Stephane first met Melvin Butler in Mark Zubek's quartet, which was performing his composition, WGZFM,
and also featured Bill Stewart on drums and Thomas Gromaire on guitar.
Soon after, the two saxophonists started playing together
regularly in Gromaire's hip-hop band, Rip Rhymes,and in the Magali Souriau Orchestra, at venues such as Birdland and the Jazz Standard in Manhattan.

Melvin Butler is also a member of the group, the Brian Blade Fellowship. Vincent Bourgeyx and Thomas Gromaire fit perfectly into Stephane's band. Born in Bordeaux and Paris respectively, they seem to read each other's mind when they interact. They play in turn either
percussively, harmonically or melodically, but never in quite the
same fashion.

 

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