Céline Bonacina specialised in baritone saxophone in Paris big bands from 1996 to 1998, later moving to Reunion Island to teach at the regional music conservatoire as well as performing in many festivals, notably as support for the French National Jazz Orchestra. In 2005, she released her first album, Vue d’en haut and then Way of Life in 2010. She has performed across France and has won a number of awards including the 2009 Rezzo contest during Jazz à Vienne.
