Cognac Blues Passions is a week-long music festival taking place in July in Cognac, France. Every summer, prominent R&B artists from all over the world meet for five days and perform in a variety of beautiful venues, like the Public Garden of Cognac and on the banks of the river Charente.
Held since 1994, Cognac Blues Passions is a festival with a rich history of combining top-quality music and serene natural surrounding. The stage is set in the middle of a lush green oasis, immersing visitors in soothing tunes of blues, jazz, soul, and pop music.
The festival is renowned for its eclectic lineup, which blends the best trends in the music world. Past guests of the festival included Lenny Krawitz, Iggy Pop, Sting, Tom Jones, Buddy Guy, Chris Isaak, Michel Jonasz, Placeb, Louis Bertignac. Rickie Lee Jones. Tower of Power. Rodrigo y Gabriela. Larkin Poe. Denis Agenet Nolapster's Big Band. Louis Bertignac. Rickie Lee Jones. Santana. Aymeric Maini. Automatic City. Gunwood. Guy Verlinde & The Mighty Gators.
