Jeff Coffin is a globally recognized saxophonist, composer, educator, and is a member of the legendary U.S. rock group, Dave Matthews Band. You may also know him from his 14 years, and 3 Grammy Awards, with the genre-defying Bela Fleck & the Flecktones. Jeff fronts numerous groups when not touring with DMB and has released 15+ solo CD's on Ear Up Records.

Coffin is known for his musical passion, his melodically driven compositions, his deep involvement with music education, and his continued dedication to the improvisational musical art form some call Jazz.

He is one of the top, in demand, saxophonists in the world as well as a first call studio musician in Nashville, Tennessee, where he has lived since 1991.

Jeff has released 17+ solo recordings, is a Yamaha Performing Artist & Clinician, a Boston Sax Shop Ambassador, teaches improvisation at the prestigious Vanderbilt University, authored four books, produces, engineers, mixes, and runs his own critically acclaimed record label, Ear Up Records.

In 2020, Jeff began a streaming concert series during the global shutdown to benefit his fellow Nashville musicians called IN THE STUDIO from iTAStudioStreams.com, where all the proceeds go to local out of work musicians and their families. Tune in every Friday at 7PM Central Time at www.facebook.com/jeffcoffinmusic - he’ll see you there!

Belgian-born cellist, singer, composer, improviser and producer Helen Gillet grew up in Singapore, Chicago and Wisconsin before moving to New Orleans in 2002.  Gillet has a B.A. in Music & Anthropology from Beloit College and a M.A. in Cello Performance from Loyola University in New Orleans.  From 1998 to 2000, she studied with North Indian Hindustani cellist Nancy Lesh, sparking her deep interest in improvisation.  Though Gillet had only just begun to experiment with jazz prior to her arrival, she quickly flourished into one of the most unique, talented, and beloved artists in the Crescent City.  As trumpeter Michael Ray (Cool and the Gang, Sun Ra) noted after playing together at a late night jam session at a local coffee shop in 2004, "Helen, you've got big ears."

Gillet has performed at a wide array of venues all over the world including The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Festival International (Lafayette, LA), Copenhagen Jazz Festival and Hindsgavl Festival in Denmark, Nikodemuskirche Festival in Berlin, Mirano Oltre Festival in Italy, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and MONA Mofo festival in Hobart, Tasmania and Darwin Music Festival in Australia and Lincoln Center in NYC. 

She has recorded, toured and performed with a wide array of musicians including Jason Marsalis, Kid Koala, Dr. John, Arcade Fire, Steve Earle, Iron and Wine, Marianne Faithful, Psychedelic Furs, Bill Summers, Cassandra Wilson, Johnny Vidacovich etc...

She has self-produced 3 solo albums: Helen Gillet (2012), Bangkok Silver (2015) and Helkiase (2018); 2 French Chansons albums: Wazozo: Newton Circus (2009), Dusk in Wallonia (2015) and 3 Jazz albums: Running of the Bells (2011) with Tim Green (sax) and Doug Garrison (drums), Ferdinand (2013) James Singleton (bass/effects) and Tephra Sound: Horizon (2018) with Nikki Glaspie (drums), Brian Haas (keys), Rex Gregory (tenor sax and flute), Jessica Lurie (Alto sax, flute, effects), Alex Massa (trumpet), Weedie Braimah (djembe).  Her latest album Let it Shine (2021) is a duo with multi instrumentalist, composer and producer Jeff Coffin released March 19th, 2021 on Ear Up Records. 

She’s known for her eclectic palette – which includes avant-garde jazz, French chansons, funk, alternative rock, and the bohemian flair of the Velvet Underground. Gillet’s performance is known for its enigmatic quality, improvisational versatility and a true mastery of live looping technology. 

Follow @HelenGillet on Instagram and @helengillet on Facebook for news and live stream videos and archive. Helen also has an exclusive catalogue of music at her ONLINE STORE on Bandcamp.