Jérôme Casalonga
Composer, singer, instrumentalist
Jérôme Casalonga is a versatile artist who excels in a variety of artistic fields. Originally a visual artist, he trained in the workshops of Toni Casalonga at the National Print Cabinet in Rome, as well as at the International Graphic School in Venice. His artistic work has led him to exhibit in Corsica, Canada and Europe, and he is even the founder of the first contemporary art gallery in Ajaccio. As a scenographer, he has contributed to the creation of numerous sets for opera and theater in Europe, while sharing his expertise as a lecturer in scenography at the University of Corsica. At the same time, Jérôme Casalonga has immersed himself in traditional music, taking an active part in research and creation with the A Cumpagnia group and the Organum ensemble. Since 1985, he has directed the Casa Musicale in Pigna, a key venue for cultural renewal in Corsica, and is also director of the Centre National de Création VOCE in Corsica.
As founder of the group Zamballarana, emblematic of new Corsican music, Jérôme Casalonga has performed on numerous stages in Europe, North America and Africa. He is also a prolific composer, creating music for theater, advertising and public commissions. He has written and composed over sixty songs, as well as a series of vocal and instrumental works. As a complete artist, he excels as a singer, percussionist and master of various wind instruments such as clarinet, culombu and soprano saxophone.

Laurent Mariusse
Percussionist
Laurent Mariusse, renowned percussionist, began his musical passion by playing the drum. He won^1st prize in contemporary music at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Lyon, launching a career focused on creation, musical exploration, improvisation and the incorporation of new technologies. He has collaborated with many contemporary composers, including Laurent Durupt, Daniel D'adamo, Ton That Tiet, and Sophie Lacaze, as dedicatee of their works. Mariusse has performed as a soloist at festivals in France and abroad, and has given Masterclasses around the world. As artistic director of Compagnie La Concorde Des Arts, he has initiated musical projects integrating other art forms. Using Ircam's OMAX software, he has created stage music in collaboration with composer Yves Prin and the ensemble In et Out. Laurent Mariusse has also worked with actor Philippe Morier-Genoud on theatrical projects. He was a semi-finalist in the ARD Munich and International Music Tournaments, with the support of brands such as Bergerault, Grover, MalletKat, Sabian and Innovative Percussion. His^1st solo album, Saule recorded in 2004, includes compositions by Keiko Abe, Franco Donatoni, Anders Koppel, and François Nicolas.

Martin Bauer
Instrumentalist
Martin Bauer pursued his musical studies at the Conservatoire de Strasbourg, where he specialized in the recorder under the tutelage of Élisabeth Gros and later Alain Sobczak. At the same time, he also immersed himself in learning the viola da gamba with Michel Holveck, brilliantly obtaining a first medal for each of these instruments. In addition to his dedication to recorder and viola da gamba, Martin perfected his piano, harpsichord and violone (baroque double bass) skills through private lessons. His path then led him to the Brussels Conservatory, where he worked under Wieland Kuijken, obtaining his advanced diploma before joining Paolo Pandolfo's class in Basel. Fascinated by artistic diversity, Martin Bauer collaborates with numerous artists in fields as diverse as improvised music, theater, baroque and contemporary dance. He was entrusted with the creation of a contemporary dance piece by the Échappée company and Fred Lescure. Alongside his contemporary musical explorations, Martin Bauer devotes most of his time to early music, taking part in numerous productions as a gambist. He collaborates with renowned ensembles such as Le Poème harmonique with Vincent Dumestre, Parlement de musique, La Fenice, Doulce Mémoire, Concert Royal Köln, and Ensemble Poïésis, to name but a few. His performances and recordings for labels such as Zig-Zag, Territoires, Alpha and Accent are widely acclaimed for their excellence. Finally, Martin Bauer shares his knowledge by teaching improvisation at the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne.

Adrien Deygas
Double bass
After a classical training and a^1st prize in double bass, Adrien set out to explore different aesthetics. He can be found on tour with a rock band, in the pit of an opera house or backstage at the theater. Adrien is a protean musician who likes to question the relationship between art and performance. Passionate about the body on stage, he regularly collaborates on cross-disciplinary projects.

Christophe Leloil
Trumpeter
Graduated from the CNR de Caen in 1997, Christophe Leloil has played with Emmanuel Bex, Peter King, Alain Jean- Marie, Serge Lazarevitch, Eric Barret, Sophie Alour, Pierrick Pedron, Denis Leloup, Gilles Naturel, Siegfried Kessler, Geraldine Laurent, Alex Saada... and in the Big Bands of Maria Schneider, Albert Mangelsdorff and Antoine Hervé. International tours with Fred Galliano's Electronic Septet in the US (Knitting Factory NYC), URANUS BRUYANT Funk Band (US, Europe, Africa). Performs regularly with Carine Bonnefoy (Pepper Pills quintet and big band), NINE SPIRIT and Raphaël Imbert's SIXTINE GROUP, whom he in turn engages in his sextet alongside Thomas Savy, Simon Tailleu and Cedrick Bec. The band's follow-up, E.C.H.O.E.S., released on the AJMIséries label in January 2009, has been unanimously acclaimed in the press and at festivals. He is also a member of Archie Shepp's big band ATTICA BLUES (nominated for a GRAMMY Award in 2015), where he plays alongside Ambrose Akinmusire, Famoudou Don Moye, Tom Mc Clung, Stéphane Belmondo, Reggie Washington and Darryl Hall... and took part in the latest recordings by Christian Gaubert's Ligne Sud trio, with monuments Jannick Top and André Ceccarelli. Line4, a complex, urban repertoire composed for a quartet including the formidable drummer André Charlier, was the subject of a recording in 2013 that specialist critics did not fail to notice, and earned its author a place among the 10 shortlisted for the 2014 Victoires du Jazz, in the Revelation of the Year category. In 2019, Les Quatre Vents presents LeLoiL with Perrine Mansuy, Pierre Fenichel and Fred Pasqua. This collective and poignant project is published by LaborieJAzz in September 2019, and garnered rave reviews from the press and public alike. The quartet performs everywhere (Smalls Jazz Club; NYC, Astral; Montreal, Jazz in Marciac etc). At the same time, he holds a Diplôme d'État and won the PEA competition, and has been teaching jazz at the CRD des Alpes de Haute Provence since 2010.