Raymond Jourdan
(COMEDIENS)
29 Rue de la Chapelle, 75018 Paris, France
In 1950 Raymond Jourdan made his theatre debut in Lyon, the city of his birth. By the mid 50s he was acting on the Paris stages of the Théâtre de l’Œuvre, Théâtre du Quartier Latin, Théâtre de la Huchette, and the Théâtre du Tertre. In the 1960s he developed into a multi-disciplinary actor with frequent appearances on television and in the cinema. These included multiple appearances on the TV series of both La belle et son fantôme and Les habits noirs.

Zizi Rascos
(DANSEURS)
12 Rue Boucry, 75018 Paris, France
Described as “a pure aesthete, full of musicality”, dancer and actor Zizi Rascos appeared in a handful of TV specials, including in a 1965 episode of the Ni figue ni raisin alongside Dalida. Rascos was an adept circus performer and taught tightwire at the Conservatoire des Arts du Cirque et du Mime.

Boulou Ferré
(Guitare)
13 Rue Caillié, 75018 Paris, France
Boulou Ferré (real name Jean-Jacques Ferret, b.1951) is a French virtuoso jazz guitarist, composer, arranger, and improviser. He would have been just 13 when he lived here, about the time he was playing with John Coltrane at the Jazz à Juan festival in Antibes. In 1966 he recorded the album Paris All-Stars with Michel Gaudry, Maurice Vander, and Eddy Louiss. In 1969 he gave a series of recitals at the Chat qui peche Jazz Club with saxophonist Dexter Gordon, bassist Patrice Caratini, and drummer Philly Joe Jones.

Alix Bret
(Contrebasse)
27 Rue Labois-Rouillon, 75018 Paris, France
Double bassist Alix Bret started playing with Boris Vian, and Géo Daly in the 1940s and went on to record a number of discs with the vibraphonist, and play at the weekly concerts at the Théâtre Edouard VII (9th arrondissement) with his band. The 1950s was a golden period for Bret, with appearances with Orchestre Christian Chevallier, the American jazz trumpet Jonah Jones, Guy Lafitte, Jean Bonal, and Sidney Bechet. By the 1960s he was in the band supporting none other than Monsieur 100 000 Volts, Gilbert Becaud.