Michel Mercier

Gypsy-jazz guitarist — runs the Green Linnet jam in Paris.

A pillar of the Paris scene: for some twenty years he's run the Sunday-night jam at the Green Linnet — a near-mandatory stop for gypsy-jazz players passing through Paris. His site is also a serious Django Reinhardt archive — rare photos and a worldwide registry of gypsy-guitar luthiers.

Instruments: Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar