Jussi Kannaste

Jussi is a saxophonist from Helsinki, Finland, has a diploma from the Sibelius Academy who voted him ‘student of the year’ in 2003. He’s a member of several Finnish bands, including his own quartet, who recently released their debut CD and has been working professionally during the last years with internationally well known musicians like Daniel Humair, Jukka Perkko, Jukkis Uotila etc. Tours in several European countries. In 2005, he was awarded the ‘Sony Jazz Award’ the most prestigious price for young Finnish jazz musicians.

Hans Olding

Hans is a guitarist from Stockholm, Sweden has a Master of Fine Arts diploma from the Jazz Performance class at The Royal University College of Music in Stockholm. He’s active in several groups including his own quartet and has toured in France, Estonia, Finland, Sweden etc. He has played with well known musicians like Daniel Humair, Mats Gustafsson, Karl-Martin Almqvist etc. Several grants for performance (The Swedish Academy of Music) and composition (STIM, The Swedish Arts Grants Comitee).

Yoni Zelnik

Yoni is a Franco-Israeli bass player, living in Paris where he’s one of the ‘most in demand’ bassists in the new generation of young Parisian musicians. After studies at CIM in Paris he’s been playing around intensely on the Paris jazz scene and has made tours all over France and Europe. He’s active in several groups in the Paris area like  Sophie Alour “Uncaged Quartet”,  Geraldine Laurant “Time Out Trio” and The Youn Sun Nah Quintet -with whom he has toured extensively in France, Australia, Japan and South Corea.

Philippe Soirat

Philippe is a French drummer with a genuine reputation. He’s playing regularly in several groups in France with well-known musicians like the Belmondo Brothers, Ricardo del Fra etc. as well as comping foreign musicians passing by Paris including Lee Konitz, Ray Brown, Mark Turner and many others. He’s appeared on over 40 records during the last 15 years.