Violinist Mark Feldman is among the most prolific of contemporary recording artists having appeared on more than 100 jazz and improvised albums and more 200 albums during a decade as a session player in Nashville. He is a much sought-after player. Feldman has been closely associated with John Zorn on numerous projects and has performed with – among many others – Paul Bley, Muhal Richard Abrams, Lee Konitz, John Taylor, Dave Douglas, Tim Berne, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Kenny Wheeler and Louis Sclavis. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and frequent collaborator, pianist Sylvie Courvoisier. Fun trivia: Feldman - in his pre-1968 days in Nashville, once played on a recording for fallen televangelist Jimmy Swaggart.

Composer, pianist, and improvisor Sylvie Courvoisier began her musical career in Lausanne, Switzerland as youngster with a fascination with the music of Thelonious Monk. She has since been a leading artist in both jazz and contemporary music. As a composer, she has been commissioned to write music for concerts, radio, dance and theatre. Her works include a “Concerto for electric guitar and chamber orchestra” (1999), “Balbutiements” for vocal quartet and soloists (1995-2000), and “Ocre de Barbarie”, for metronomes, automatons, barrel organ, piano, tuba, saxophone, violin and percussion (1997). As an improviser Courvoisier has toured and recorded with a wide range of artists including John Zorn (she continues to perform in his Cobra projects), Tony Oxley, Fred Frith, Joelle Leandre, Michel Godard, and others.

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