During the Second World War, Jacques Bourgeois participated in the Resistance as leader of the MNPGD (Mouvement national des prisonniers de guerre et déportés [fr]) - Northern Zone.
In 1943, he worked with François Mitterrand's network, who suspected him of being a double agent for the Gestapo, along with his friend Albert Médina.
In September 1944, after the Liberation of Paris, he was arrested and interrogated by Edgar Morin and Dionys Mascolo.
[1]) He was one of the participants in the famous radio program La Tribune des critiques de disques [fr] by Armand Panigel on France Musique, along with Antoine Goléa and Jean Roy in particular.
He was also artistic director of the Chorégies d'Orange and producer of the radio program Jeunes Chanteurs de demain on France Musique.