Julien Grassen Barbe
Born into a Franco-Israeli family, Julien Grassen Barbe is a jazz musician. Trained in classical music, he graduated from the Hautes-Pyrénées Conservatory, where he is originally from. A singer-songwriter and composer, he is also an ethnomusicologist specializing in Jewish music. Julien Grassen Barbe is the author of a book entitled Ode à la lune (Ode to the Moon ), illustrated by calligrapher Frank Lalou (Éd. de l'improbable). In 2016, a trip to New York had a profound effect on him. It was an opportunity for jam sessions in Manhattan clubs and lessons from some of his favorite musicians, including Aaron Parks and Aaron Goldberg. Back in Europe, in 2017 he produced a hip hop-oriented beatmaking album, O.N., with his friend Ozédo. He met Julien Galner, producer and founder of the label H.I.D.D. (l’Histoire Inconnue Du Disque), who suggested in 2019 that he make a jazz record. In the spring of 2020, pianist Julien Grassen Barbe reunited with drummer Fabien Duscombs and Dijon-based double bassist Sébastien Bacquias to recordLoup vert. Most of the pieces were written by Julien Grassen Barbe. Released in 2023, the album was hailed by critics in France and abroad (Révélation Jazz Magazine award). A regular at Parisian jazz clubs, he has performed at Sunside, Baiser Salé, and 38Riv. In 2025, the Museum of Jewish Art and History invited him to share the stage with philosopher and France Culture radio producer Marc-Alain Ouaknin. Julien Grassen Barbe is currently working on a collection of poems, an illustrated Hebrew alphabet book, and a second jazz album. 

Misja Fitzgerald Michel
Born in 1973, Misja Fitzgerald Michel studied jazz with François Jeanneau at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. He then studied at the New School (New York) in 1993 with Jim Hall, Billy Harper, and Kenny Werner. At that time, he began playing with Ravi Coltrane and many other musicians on the young New York scene, such as Gary Thomas, Chris Potter, and Mark Turner. He went on to record numerous albums, includingLive at La Villa, On the Edge, andExpectations. Misja Fitzgerald is not content to be a brilliant stringer of sixteenth notes; he is now one of the finest writers among contemporary jazz guitarists, in the tradition of Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, and others. He was nominated for the 2006 Djangos d'Or guitar award for his album Encounter, as well as for the 2012 Victoires du Jazz award for his albumTime of No Reply. 
Misja FitzGerald Michel's musical culture extends beyond jazz and his musical affiliation with guitarist Jim Hall, a master who is as discreet as he is unanimously respected. It ranges from Bach and his Chaconne for solo violin—which undoubtedly explains his taste for solo themes—to Jimi Hendrix. A free-spirited musician, whether on electric or acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, or in formats ranging from solo to quartet to trio, his choices exude maturity and energy, listening and understanding. Whether alone or with others, Misja Fitzgerald Michel's improvisations are always about the quest for and discovery of the self.

Ciro Montanari
Born in Ravenna in September 1979, he began studying music with private piano lessons between the ages of ten and thirteen. Ciro Montanari began by studying piano before developing a growing interest in various musical traditions, both classical and popular, with a particular fondness for the world of oriental percussion. At the age of twenty-two, he began studying Indian percussion (tabla) with the renowned musician Pandit Sankha Chatterjee, former professor at Rabindra Bharat University in Calcutta, India. For about twenty years, he lived between Italy and India (Kolkata), where he trained in the traditional approach, and between Germany and Italy, participating in seminars at the Giorgio Cini Foundation in Venice and the Narada Studio Association. From 2005 to 2009, he took courses on "Non-European Musical Traditions" at the Arrigo Pedrollo Conservatory in Vicenza under the direction of Maestro Federico Sanesi, deepening his knowledge of Hindustani classical music and acquiring the technical skills necessary to pursue a career as a musician. He has worked as a musician in Europe, Morocco, the Middle East, and India. He has collaborated on various artistic projects and performed at numerous prestigious academic institutions and world music festivals.

Denis Teste
"It was the sitar that chose me," Denis confides when asked about his musical journey. His love at first sight for this mystical instrument, his decisive encounter with his teacher in Paris, and a series of defining events have guided Denis Teste toward Indian classical music for more than twenty years. Denis first explored the sound of the sitar by incorporating it into productions of various genres: rock, jazz, electro, pop, hip-hop, metal, and ambient. But after more than ten years of diligent practice, he turned to Indian classical music recitals, deepening his art under the guidance of Pt Kushal Das, a highly respected sitarist in India. For more than two decades, his master has been teaching him the complex art of ragas, combining technical rigor with the development of sensitivity, which is essential for expressing the emotional nuances and mood of each piece. The influence of the genius Ravi Shankar is also evident in his musical approach. Denis' perseverance has led him to play alongside renowned Indian musicians. Today, he shares the deep sounds of the surbahar, a bass variant of the sitar, with unwavering enthusiasm, continuing to touch hearts with music that transcends borders.