François
JEANNEAU
saxophone, flute

Maurice
LINLEY MARTHE
bass guitar, double-bass, piano

Joe QUITZKE
drums

He is a self-taught saxophone player. Later he studied the flute with Rene Leroy and Harmony with Ms Machabey Ganeval. In 1960 he started an international jazz career with his own quartet, then worked with a sax quartet, Pandemonium, the trio Humair-Jeanneau-Texier, with which he performed at all great national and international festivals. Many records have been made under his name and with his participation. Since 1986 he has been the first Music Director of the National Jazz Orchestra. 1987-1991 was in charge when  the Jazz Department of Information Music Centre on the island of Reunion was created. 1991-2000 worked as a professor at Paris VIII University. In the same period he was responsible for the Jazz and Improvised Music Department at the Higher National Music Conservatoire in Paris. He is a member of the Music Museum Scientific Committee. Since the September 2000 he has been the co-director of the National Jazz Orchestra (Paolo Damiani) and the founder and Director of the jazz orchestra Europe-Africa. He has been granted the title of Chevalier des Arts et Letters, and the National Medal of Honor. He won the prize Boris Vian and the Great national Prize for music 1991.

Born 30 years ago on the island of Mauricius. He studied the bass guitar, contrabass and piano by himself. He succeeded on the Island very quickly as a member of the orchestra led by the sax player, Ernest Wiehe. Francois Jeanneau noticed him and advised him to come to Paris where he was led into the Jazz class at the Higher Music National Conservatoire in 1993. Then he started a brilliant career working with: Michel Portal, Didier Lockwood, François Jeanneau, N'Guyen Le, Andy Emlar, Richard Galliano, Nelson Veras… His music is characterized by a unique lightness, he  harmonizes and mixes all the styles with, such as 'groover'. He has played with, among others, Michael Portal ('Cinema', 'Cinema 95', 'Yeelen'), Le POM ('Le POM', 'Estramadure'), Phillipe Sellam-Gillesrene ('African Project'), Andy Emler ('Mega Octet'), François Jeanneau ('Le Quartet').

Born in 1969 in Lankoping, Sweden. In 1985 he started studying the drums and solfeggio. In 1991 he enrolled in Malmo Jazz School in Sweden. 1994-95 he studied improvisation with Francois Theberge and harmony with Henry parades in Paris. 1996-2000 studied jazz at the National Music Conservatoire in Paris where he graduated with a unanimously voted highest mark. In 2001 he took lessons in percussionism with Julien Andre. 1985-1999 lived in Spain where he performed with several bands (Hard Rock, Funk, Brasil, R&B). 1991-1993 he lived in Sweden. He  played at concerts with different ensembles (jazz, Latino-jazz), held workshops and played at jam sessions with Red Michel, Dave Lirman, David Frasen, Sheila Jordan. In that period he spent some time in New York (The New School of Music). 1996-2000 he accompanied different singers and artists (Flamenco Lessons, School for Singing, plays with bands such as 'Brazilian Fanfares'). At the same time the band Matie-Donatie was formed (the first prize for groups at the competition 'DEFANS' 1999). After that he joined the quartet of Gado Gabor, a Hungarian guitar player, and performed with François Jeanneau and Françios Theberge.