Elisabeth Kontomanou - Waiting For Spring (2005)

Of Greek and African origin and born in France, Elisabeth Kontomanou has worked with musicians on both the European and American scenes - Leon Parker, Michel Legrand, Mike Stern, Alain Jean-Marie and Toots Thielemans to name a few. She first gained recognition at the "Concours de La Defense," which enabled her to play at jazz festivals, then was nominated for a Django D'Or following her album Embrace. Kontomanou played at world-renowned venues the Blue Note, the Knitting Factory and the Supper Club. She does not limit herself to purely musical endeavours, branching out to both musical cinema (Masque de Lune by Michel Legrand, 1988) and musical comedy (Rag Time, 2003).