I was 12 years old in 1981 when a visiting guitarist lent me the 33-rpm box set "Guitar Music from ECM", introducing me to the music of Ralph Towner, John Abercrombie, Pat Metheny, Egberto Gismonti, Terje Rypdal, Bill Connors and Mick Goodrick. 

This set changed my life, as it shaped my musical tastes for a long time, and my guitar practice, then under construction.

A few years later, François Jeanneau, director of the ONJ 86, commissioned a work from my father. I accompanied him to its premiere and then met the guest soloist: trumpet player Kenny Wheeler, also a pillar of the ECM label.

A new shock, and a new reference, which I have never denied since.

Much later, I had the chance to take part in various projects with the wonderful pianist John Taylor, Kenny's companion on the road, and I had the distinct feeling that I was moving in familiar territory, almost as if I were returning home. Since then I have had many musical adventures, often mixing jazz with other music, such as baroque, pop, contemporary and even electro.