Over the years,from projects to projects, the band increased to its present form : 30 saxophonists, 10 chorus singers, 3 percussionists, 1 bass player and 2 dancers.URBAN SAX can be augmented by local participants from Dance and Music Schools. This has no limit ; the band has sometimes numbered 200 !

Whenever it’s possible, GilbertArtman likes the band to be joined by some musicians issued from different musical horizons. To give you a few examples, the band was joined in Jakarta by Balinese dancers and Gamelan musicians, in Vancouver by some Native American drummers and Scottish pipers, inTurkey by some sufis, inTokyo by some traditional Japanese drummers...

URBAN SAX has been invited all over the worldto perform in greatevents such as the inauguration of plazas, theatres, monuments..., opened and closed countless festivals, played in prestigious places (castles, caves, churches...),“redefined” truly urban environments like subways,

factories, electric pow er stations..., and has been asked to participate in numerous Conventions.

ABOUT THE BAND’S PERFORMANCES

Each performance is spectacular because the band literally invades the location. Some saxophonists are climbing down buildings, othersare on the rooftops, behind the windows, some are arriving in helicopters... Everyone wears earphones and thanksto the transmitter,Gilbert Artman can be very precise his being, say, 200 metersfrom the musicians, who in turn might be 100 metersfrom each other.

The spectator is always surrounded by images and sounds and very often, there are some dancers and musicians suspended above him. URBAN SAXrecreates the urban landscape and forever changes the relation between the people and their town.