The MING Magazine had contacted me to recommend them a book I just read and to publish an article about my impressions and feelings about this book, called "L'élégance du Hérisson" by Muriel Barbery. For many people I know who like Mermaid Song in Hong Kong or in China and missed it, here is the article. I'd like to send a special thank to Kassy Han, the Ming's reporter who send it to me and made it possible. She shared to me that she's decided to play " Mermaid Song" on her wedding as the theme song. I must say I'm very touched and wish her and her futur hunsband all my best wishes.

Jazz session from the 3rd to the 6th july in Champbonnois, from an hour from Paris...For all instruments... Concert in Paris at the Blues Café on the 7th july

Jeanette, Michele, Noel came to visit me and Paris. A year after their last visit here where they made their baby, Noel... Here they are with him for real, now !

I WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 !!!!

Last night I sang with the band ADAMA yiddish songs which is completly new for me. But I enjoyed it a lot. Great musicians were playing with me in a nice theater. I had many congratulations but most of all for my interpretation of the song "Yinguele nicht vein" which is a sad song. I couldn't beleive it, many persons came to me and said they were nearly crying while listenning to me... I have no pics yet but I hope soon...

Last week Hot Sweet & Swing was playing at the Ritz, more precisely on the swimming pool. An exceptional decoration had been made for this special event.

There's no words to express how I feel. David Sanborn was in concerts in Paris for two days at the New Morning. Nicky Moroch offered me once again places to listen to them playing. Amazing music ! I met Ricky Peterson on keyboards (Wow). I met Richard Patterson on bass (Wow). I met again Gene Lake on drums (Wow) and my dear Nicky Moroch, on guitar(Wow Wow). My sister, Nathalie came with me, twice, to listen to them. After the show on friday evening, David Sanborn gave me an autograph on his last CD with a hug and then guys invited Nathalie and I to a restaurant in Chatelet. And on saturday evening after the show, we went to listen to music at the Duc des Lombards. But to not ending the night like this we invited them at home (Nathalie's home) for a last drink. All night long til 7:00am, drinking wine, eating pasta, singing improvisations songs...I'll never, ever, forget it. Listen to them playing was so WOW that I could only be happy but moreover I spent moments of life unforgetable with them. Forever in my mind and heart...

David Sanborn and I

Ricky Peterson, I, Gene Lake and Nicky Moroch

Nicky Moroch, Nathalie and I

Back from Japan where I spent wonderful time in Tokyo, nice concerts like in the Tokyo International Forum with Norio Maeda san and the great saxophonist Malta, beautiful meetings where I realised how nice and welcome are japanese people. We have a lot to learn about their customs. In France we have a french expression saying "the client is the king", and it's far to be reality. In Japan they say "the client is God" and it's true. People are more smiling than I thought and food is delicious. I let you see few pictures with the eyes of a girl who discoved this amazing city.

Tokyo International Forum with Norio Maeda singing in french my song Black Pearl...

And the big band, behind me while the rehearsal, playing a special arrangement for the occasion on Black Pearl...

In Asakusa

Me with ladies I had found beautiful with their kimonos...

And Sumos...

Amazing and charming japanese garden Koishikawa Korakuen

Subway...

Kids laughing and playing waiting for the train...

Drinking saké in "La Jetée" where all the greatest french directors come to meet this lady who loves France and never missed the Festival de Cannes...

All girls look like her, same style of dressing, very sexy...

Tokyo by night...

Singing in Ueno Park...Bob Leenaers shooting me for his podcast "Chocolat"

My friend boublebassist Hiroshi Yamada...always smiling

Now here are different kind of crazy dressing, full of colors and daring! For the fashion addicted maybe you'll find how you want to look like now...

Thanks to Jean-Pierre who took the pictures of one of my concert last summer with my jazz band "Hot Sweet & Swing". There's such a charm and a jazz color on those photos that I am pretty touched by the look he had by photographing us. I remember it had to be a rainy day and there was such a blue sky and the warm of the music could be felt with people around there....

Three concerts in Monaco, view on the Mediteranean Sea, with Nicolas Cloche and Franck Lanone on piano and Xavier Lebeau on bass. Lots of fun and nice meetings...

Some pics during the dress rehearsal...

Thanks to Jonathan Garnier for the pictures!

What a pleasure to sing with such a band! Very nice concert in South of France, under the sun of the Mediteranean Sea...in the Domaine Lafarge last August. So much fun with those guys!!

Now look at the pics before the concert...

While the concert...

After the concert...

It was a very nice day...

20 000 people were there last night listenning to us in Versailles, city of the "Sun King" ! My english friend Jamie gave me the pleasure to come and he took some pictures of the event! Thanks Jamie....but sorry for the quality of them cause I think he had drunk too much wine that evening... Funny things like James, the trumpet player, reading a book and smooking a cigarette while the crowd was waiting for the show, just before going on stage! Enjoy pics....

Last night in Saint Germain en Laye (close Paris), I sang with my friends-musicians brazilian songs! Here is the picture with Xavier Lebeau on doublebass. It seems we are from another time on that pic...nice! I like it!

My head is in the stars... After many many years waiting for it, I saw David Sanborn playing in Paris in the "Duc des Lombards" on thursday evening. There are no words to express how I feel. The huge privilege I've been granted to be in presence of such a "Grace". It is quite unique to play saxophone like he does. What a genius! What a power! What magic! And musicians, who were playing with him, were just amazing. The duet with Gene Lake on drums and James Genus on bass were unbelievable. James Genus was flying over the rythm with such an elegance. What a great performance of Nicky Moroch on guitar and Gil Goldstein on keyboads!! A dream... And moreover Nicky Moroch invited me as a guest the evening after, so I touched the sky a second time again and I'm still there... Many many thanks to all of them to be all smiles two following days.

I'd specially like to thank Pierre Acourt, talented pianist, who has brought a new dimension & energy by his play while a concert we've done with Hot Sweet & Swing on saturday evening. I had a real pleasure to sing with you guys... Can't wait the next recordings of my new songs...