If you are looking for a full breakdown of the local music scene in Paris you are in the right place. The best instrument stores in your area including some different sections for where to buy guitars and the best drum shops in town will also be covered.
There will definitely be a lot of crossover between some lists but we have done our best to get the right spots in the right sections for you. Up next we will get into quality instrument repair shops near you because some reading this may need a piano tuned, a guitar repaired, or work done on other band instruments and there is somebody out there that can assist.
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Then it will be time to pivot to the best music lessons for kids or adults. Following that we will give a shout out to the top stores for music lovers that sell vintage CD’s and records here.
We also think many of you will want to know about the best concert halls and live music venues while some others may prefer to visit bars and restaurants that have free live music around the city.
And we will get you out of here with the best festivals on the Paris music calendar. Stay with us til the end where you will find a map with the wide variety of stores and venues we are discussing pointed out.
Everyone reading this is welcome to look through more of our blogs on cities around Europe at that link.
Paris Musical Instrument Stores
Some of the best musical instrument stores near you would be:
- Star’s Music Paris at 1-11 Blvd de Clichy
- Paul Beuscher at 27-29 Blvd Beaumarchais
- Major Pigalle at 3 Rue Duperré
- Rome Instruments at 54 Rue de Rome
Star’s Music is a great shop for musicians in your area including DJ’s and producers each with their own specialties including the guitar area with booths, effects, and amps to try out the future acoustic or electric guitar of your dreams. There is also a DJ area and a sound and lighting section to get the dance floor popping.
Paul Beuscher is an instrument and sheet music store in Paris that features guitars, digital pianos, percussion, home studio gear, and all other categories of instruments in a large and comfortable store.
You can find guitars, ukuleles, harmonicas, wind instruments, banjos, microphones, and accessories at Major Pigalle.
Rome Instruments has been doing their thing for over 40 years selling guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, banjos, harmonicas, and world instruments.
Where To Buy Guitars
For all the guitars and accessories you need check out:
- Guitar Street at 24 Rue Victor Massé
- La Pédale at 37 Rue Victor Massé
- Bass Center at 22 Rue Victor Massé
Guitar Street offers classical guitars, folks, electro-acoustic, and electric guitars.
La Pédale sells guitars, amplifiers, bass, acoustic guitars, and electric guitars of well-known brands such as Fender, Gibson, and more.
For over three decades Bass Center has been offering luthiers, major brands, and used musical instruments.
All of the stores in the local music stores list are also a great place to buy guitars.
Drum Shops Near You
Woodbrass at 172 Ave Jean has a wide selection of drums, drum kits, snares, cymbals, percussion instruments, and more.
Instrument Repairs
Instrument repairs in Paris are available at:
- JF Sax Paris at 1 Rue Marcadet
- Le Salon de Musique at 26 Rue de Bruxelles
- Au Gré Des Vents 72 Rue de Rome
- Marigaux at 144 Blvd de la Villette
JF Sax Paris sells used instruments near you that are outfitted with high-end materials created in France and all instruments entrusted for repair are restored and guaranteed at their workshop.
Since 1994 The Music Room has been serving flautists of all ages by renting semi-professional flutes ranging from piccolo to bass flute accessories.
Au Gre Des Vents can do a full range of repairs, re-tamping, revisions, adjustments, straightening, discarding, dent removal, lapping, interlocking or jar corks, tin solders, silver solders, splits on wood, and more.
The local instrument repairs at Marigaux are conducted by professional musicians in the world’s most prestigious orchestras and each operation is painstakingly monitored by their specialists and the finished product is fine-tuned by their staff of top international players.
Music Lessons
Level up by taking lessons at a music school in your area:
- Eveil Musical at 54 Ave Philippe Auguste
- American School of Modern Music at 117 Rue de la Croix Nivert
Baby Musical Awakening provides children’s musical awakening and children’s piano lessons in your area as well as innovative pedagogy in baby musical awakening from one month to two years old and then in children’s musical awakening from three to seven years old.
The American School of Modern Music is a private post-secondary institution offering high-level music classes in Paris for jazz and contemporary styles and they train professionals in all musical professions like instrumentalists, composers, arrangers, performers, sound engineers, producers, and more.
CD & Record Stores
Check out all kinds of vintage CD’s and records at these local stores for music lovers:
- Aux Comptoirs Du Chineur at 49 Rue Saint-Paul
- Lucky Records at 66 Rue de la Verrerie
- The White Lady Record Shop at 47 Rue de la Montagne St Genevieve
- CrocoDisc at 42 Rue des Ecoles
Lucky Records is one of the oldest record stores in Paris specializing in a wide variety of artists for collectors and the curious types.
The White Lady Record Shop sells vinyl records near you along with CD’s of many different genres of music including classical, jazz, rock, pop, soul, funk, blues, film, and world sounds.
You can buy new, used, and vintage vinyl records as well as CD’s and k7 collectors of all musical genres.
Paris Live Music Venues
Seeing a concert at Paris live music venues is always a good time:
- New Morning at 7/9 Rue des Petites Écuries
- Trabendo at Parc de la Villette
- Café de la Danse at 5 Passage Louis-Philippe
- L’Olympia Bruno Coquatrix at 28 Blvd des Capucines
New Dawn is a Parisian music nightclub that started in 1981 and specializes in jazz and blues and hosts concerts performed by all of the finest musicians plus it is frequently broadcasted on Mezzo TV.
Le Trabendo is located in the middle of the Park de la Villette which has become the epicenter of music in Ile-de-France and offers a jam-packed musical schedule.
Café de la Danse is a venue for live music in your area with exposed brick walls and theatre-style seating presenting broad programs.
The Olympia is a concert venue located in the 9th arrondissement.
Fun Restaurants With Entertainment
You can take a date or a group of friends to these restaurants with live music:
- Le Speakeasy at 25 Rue Jean Giraudoux
- La Bellevilloise at 19-21 Rue Boyer
- Corcoran’s at 9-11 Rue Foyatier
- La Dame de Canton at Port de la Gare
La Bellevilloise is an arts and cultural center with a vibrant cafe that hosts exhibitions, film screenings, concerts, and other events.
There are great dishes of Irish cuisine as well as live music at Corcoran’s.
La Dame de CantonRomantic is a venue on a 3-mast wooden boat with fusion dishes, pizza, live local music, and a terrace.
Bars With Live Music
There are also some bars that play live music around town:
- Chez Papa Jazz Club at 3 Rue Saint-Benoît
- Jazz Club Etoile at 81 Blvd Gouvion-Saint-Cyr
- Duke’s Bar at 13 Rue de la Paix
- Le Duc des Lombards at 42 Rue des Lombards
- Tennessee at 12 Rue André Mazet
Rue Jacob is a great attraction for tourists that offers steaks and seafood plates in an intimate wood-beamed space with live jazz every evening.
The Jazz Club Etoile welcomes you to its bar-restaurant which serves classic cuisine and mixed cocktails in a ritzy setting with live jazz sessions on a regular basis.
For a fun live music bar near you that serves cocktails and aperitifs in a vintage-style hotel lounge with leather sofas and a spectacular fireplace head to Duke’s Bar.
Le Duc des Lombards is a long-running jazz club that hosts a variety of musicians in an intimate environment with drinks and snacks.
Music Festivals
The Macki Music Festival takes place each July bringing together the Cracki Records and La Mamie collectives for a weekend on the Seine.
If you have any other local music festivals to recommend please tell us in the comments, thanks.
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Enjoy The Paris Local Music Scene
We tried to cover everything as quickly and as well as possible for you on this page. After reading about the best musical instrument stores, drum and guitar shops, instrument repair services, classes and lessons, vintage CD and record stores, concert halls and other live music venues near you like bars and restaurants, and the best festivals in the region you should have a much better understanding of what is available.
And anyone that made it this far might just know a little bit about the local music scene themself and if so feel free to tell us what we got wrong in the comments or share your own thoughts. Now it is time for you to go enjoy the music in Paris.
