They say they started performing together in the womb, one snapping fingers and the other humming melodies. They both went on to PhD’s, one in Physics and one in Math. But they couldn’t stop playing music, even when they were separated by the Atlantic Ocean, one in New York and the other in Paris.

I f you don’t believe in the twin bond, you’d have to rethink that after watching Francois Moutin and Louis Moutin perform together. A tighter and more amazing rhythm section cannot be found in the jazz world.

Add Rick Margitza on saxophone and Pierre de Berthmann on keyboards (each extremely talented solo artists in their own right), and you’ve got a hot, hot band.

Moutin Reunion Quartet has been touring the U.S. and the world for 4 years. This is their third CD for the well-respected French label, Nocturne, but their first to secure major distribution in the U.S. The band has just played to standing ovations in Rochester, Cleveland, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Madison, Syracuse, and New York City, and will return for another U.S. tour in October.

This is something special.