AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE (A)
Matt Brewer, Marcus Gilmore, the Ebene String Quartet, Yaron Herman.

Collaboratively composing for a string quartet through a multi-stage process, with performances in Paris and New York.
January - April, 2009 : Sketching.
May, 2009 : Q&A session in France.
June - August, 2009 : Revising and Finalizing.
September - December, 2009 : Rehearsal and Performances at the New Morning Jazz Club (Paris) and at the Jazz Gallery (New York City).

TAYLOR HO BYNUM (A)
Taylor Ho Bynum, Jean-Luc Cappozza, Itaru Oki, Franz Hautzinger, Herb Robertson, Joe McPhee, Jean-Jacques Avenel, John Betsh.

International Trumpet Summit to be programmed during the 9th Festival of the New Trumpet Music - New York City.
September, 2009 : Rehearsal for the musicians to develop the collaborative compositions and improvisational strategies for performance, workshops on brass techniques with student musicians, and exhibition of an extensive collection of customized and mutant brass instruments. Culmination in a FONT's headlining concert.

FRANCOIS CORNELOUP (F)
François Corneloup, Dominique Pifarély, Dean Magraw, Chico Huff, James-Thomas Bates.

Tour in France and Europe from March until April 2009 with NEXT Orchestra.
February 10th, 2009 : Festival Sons d'Hiver in Choisy le Roy (France).
From March 19th to April 18th, 2009 : NEXT on French European Tour
Concerts Locations : Banlieues Bleues Jazz Festival (Pantin, France); Oslo Jazz Festival (Norway); Grenoble Jazz Festival (France), Charleville-Mézières Theater (France), Genève Jazz Club (Switzerland), Lisbonne (Portugal), Lorient Jazz Club (France), Pannonica Jazz Club (Nantes, France), Vauban Jazz Club (Brest, France), La Grande Boutique Cabaret (Langonnet, France), Questember Theater (France), La Passerelle Scène Nationale (Saint Brieuc, France), Petit Faucheux Concert Hall (Tours, France), Carré Bleu Jazz Club (Poitiers, France), Musiques de Nuit (Bordeaux, France), Dunkerque Jazz Club (France), l'Allan Scène Nationale (Montbéliard, France).

GAEL HORELLOU (F)
Gael Horellou, Ari Hoenig, Jean-Sébastien Simonoviez, François Gallix

Gael Horellou Quartet
January - July, 2009 : Concert at the Jazz Gallery in NYC, plus additional shows planned in France.

WAYNE HORVITZ (A)
Wayne Horvitz, Briggan Krauss, Le Quan Ninh.

Performances in France and the US, recording and workshop
Activities - US : September - October, 2009 : Performances at The Stone (NYC), Earshot Jazz (Seattle), Creative Music Guild (Portland), Angel City Jazz Festival (LA). Workshop at Gallery 1412 and Recording at Litho Studios (Seattle).
Activities - France : October, 2009 : Performance at Jazz Densites June, 2010 : Performance at Festival des Musiques Innovatrices.

STEPHANE KERECKI (F)
Stéphane Kerecki, Tony Malaby, Matthieu Donarier, Thomas Grimmonprez.

Stéphane Kerecki trio + Saxophonist Tony Malaby
January 28th-30th, 2009 : Mix of the recording in Paris by renowned sound engineer Philippe Teissier du Cros.
February, 2009 : Mastering.
April 26th, 2009 : Release in France of the Record.
From May 18th to 25th, 2009 : Tour in France and in Europe.

MILES OKAZAKI (A)
Miles Okazaki, Guillaume Perret, Damion Reid

Improvisation project, with rehearsal and presentation in NY and Paris.
June, 2009.

DOMINIQUE PIFARELY (F)
Dominique Pifarély, Tim Berne, Bruno Chevillon, Craig Taborn.

April - May, 2009 : Rehearsal residency in Avignon (France), recording at La Buissonne Studios (France) and concerts in renowed jazz French festivals such as Luberon Jazz and Europa Jazz Festival.

ALLEN SAMUEL SADIGURSKY (A)
"Sam" Sadigursky, Laurent Coq, Christine Correa, Laurence Allison, Karl Jannuska, Yoni Zelink.

The Words Project
Composition, rehearsal, performance and live recording of original setting of texts and poems by both composers in their respective languages.
Janurary to September 2009.

FELIPE SALLES (A)
Felipe Salles, Alain Mallet, Gildas Bocle, Nelson Veras

French-American-Brazilian collaborations
Masterclass, Performance and Recording
May 20th-24th, 2009 : Rehearsal in France.
May 25th, 2009 : Masterclasse at ARPEJ.
May 26th, 2009 : Performance at Duc des Lombards.
May 28th, 2009 : Recording at TBA Studio.

MIGUEL ZENON (A)
Miguel Zenon, Hans Glawischnig, Henry Cole, Laurent Coq.

Laurent Coq + Michel Zenon Quartet
Summer 2009 : Rehearsal.
Fall 2009 : Masterclasses followed by public performance in both Paris and New York.