Sarah McKenzie, an Australian Jazz pianist, composer, vocalist, and bandleader with breezy technical style, songwriting acumen, and pronounced lyrical sense of swing. Her new album Secrets of My Heart was just released in March 2019, which documents McKenzie’s burgeoning brilliance interpreting 20th-century jazz standards with her penchant for crafting sterling compositions that will surely become jazz standards in the 21st century.

 

 

 

Hugo Lippi started studying and playing the guitar at the age of ten in Le Havre and launched his professional career at the age of seventeen in clubs, musical shows and events in Normandy. In 1998, he decided to move and settle in Paris and soon became a most favorite musician of the legendary Rue des Lombards. He has been over the past fifteen years one of the most sought-after European guitarists, and his musical performances as a sideman are numerous including Michel Legrand, Eric Legnini, Florin Niculescu, Marcel Azzola.

 

 

 

Marco Valeri is one of the most prominent drummers in Europe. His father was a drummer and this gave him the opportunity to get very close to music and to drums when he was still a kid. Love for jazz music came quite early and he soon had the chance to play with renowned artists such as George Garzone, Steve Grossman, Benny Golson, Dave Liebman, developing in terms of both experience and deep knowledge of jazz tradition.

 

In the last years, he has been playing in some of the most prestigious festivals around the world, like Jazz in Marciac, Umbria Jazz, Tokyo jazz festival, Dubai jazz festival, and many others. 

 

 

 

As a jazz bassist, Pierre Boussaguet’s destiny has been filled with encounters of great talent. He started his musical studies on the accordion during his childhood and soon afterward formed an orchestra to meet with popular demand. Playing in dance halls, Pierre's natural swing evolved into a joyful and melodic Jazz. The recognition that he received early on from the public encouraged Pierre's musical desire to grow and his artistic originality to develop.

 

Pierre Boussaguet published in 2009 his string bass method, which is widely recognized in the professional milieu. The BBB (Boussaguet Bass Book) is accessible to bass players of all levels. His method doesn't focus only on bass technique, it also encompasses everything concerning music.