Around 2001, Félix Simtaine formed a tentet which played straight ahead jazz, Mingus, Dizzy, Duke, etc... Michel Herr (piano, arranger), Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (double bass), Félix Simtaine (drums, leader), Phil Abraham (trombone), Gustavo Bergalli (trumpet, Argentina), Alexandre Plumacker (trumpet), Ben Sluijs (alto sax), Fabrice Alleman (tenor sax), Marcus Bartelt (baritone sax/D) Circa 2001