Drummer Daniel Humair, bass player Bruno Chevillon and saxophonist Tony Malaby form an exciting jazz trio.

Guitarist David Chevallier is known for his eclecticism and coherence, a taste for risk-taking, and sensuous pleasure; he is a resolutely atypical musician.

Jazz trio led by pianist Helge Lien who is one of the most exciting young talents in Scandinavia.

Jae Il Jung is a Korean musician. He best known as a vocalist and also plays both guitar and piano with a repertoire that ranges from abstract contemporary jazz to well known popular songs.

Jazz'N'Spirit is a trio made up of the saxophonist Dirk Piezunka, the guitarist Martin Flindt and the double-bassist Jens Piezunka. This top-class ensemble devotes itself primarily to the re-working of early choral and secular music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, and combines this early music with modern jazz elements.

The Welsh-Californian vocalist is based in the United States where she has established herself as a singer/songwriter of repute.  Variously compared with Joni Mitchell, Barbra Streisand and Dusty Springfield, she maintains a distinctive voice of her own.

Increasingly-revered saxophonist whose lucid and adventurous work has seen him perform with the cream of jazz talent from Paul Motian to Flora Purim as well as his group featuring John Parricelli, Steve Watts and Steve Arguelles.

Jazz legend Maynard Ferguson far surpasses the title "trumpet player"; he is an internationally famous big-band leader and one of the world's great brass players.

Sajrawy is an excellent technical and melodic player who's improvisations steer from the sentimental into daring and encompassing work that keeps the essential spirit of swing and soul using modern instruments.

Nigel Clark is the long-term guitarist of "the world's greatest living female jazz singer", Carol Kidd, with whom he frequently tours.

Raphaël Imbert, saxophonist and jazz composer, was the recipient of a ‘Villa Médicis hors les murs' award for his research into sacred music and jazz. He also won the 28th national jazz competition at La Défense in 2005 with his ensemble Newtopia.

Inspired by the great piano trios throughout history jazz, the trio's style is rooted firmly in the American jazz tradition; European and Latin influences are never too far away.

Toolbox are a group speciliaising in Latin and American jazz who have received consistently positive reviews on both sides of the Atlantic, being particularly well known in the Far East. They are a quintet featuring acoustic guitar, woodwind, drums, piano and bass and are known for the particularly cohesive quality of their playing.