To get a more French angle on things, you can visit Peter Corser's page at Myspace JaJaSpirit is a webradio with on- line listening and video clips as well as information ab- out Parisian con- certs. One of Peter Corser's Blackberry Project sessions and an interview with him will be broadcast at JaJa- Spirit in the spring. Peter Corser's al- bum Breathing Out was released on FMR records. The label, run by Trevor Taylor, has a large number of interesting and varied recordings. Trevor himself is an accomplished percussionist. Adjabel is a rock roots group with Atissou Loko from Haiti on percussion and others. They often collaborate with other musicians and groups. Xavier Roux is a turntablist who develops electro-acoustic sounds. His influences are eclectic. He creates film and theatre music as well as personal sound projects including joint work with other musicians. He is also a DJ at Radio Libertaire. The visuals for 'Breathing Out' were designed by Jean-Louis Crudenaire. He is both an accomplished graphic artist and an interesting short-film maker. His latest film, 'Nuages en Compagnie' , is now available. The 'Breathing Out' and 'Circular Way' album cover images, as well as a number of photos on this site's image page, were taken by the talented Patrick Bonnet, who is currently working on an innovative slide show project. Singer and Guitarist Jackson Tmaque mingles music from his homeland of Haiti, including Voodoo rhythms, with American Blues, Reggae and French Songs. You can listen to online extracts from his first album, 'Conte Urbain' which came out in Sept. 2003. Bruce Coates, who wrote the sleeve notes for 'Breathing Out', is a talented soprano and alto saxophone player, focusing mainly on free improvisation. He has recently recorded a very fine soprano duet CD with Paul Dunmall (see below), that combines closely evolving, intertwining lines with an appealing sense of fressness and variety. To buy a copy, visit Paul Dunmall's CD page at Mind Your Own Music: Scroll down and look for, '19 Years Later' (44:31) DLE-035 (2003), or contact Bruce Coates directly. The albums, 'Finding The Time' and 'Breathing Out', were recorded and mixed by Max Jesion at his reasonably priced Bop City Studio. As well as being a good engineer, Max has a good ear, being a musician himself, and alot of patience. He has just finished building a new studio. Paul Dunmall is a highly gifted, diverse and prolific saxophone and bagpipes player. To find out about him and to look at his extensive discography, as well as those of a number of other accomplished musicians, visit his home page at Mind Your Own Music. The most well known and undoubtedly the greatest saxophone circular breather is of course Evan Parker. He doesn't have a personal web site but google will offer you many possibilities. The minimalist composer Steve Reich's official site offers the opening section of the world premiere of "Music for 18 Musicians", from 1976. It's well worth a listen. Note that the recording is live and no electronic instruments or devises are used. The US magazine 'Saxophone Journal' has interesting and varied articles as well as including a Masterclass/Play-Along CD with each issue. All About Jazz is a particularly good site to visit if you are looking for an extensive list of international jazz festivals. Jazz Services has an extensive database of mainly U.K. venues, festivals, labels and other useful things including direct e-mail links. For those who wish to find venues where free improvisers can play, have a look at Improvisation Database. As well as being extremely helpful, it's also refreshingly clear and concise. European Free Improvisation Pages provides useful information about a number of top European improvisers, groups and independent record labels, including video clips and MP3s. Resurgence Magazine is a tho-roughly inspiring read for all those interested in environmental and spiritual issues. Their site allows you to read a large number of important and interesting articles from many different writers. For a good American radio station which gives you an insight into what's going on in the United States and around the world, listen to award winning journalist Amy Goodman's 'The War and Peace Report' on the Democracy Now website. Extensive archives give you access to all kinds of interesting interviews and speeches. If you don't like using Microsoft products, there are viable alternatives to Internet Explorer and Outlook express. Mozilla proposes a good browser, Firefox, and an equally good e-mail tool, Thunderbird. You can download these and more, free of charge. Rent a stylishly furnished apartment in Paris, by the day, week or month. Mention Peter Corser and receive a special discounted rate.