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John Betsch

Born: October 8, 1945

John Betsch was born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1945 and presently lives in Paris. His mother was a church organist and pianist and his sister a dramatic soprano singer. John began playing drums at age nine and started playing professionally at 18 while a student at Fisk University. He continued his studies at the Berklee School of Music and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst under Max Roach and Archie Shepp; John also taught at U. Mass. and in state prison education programs. Moving to New York City in '75, he played drums with the Ted Daniel big band, Jeanne Lee, Abbey Lincoln, Dewey Redman, and others

Gwen Sampé

Gwen Sampé is a jazz singer for whom the art of improvising is an integral and indispensable part of her musical soundscape. Born into a family of singers in Houston, Texas her approach to jazz singing is rooted in the past yet unapologetically modern.

Nurtured on John Coltrane and Betty Carter, she brings surprise and daring to her performances. Her artistic background is rich and diverse. As well performing on the jazz circuit, she has also performed in, and directed, contemporary jazz inflected mixed media theatre pieces, including a self-produced one woman show, “From the Fields to the Concert Hall,”  first performed in Italy.

Laurent Coq

Born: February 22, 1970

Laurent Coq in 13 dates 1970 Born in Marseille on February 22nd. Grow up around Aix-en-Provence. 1980 Enters Aix-en-Provence National Music Conservatory in Ms Courtin (also Hélène Grimaud's teacher). Gets First Prize in 1988 and moves to Paris to devote himself to Jazz. 1994 Obtains a Grant from the French Government for a six months stay in New York. He took lessons from piano players Mulgrew Miller and John Hicks, but most notably from Bruce Barth who will soon become his mentor and a true friend, which he remains to this day. 1997 Records Jaywalker in New York, his first album as a leader

Nat Jones

Born in New York, Nat was introduced to music at a tender age. His father, Nat Jones senior, a former pianist, conductor and arranger, introduced Nat to artists such as Max Roach, Liza Minelli, Johnny Hartman or Bette Midler

David Prez

Born: November 6, 1979

David enters the jazz department of the Conservatory of Lyon in France in 1997 and studies with Jacques Helmus and Mario Stantchev. In 2000 he graduates from the Conservatory and receives A gold medal. He then studies on several occasions with David Liebman, Michael Brecker, Wynton Marsalis, Jerry Bergonzi…He performs with his own quintet and also with Colorblind, Alfio Origlio, Nicolas Folmer, Sangoma Everett, Keziah Jones… He records a CD with the group Metropolitan Jazz Affair, participates in festivals in France (Jazz in Vienne, Le Printemps de Bourges, Pantiero in Cannes…) and abroad (Bancko Jazz Fest in Bulgaria, Trova festival in Cuba, Cargo in London, The Mercati Generali in Sicily…)

Franck Amsallem

Born: October 25, 1961

Franck Amsallem was born in 1961 in Oran (Algeria), and then grew up in Nice, France. His parents, having repatriated the family piano, started him on classical piano at seven, which he gave up a few years later. The large family, the cramped apartment weren’t at all propitious surroundings for the old teacher’s stale lessons. Still, however, the family owned a large collection of 45 RPM records where Ray Charles mixed with Glenn Miller and the Four Tops. In all logic then, he was seduced in adolescence, by the sound of the blues and swing and started taking music lessons at the Nice Conservatory where, considered too old for the piano (!), he signed up for classical saxophone and soon earned a first prize.

Alain Mion

Born: January 14, 1947

Pianist, composer & singer. "...A fresh sound mixing churchy style and impressionist inspiration...". Performing with "Cortex" and with "The Alain Mion Trio" including Patrik Boman (bass) and Michael Kersting (drums). Alain is founder and the leader of the legendary French group, Cortex, real cult band for the jazz funk addicts all around the world with the album Troupeau Bleu. www.alainmion.com

Que Vola, when French Jazz meets Cuban rumba

by Raphael Perez
January 19, 2020

French trombonist Fidel Fourneyron launched his Que Vola project in 2017 while visiting Cuba and playing with local band Osain del Monte. Call it French Jazz meets Cuban rumba.... and the result is a real blow! They gave an energetic show in Paris in February 2019 during the Sons d'Hiver Festival at Musée Branly Theater in ...

Champian Fulton at The Jazz Corner

by Martin McFie
December 23, 2019

Champian Fulton The Jazz Corner Hilton Head Island December 20-21, 2019 By the time Christmas comes around, those old seasonal songs are worn out. They are exhausted by overexposure in elevators, shopping malls, and streamed everywhere for a whole month of every year.  In complete contrast, a breath of sharp, ...

Les Rencontres AJC 2019

by Henning Bolte
December 22, 2019

Pan Piper, Dynamo de Banlieues Bleues, Cité de la Musique, Philharmonie de Paris Les Rencontres AJC 2019 Paris December 2-4, 2019 Association Jazzé Croisé (AJC) extended its annual December meeting in Paris to a three-day program with French and Scandinavian showcases and an extensive program of talks and discussions. Here ...