bromberg.
March 1968 [Sunday (matinee)]	dance.
April 1968 [Tuesday–Thursday]	Michel Roques Trio.
April 1968 [Friday–Saturday, Sunday (matinee)]	Crazy Stompers.
May 1968 [Tuesday–Thursday]	Michel Roques Trio.
May 1968 [Friday]	Michel Terrioux Quartet.
May 1968 [Saturday–Sunday]	Alain Lhermitte Quartet.
May 21-31, 1968	Mal Waldron.
June 1968 [Tuesday–Thursday]	Michel Roques Trio.
June 1968 [Friday]	Michel Terrioux Quartet.
June 1968 [Saturday–Sunday]	Alain Lhermitte Quartet.
October 1968 [Monday–Friday]	Hank Mobley.
October 1968 [Saturday]	Blue Sounds.
November 1968 [Monday–Tuesday]	Michel Graillier Trio.
November 1968 [Wednesday]	Michel Edelin Quartet.
November 1968 [Thursday]	Charles Basson Quartet.
November 1968 [Friday]	Michel Terrioux Quartet.
November 1968 [Saturday]	Gilbert Rost Quartet.
ending December 15, 1968	Dizzy Reece Quartet.
December 16–31, 1968	Joseph Reinhardt Quartet.
January 6–17, 1969	Hal Singer.
January 20–24, 1969	Hank Mobley.
January 27–31, 1969	Charles Basson–Alain Hatot.
January 1969 [Saturday]	Gilbert Rost Quartet.
January 1969 [Sunday (matinee)]	jam sessions.
ending February 14, 1969	Hank Mobley.
February 17–28, 1969	Alain Hatot.
February 1969 [Saturday]	Michel Edelin Quartet.
February 1969 [Thursday (matinee)]	rhythm section lessons with Benoît Charvet, Franco Manzecchi, Michel Graillier.
ending March 14, 1969	Michel Roques Trio.
March 17–21, 1969	Alan Silva–Becky Friend.
March 24–28, 1969	Alain Hatot.
March 1969 [Saturday]	Charles Barrié Quartet.
April 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Pierre–Alain Dahan Quartet.
April 1969 [Saturday]	Charles Barrié Quartet.
May 1969 [Monday, Wednesday, Friday]	Siegfried Kessler Trio.
May 1969 [Tuesday, Thursday]	Alan Silva Celestrial Communication Orchestra.
May 1969 [Saturday]	Charles Barrié Quartet.
May 1969 [midnight]	Michel Roques Trio.
May 14–23, 1969 [midnight]	Mal Waldron.
ending June 12, 1969	Mal Waldron.
June 2–30, 1969 [Monday–Thursday]	Michel Edelin Quartet.
June 1969 [Friday]	Jean Bonal Trio.
June 1969 [Saturday]	Charles Barrié Quartet.
June 1969 [midnight]	Michel Roques Trio.
September 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Siegfried Kessler–Jacky Samson Quartet.
September 1969 [Saturday, Sunday (matinee)]	Tin Pan Stompers.
ending October 17, 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Mal Waldron Trio.
October 20–31, 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Dizzy Reece with Siegfried Kessler Trio.
October 1969 [Saturday]	Raymond Fonsèque Original Band.
October 1969 [Sunday (matinee)]	jam sessions.
November 3–14, 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Hal Singer with Patrice Galas Trio.
November 17–28, 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Joachim Kühn/Jean-François Jenny-Clark/Aldo Romano.
November 1969 [Saturday]	Raymond Fonsèque Original Band.
November 1969 [Sunday (matinee)]	jam sessions with Patrice Galas Trio.
ending December 12, 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Georges Arvanitas Trio.
December 15–31, 1969 [Monday–Friday]	Dizzy Reece with Michel Roques Trio.
December 1969 [a few days, not yet determined]	Siegfried Kessler/Barre Phillips/Stu Martin.
December 1969 [Saturday]	Joseph Reinhardt Quintet.
December 1969 [Sunday (matinee)]	jam sessions with Patrice Galas Trio.
ending January 17, 1970 [Monday–Friday]	Georges Arvanitas Trio.
January 19–25, 1970 [Monday–Friday]	John Surman/Barre Phillips/Stu Martin.
January 26–30, 1970 [Monday–Friday]	Clifford Jordan Quartet.
January 1970 [Sunday (matinee)]	jam sessions with Patrice Galas Trio.
ending February 13, 1970	Joachim Kühn/Jean-François Jenny-Clark/Aldo Romano.
February 16–17, 1970	François Tusques Sextet.
February 18–27, 1970	Mal Waldron Trio.
February 1970 [Monday]	Claude Cagnasso Big Band.
February 1970 [Saturday]	Peter Wildbolz Quartet.
ending March 13, 1970 [Tuesday–Friday]	Mal Waldron Trio.
March 17–27, 1970 [Tuesday–Friday]	John Surman/Barre Phillips/Stu Martin.
March 1970 [Monday]	Claude Cagnasso Big Band.
March 1970 [Saturday]	Peter Wildbolz Quartet.
ending April 17, 1970	Joachim Kühn Trio.
April 20–24, 1970	Ronnie Beer Quartet.
April 27–30, 1970	François Tusques Quartet.
ending May 16, 1970	Mal Waldron Trio.
May 18–23, 1970	Jean-Louis Méchali Trio.
May 25–30, 1970	Peter Wildbolz Quintet.
ending June 13, 1970	Jef Gilson Trio.
June 15–30, 1970	Jean-Philippe Blin Trio.
ending July 6, 1970	Alain Hatot Trio.
July 7–11, 1970	Mal Waldron.
July 13–31, 1970	Mico Nissim Trio.
ending September 12, 1970	Siegfried Kessler Trio with Jeff Seffer.
September 14–20, 1970	Charles Tolliver Quartet.
September 21–30, 1970	François Tusques Quartet.
October 1–9, 1970	Pierre Favre Quartet.
October 12–20, 1970	Freddie Redd Trio.
October 21–23, 1970	Joachim Kühn–Eje Thelin Quartet.
October 26–30, 1970	Burton Greene Trio.
October 1970 [Saturday, Sunday (matinee)]	Michel Edelin Quartet.
November 1–6, 1970	Steve Lacy Quintet.

Bibliography of Gill’s Club (1967–1970) sessions covered in Jazz Hot

• Terronès, Gérard. “Informations: Octobre à Paris.” Jazz Hot 244 (November 1968): 15. [Art Farmer with Georges Arvanitas Trio, Caméléon, October 1968. Hank Mobley with Siegfried Kessler Trio, Gill’s Club, October 1968. Joe Henderson, Chat qui pêche, October 1968. Slide Hampton with Joachim Kühn Trio; Joachim Kühn Trio, Chat qui pêche, October 1968.]
• Terronès, Gérard. “Informations: Le tour des clubs.” Jazz Hot 245 (December 1968): 13–14. [Various, with mentions of Hal Singer with Michel Graillier Trio, Michel Edelin with Michel Graillier Trio, Alain Hatot, Charles Basson, Joseph Reinhardt, Gill’s Club, November 1968.]
• Mark, Georges. “Informations: Dizzy Reece au Gill’s Club.” Jazz Hot 246 (January 1969): 14. [Dizzy Reece Quintet, Gill’s Club, December 1968. Gilbert Rost, Gill’s Club, January 1969.]
• Cressant, Pierre. “Informations: Le tour des clubs; Gill’s Club.” Jazz Hot 249 (April 1969): 11. [Hank Mobley with Siegfried Kessler Trio, Gill’s Club, February 1969. Siegfried Kessler Trio, Gill’s Club, February 1969. Alain Hatot with Siegfried Kessler Trio, Gill’s Club, February 1969. Michel Roques Trio, Gill’s Club, March 1969.]
• Serra, Philippe. “Informations: Le tour des clubs; Gill’s Club.” Jazz Hot 250 (May 1969): 8. [Pierre-Alain Dahan Quartet, Gill’s Club, April 1969. Pierre Chase Trio, Gill’s Club, April 1969. Charles Barrié Quartet, Gill’s Club, April 1969.]
• Renaud, Jacques. “Informations: Free jazz au Gill’s Club.” Jazz Hot 251 (June 1969): 12. [Bernard Vitet/Ronnie Beer/Kenneth Terroade/François Tusques/Beb Guérin/Jacques Thollot or Claude Delcloo, Gill’s Club, May 1969.]
• Terronès, Gérard. “Informations: Le tour des clubs.” Jazz Hot 254 (October 1969): 7–8. [Various, with mentions of Georges Arvanitas Trio; Raymond Fonsèque Original Band, Gill’s Club, September 1969.]
• Terronès, Gérard. “Informations: Le tour des clubs; Mal Waldron et Siegfried Kessler au Gill’s Club.” Jazz Hot 255 (November 1969): 10. [Mal Waldron Trio, Gill’s Club, October 1969. Siegfried Kessler Trio, Gill’s Club, 1969.]
• Mark, Georges. “Informations: Gill’s Club; Décembre 1969.” Jazz Hot 257 (January 1970): 28. [Siegfried Kessler/Barre Phillips/Christian Vander, Gill’s Club, December 1969. Georges Arvanitas Trio, Gill’s Club, January 1970.]
• P. “Informations: Au Gill’s.” Jazz Hot 260 (April 1970): 31, 42. [Multiple, article about the current situation of the Gill’s Club.]
• Delorme, Michel. “Informations: Joachim Kühn au Gill’s Club.” Jazz Hot 261 (May 1970): 29. [Joachim Kühn Trio, Gill’s Club, April 1970.]
• "D’un club à l’autre.” Jazz Hot 262 (June 1970): 27. [Various, with mentions of Cohelmec Sextet; Jean-Philippe Blin Trio; Mico Nissim Trio, Gill’s Club, May 1970.].
• Goddet, Laurent, and Gérard Terronès. “Concerts: D’un club à l’autre.” Jazz Hot 265 (October 1970): 36. [Various, with mentions of The Crucible; Steve Lacy Quintet; Michel Roques Trio, Gill’s Club, September 1970.]
• Goddet, Laurent. “Informations: D’un club à l’autre.” Jazz Hot 266 (November 1970): 37. [Richard Boone, Chat qui pêche, late 1970. Jean-Louis Chautemps Quartet, Riverboat, October 1970. François Tusques Quintet, Gill’s Club, September 1970. Pierre Favre Quartet, Gill’s Club, October 1970. Freddie Redd Trio, Gill’s Club, October 1970.]
• Cressant, Pierre. “Informations: D’un club à l’autre...” Jazz Hot 267 (December 1970): 40. [Various, with mentions of Burton Greene–Maarten Altena, Gill’s Club, October 1970.]

Bibliography of Gill’s Club (1967–1970) sessions covered in Jazz Magazine

• Carles, Philippe, and Michel-Claude Ramonet. “Jazz en direct: Un autre Brown.” Jazz Magazine 148 (November 1967): 13. [Marion Brown Quartet, Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris, October 1, 1967. Marion Brown Quartet, Gill’s Club, October 7, 1967. Marion Brown Trio, Théâtre Alpha 347, October 8, 1967.]
• Carles, Philippe. “Jazz en direct: L’autre Dizzy.” Jazz Magazine 162 (January 1969): 11. [Dizzy Reece Quintet, Gill’s Club, December 1968.]
• Arondel, Marc. “Jazz en direct: Mal, l’économe.” Jazz Magazine 168 (July–August 1969): 10–11. [Mal Waldron Trio, Gill’s Club, May 1969.]
• Constant, Denis. “Jazz en direct: Surprenant Surman.” Jazz Magazine 176 (March 1970): 13. [John Surman Trio, Gill’s Club, January 1970.]
• Constant, Denis. “Jazz en direct: Free sans cri.” Jazz Magazine 177 (April 1970): 14. [François Tusques Quintet, Gill’s Club, February 1970.]
• Constant, Denis. “Jazz en direct: Gilson en liberté.” Jazz Magazine 182 (October 1970): 10–11. [Jef Gilson Quartet, Gill’s Club, July 1970.]
• Gerber, Alain. “Jazz en direct: Percussion en questions.” Jazz Magazine 183 (November 1970): 13. [Pierre Favre Quartet, Gill’s Club, October 1970.]

Index of Musicians

• Altena, Maarten
• Arvanitas, Georges
• Barrié, Charles
• Basson, Charles
• Beer, Ronnie
• Blin, Jean-Philippe
• Blue Sounds
• Bonal, Jean
• Bromberg, Alain
• Brown, Marion
• Cagnasso, Claude
• Charvet, Benoît
• Chase, Pierre
• Cohelmec
• Coleman, Bill
• Crazy Stompers
• Crucible
• Dahan, Pierre-Alain
• Delcloo, Claude
• Di Donato, Jacques
• Edelin, Michel
• Favre, Pierre
• Fonsèque, Raymond
• Friend, Becky
• Galas, Patrice
• Gilson, Jef
• Graillier, Michel
• Greene, Burton
• Guérin, Beb
• Hatot, Alain
• Jenny-Clark, Jean-François
• Jordan, Clifford
• Kessler, Siegfried
• Kühn, Joachim
• Lacy, Steve
• Lhermitte, Alain
• Manzecchi, Franco
• Martin, Stu
• Méchali, Jean-Louis
• Mobley, Hank
• Modern Jazz Group
• Nissim, Mico
• Orieux, Charles
• Phillips, Barre
• Préchac, Claude
• Redd, Freddie
• Reece, Dizzy
• Reinhardt, Joseph
• Romano, Aldo
• Roques, Michel
• Rost, Gilbert
• Samson, Jacky
• Seffer, Yochk’o
• Silva, Alan
• Singer, Hal
• Surman, John
• Terrioux, Michel
• Terroade, Kenneth
• Thelin, Eje
• Thollot, Jacques
• Tin Pan Stompers
• Tolliver, Charles
• Tusques, François
• Vander, Christian
• Vitet, Bernard
• Waldron, Mal
• Wildbolz, Peter

Bibliography

The primary sources consulted were every issue of Jazz Hot and Jazz Magazine between 1967 and 1970.

• Crépon, Pierre. “Once Upon a Time in Paris.” The Wire 412 (June 2018): 36–41.

References

[1] Pierre Crépon, “Once Upon a Time in Paris,” The Wire 412 (June 2018): 36–41.

Author Information: 
Pierre Crépon is an independent researcher based in France. He has written for The Wire, New York City Jazz Record, Point of Departure, and Improjazz, among others. His research deals with the history of avant-garde jazz, with a particular focus on the American and French scenes of the sixties and seventies.

Abstract: 
This listing compiles groups announced at the Gill’s Club in Jazz Hot and Jazz Magazine. Bibliographies of reviews/coverage in the two publications are also included.

Keywords:
Gérard Terronès, Gill’s Club, Paris, France, nightclubs, jazz

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