Alain Brunet, an internationally renowned French trumpet player and vocalist, has been blending music for close to ten years now. He began playing the trumpet at the age of ten and studied under French classical trumpet player Guy Touvron. "My formal education took place as a student at Sorbonne University in Paris where I studied musicology. I was the first to write a master’s thesis on jazz," says Brunet. Varied musical influences in his life have come from Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, Stravinsky, DeBussy and Ravel.

Several countries around the globe such as Pakistan, Iran, Peru and East Africa have witnessed performances by Brunet. An ideal platform to introduce music with a different mood, he has participated in music festivals conducted all over the world. "The kind of music we make is like a bouquet of multi-coloured flowers. It allows each musician to be comfortable with his own sensibility without forgetting his roots. The reason why Indian classical music and jazz fuse so well together is because they both share a lot of musical material," says Brunet, as he describes the music.

An important contributor to their musical equation is Luc Finoli on the guitar. His experience with mixed music was initiated during the four years he spent at Reunion Island, off the coast of Mauritius. "The Island has a mix of settlers from different countries, which enabled us to produce music that was a mixture of French,Indian, African and Asian tunes," says Luc. A talent that began to exhibit itself at the early age of seven, he now nurtures it in others.A teacher of guitar and actual music, he has also played popular music. Recounting his experience in the country, he says, "We have met some great musicians and it has been a pleasure mixing music with them. Our technique allows each one space to express themselves. Those attending the concert were charmed by the music because of its acoustic balance and sound."

Not purely a mix of music but also ideas and philosophy is how Jean-Louis perceives their art. A sound director by profession, he has dabbled in several fields, from producing music for television to making movies. His 30-year long association with Alain has resulted in many combined performances. Not liking the word fusion for all that it is synonymous with, he stresses, "Our guitar player changes his pitch in order to blend well with the sarod. The outcome is a sound that is different where each listener can identify something they like."