Duo Gadjo

Isabelle Fontaine was born and raised in the French countryside with the voices of Edith Piaf, Charles Trenet, and Yves Montand ringing in her ears. During her college years, her life took an unexpected turn when she joined a group of friends and started performing as a vocalist. She abandoned her plans of teaching English and instead spent the next twenty years singing and playing the snare drum throughout France… more

Jeffrey Magdison was born in San Francisco. His parents, both musicians, taught him to read music and play the piano at an early age. Throughout his childhood he was exposed to many different styles and became proficient on a number of instruments. In 1983, as a Cal student on a year abroad program in Poitiers, France, he was drawn into the local music scene and ended up staying 20 years, thereby making his impact on the French blues scene… more

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