Operated by anarchist militants, the Trou Noir was located at 34, rue Nationale in Paris. In 1984, Gérard Terronès started to organize jazz nights there, complementing the bar’s musical programing. The Trou Noir closed in 1985.

The data presented should be considered as highly partial and conditional, as traces of the Trou Noir in the jazz press were very fragmentary.

Trou Noir sessions were not reviewed in Jazz Hot or Jazz Magazine.

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., Raymond Boni–Daunik Lazro). 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.

Groups announced at the Trou Noir bar (1984–1985) in Jazz Hot and Jazz Magazine

October 24, 1984	Raymond Boni–Daunik Lazro.
October 31, 1984	Collectif Musique sans nom.
November 1, 1984	Jiří Stivín/Rudolf Dašek/Ali Haurand/Reto Weber.
November 5, 1984	Mal Waldron–Marion Brown.
November 21, 1984	Trio ALN.
November 28, 1984	Collectif Musique sans nom.
December 5, 1984	Siegfried Kessler–Jean-François Pauvros.
December 6, 1984	Eric Terronès Blues et Rock Trio.
December 12, 1984	Michel Edelin–François Méchali with guests.
December 19–20, 1984	Tamia–Pierre Favre.
December 26, 1984	Collectif Musique sans nom.
December 27, 1984	Boulou and Elios Ferré.
January 9, 1985	Robin Kenyatta–Del Rabenja.
January 16, 1985	Dave Burrell.
January 17, 1985	Paul Cooper Blues Band.
January 23, 1985	Étienne Brunet/Mathieu Sadowski/Pierre Bastien/Jean-Pierre Bedoyan.
January 30, 1985	Didier Levallet/Gérard Marais/Dominique Pifarély.
January 31, 1985	Georges Gaumont Quartet.
February 6, 1985	Jean-François Canape Quartet.
February 13–14, 1985	Mal Waldron solo with guests.
February 19, 1985	Michèle Buirette/Bruno Girard/Didier Petit.
February 20, 1985	Daunik Lazro/Lauri Nykopp/Jean-Christophe Aveline.
February 27–28, 1985	Sam Rivers Quartet.
March 6, 1985	Alex Grillo Trio.
March 13, 1985	“Nuits du jazz en liberté” [Radio libertaire benefit].
March 14, 1985	Annette Lowman–Ron Pittner Trio.
March 20, 1985	Hart Leroy Bibbs–Alan Silva.
March 27, 1985	Groupe Phalène.
March 28, 1985	Jean Cohen–Dominique Le Gue.

Index of Musicians

• Aveline, Jean-Christophe
• Bastien, Pierre
• Bedoyan, Jean-Pierre
• Bibbs, Hart Leroy
• Boni, Raymond
• Brown, Marion
• Brunet, Étienne
• Buirette, Michèle
• Burrell, Dave
• Canape, Jean-François
• Cohen, Jean
• Collectif Musique sans nom
• Cooper, Paul
• Dašek, Rudolf
• Edelin, Michel
• Favre, Pierre
• Ferré, Boulou
• Ferré, Elios
• Gaumont, Georges
• Girard, Bruno
• Grillo, Alex
• Groupe Phalène
• Haurand, Ali
• Kenyatta, Robin
• Kessler, Siegfried
• Lazro, Daunik
• Le Gue, Dominique
• Levallet, Didier
• Lowman, Annette
• Marais, Gérard
• Méchali, François
• Nykopp, Lauri
• Pauvros, Jean-François
• Petit, Didier
• Pifarély, Dominique
• Pittner, Ron
• Rabenja, Del
• Rivers, Sam
• Sadowski, Mathieu
• Silva, Alan
• Stivín, Jiří
• Tamia
• Terronès, Eric
• Trio ALN
• Waldron, Mal
• Weber, Reto

Bibliography

The primary sources consulted were every issue of Jazz Hot and Jazz Magazine between 1984 and 1985.

• 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 Trou Noir bar in Jazz Hot and Jazz Magazine. Bibliographies of reviews/coverage in the two publications are also included.

Keywords:
Gérard Terronès, Trou Noir, Paris, France, nightclubs, jazz

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• Chicago 15th ed.: Crépon, Pierre. “Gérard Terronès: Trou Noir (1984–1985).” Current Research in Jazz 10, (2018).
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