I first met my dear friend Ange Lanzalavi when I was invited to prepare the scores for a mandolin workshop he was holding in Pigna, Corsica, in 2010. Ange and I hit it off immediately, and I ended up leading the band through rehearsals as well. When I moved to Corsica later that year, Ange invited me to play in his band - that is such an honor. I eventually recorded an album with him and Jérôme Ciosi, and prepared a book of his compositions. Ange is an amazing musician, and one of the greatest souls I’ve ever met.