JC Maillard (aka Jean-Christophe Maillard) is a New-York city based, Caribbean born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, founder of Grand Baton globe-trotter and multicultural adventurer of many collaborations. Since he helped design it in 2002, he has been roaming the earth with a new 8-string instrument called the SazBass. If you are interested in completing the puzzle of his musical wanders, here are a few names he has been associated with: Myamba, Angelique Kidjo Richard Bona Sofia Rei For Paco Lisa Fischer John Zorn Daniel Mille Patrick Saint-Eloi Maurane Michel Fugain Michel Jonasz… and many more.