Nicholas Payton, trumpet - Tima Warfield, tenor saxophone - Anthony Wonsey, piano - Reuben Rogers, double bass - Adonis Rose, drums.

Nicholas Payton, born in New Orleans in 1973, started by playing in brass bands... In 1990, noticed by Clark Terry, he receives the Wynton Marsalis prize at the "Louis Armstrong" trumpet competion.
His last album, "Dear Louis", to be released April 24th on Verve, is a tribute to Satchmo.

Patrick Bacqueville, vocal, trombone - Michel Bonnet, trumpet - Claude Braud, saxophone - Christophe Davot, guitar - Jean-Marc Montaut, piano - Jean-Pierre Rebillard, double bass - Stéphane Roger, drums.

The story of the band Les Gigolos started in december 1996, when the Quartet Megaswing invited Patrick Bacqueville to play at the Parisian club "Le Bilboquet". They play three Louis Prima songs, and from there, they decide to form a band, similar to the one directed by Louis Prima in the 60's, under the name of Witnesses. With the arrival of Christophe Davot and Michel Bonnet, the band gets bigger and becomes Les Gigolos.

Keith Jarrett, piano - Gary Peacock, double bass - Jack DeJohnette, drums

Unique concert in France of this legendary trio.

Juan de Marcos González, vocal, tres & leader - David Alfaro, piano - Pedro Calvo Rojas, Carridad Hierrezuelo, Felix Baloy, vocal - Felix Valdes, chorus - Luis Lang, violin, chorus - Raùl Gutiérrez, saxophones - Luis Alemany, Julio Padron, Alexander Abreu, trumpets - Alberto "Molote" Muñoz, Antonio Leal, Juan Carlos Marin, trombones - Polo Tamayo, flute - Ricardo Muñoz, bass - Rolando Salgado, bongo - Adel Gonzalez, congas - Jose Espinosa, timbales

Bass player, singer, composer and arranger, Marcus Miller has participated to many recordings, with Luther Vandross, David Sanborn... but it is by playing with Miles Davis, and especially because of his album "Tutu", in the 80's, that the audience becomes really aware of his talent. Marcus Miller is a virtuoso of the bass, but also a great arranger...

Herbie Hancock, is a virtuoso pianist there is no need to present anymore...

Future 2 Future, marks his come back to a more electric formation, and is also the name of his new album due to be released soon.

At 31, American saxophonist Joshua Redman, son of Dewey Redman, saxophonist of Keith Jarrett, he's an accomplished artist.

Branford Marsalis, born in 1960, is the eldest son of the Marsalis family. Branford (alto, soprano & tenor saxophones) has, like his brothers Wynton (trumpet), Delfeayo (trombone) and the youngest Jason (drums), had a great teacher, his father Ellis (pianist).
After having played a lot of pop and funk music (with Sting...), he dedicates himself to jazz in 1980 and records his first album in 1983...
His last album "Contemporary Jazz" has received a Grammy Award for the best jazz album of the year.

The Raeletts & The Ray Charles Orchestra

Since 1961, Ray Charles regularly comes back to the to communicate all his emotion.

Dianne Reeves was still a teenager when legendary trumpeter Clark Terry discovered her, when she was singing in the Big Band of her school. But it is only in 1976, at the age of 20, that she starts her professional career. Her first album "Dianne Reeves" will be released in 1987, after having toured with Billy Childs, from the Night Flight, Phil Moore and Sergio Mendes, and recorded for other artists. Her second album, "For Every Heart", is recorded with Harry Bellafonte in 1985. She mixes jazz with reggae and rhythms rooted in the world music...
She has just released an album in tribute to the great Sarah Vaughan, The Calling for the Blue Note label...

Gilberto Gil, vocal, guitar - Milton Nascimento, vocal, guitar - Paulo Guimaraes, flute - Lincoln Continentino & Claudio Andrade, keyboards - Dudu Caribé, guitar - Arthur Maia, bass - Marco Lobo & Gustavo de Dalva, percussions - Lincoln Cheib & Jorge Gomes, drums.

Le groupe Gilberto Gil - Milton Nascimento e grupo is born from the encountering of two stars of the popular Brazilian music. Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento incorporate in their repertoire musical influences from all over the world : electric rock, bossa-nova... The mixing of all these styles allow them to open up on the world, without forgetting the poetry, beauty of the texts... inspired by their country.

Lucky Peterson, lead vocal, guitar, hammond B3 organ - Rico Mc Farland, guitar - Chuck Louden, drums - William Harris III, bass - Bill Eden, saxophone - James Exum, trombone - Franck Saffiotti, trumpet

Lucky Peterson started his career at six years old ! Famous producer Willie Dixon, signs him in 1971, and an album is soon released. The album hit title, "1-2-3" allows Lucky Peterson to be on top of the charts. In parallel, he pursues his musical training, playing with bluesmen passing in his father's club, like Lightnin' Hopkins and Jimmy Reed. Hired by Little Milton in the Mighty All Stars, in 1981, he takes the direction of the orchestra less than free months after his arrival, and tours in the States and in Europe. Since, Lucky Peterson has become a major blues artist.

Living legend of the rock music, coming from the rhythm and blues, Chuck Berry, is one the greatest creators of a music that has been for a long time, a music for white people: the rock'n'roll. Since his last hit, Maybellene, Chuck Berry has influenced a lot this music. On stage, he plays great guitar solos...

Dave BrubeckRobert Militello, alto, tenor & soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet - Michael Moore, bass - Randy Jones, drums

At 80, pianist and composer Dave Brubeck is a living jazz legend. He has played with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillepsie, Stan Getz...
The music of his quartet is influenced by the ethnic musics the musicians have discovered while travelling on tour around the world.

Frank Sinatra Jr has studied music at the university of Southern California, to become pianist and conductor. But singing has soon caught up with him... He has performed in many prestigious venues in the United States, Canada, Japan and in England. Contrary to his sister Nancy, Frankie Jr. never had the sucess he deserved, and today his talent, and his voice - reminding the voice of his father's - is rediscovered...
The Woody Herman Orchestra brings back to life the legend of Woody Herman (1913-1987),  his orchestra, and it is only fair that saxophonist Frank Tiberi, his long time accomplice, keeps alive this tradition...