At 3 years old I started to play my spare dad's drum set installed at home. After 2 years of banging this set all the time, he started to give me some drum lessons. That was one of the best things I could get in my life !
One of my most incredible experience on stage was when I jammed with BB King at the Montreux Jazz Festival few years ago. Do you think we played a blues?... for 15 minutes! Just to think about it makes my fly again. Yes, BB King with his entire big band and! with Joe Sample on the Fender Rhodes! haaaaaaaaaaaa!
Engraved in my head forever, the experience; on stage, on studio and one of my best friend, mister Joe Beck. I miss you so much my friend
I must say, playing with Larry Coryell is an apoge
Of course playing with Mark Egan is a must
Well I could write a book about how I can feel when I play with such musicians like Bill Evans, Victor Bailey, Larry Coryell, Philippe Saisse, etc.
An amaaaazing experience too was with Ben E. King few weeks ago at 50 Cent's house...I also played with:
Joe Beck
Mark Egan
Philippe Saisse
Larry Coryell
Victor Bailey
Bill Evans
Gary Grainger
Stanley Banks
Dave Anderson
Rob Aries
Bill Bickford
Chris Palmero
Marvin Stamm
Manu Koch
Klaus Mueller
Bill Harris
Jeff Andrews
Pati Preiss
Benny Harrison
Lisa Miller
Chad Mcglauglin
Christian Sands
Nick Bariluk
Cliff Corman
Randy Brecker
Paul Shaffer
Tony Purrone
Paquito D'rivera
Kip Sophos
James Genus
Fabiana Massili
Joaquin Lievano
Jeff Ganz
Lew Soloff
Lou Marini
Dave Samuels
Sheryl Bailey
KJ Denhert
Mamadou Ba
Kim Richardson
Alexis Charrier
Sylvain Gagnon
Helio Alves
Sylvain Luc
Sylvin Marc
Liza Michael
Jose Palmer
Eddie Louis
Ken Gioffre
Todd Schneider
Linc Millimann
Dave Mann
Antoine Bleck
Jannick Top
Eric Lelann
Jean-Marie Ecay
Frederique Gaillardet
Michel Fugain
Charles Aznavour
Serge Reggiani
Celia Reggiani
Jean-Pierre Como
Alain Debiossat
Illan Perse
Olivier Caillavet
Francois Constantin
Sydney Thiam
Philippe Caron
John Benitez
Ray Gomez
Brain Torff
Lavelle
Xavier Franco
Vincent Charbonnier
Dominique Bertram
Xavier Richardeau
Stephane Guerhy
Marc Bertaux
Patrice Blanchard
Jean-Christophe Maillard
Dominique Grimaldi
Michel Amsellem
Richard Bona
Kako Bessot
Pierre Olivier Gauvin
Yvano Lattuca
Jean-Marc Jafet
William Lecomte
Etienne Mbappe
Gerard Carrucci
Laurent Vernerey
JD Allen
Lou Volpe
Michel Alibo
Ira Coleman
Essiet Essiet
Kofo
Francis Jacob
Aaron Heick
Jean-Michel Bernard
Catia Werneck
Celso
Eric Udel
Safy Boutella
Dominique Dipiazza
Manu Dibango
Tony Meggiorin
Thierry Fanfan
Itaiguara Brandao
Sergio Brandao
Chico Buarque
Titus Riba
Ivan Bodley
Nick Rolfe
Etienne Stadjwick
Shiro Sadamura
Mio
David Dison
Fred Yonnet
Andy Eulau
Andy West
Greg Berger
Jon-Luc Ponti
Guy Sangé
Mustapha Cise
Pete Vitalone
Roger Z
Sergio Tomassi
Daniel Mille
Dave Livolsi
Serge Reggiani
Charles Aznavour
and more to come...
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