Stéphane AHMED, aka Monsieur SAX, is a French multi-instrumentalist, arranger and composer based in the Montpellier region of France.

He started playing saxophone at the age of 7 and drums at the age of 8. He studied music at the Conservatoire National de Région and the Ecole Supérieur Dante Agostini in Bordeaux. His musical influences come from funk, rock, soul, ska but also continue through swing and electronic music creating a unique playing style.

In 2017, he created his solo project: Monsieur SAX, in which he decided to further express his influences in electronic music. In 2023, he decided to become djay and play his own mixes to express his creativity. His influences include Daft Punk, Worakls, Monolink, Ben Böhmer, Portishead, Dead Can Dance... and many others! Since 2019 he has been passionate about Lindy Hop, so he created the swing group Hot Jazz Hoppers, whose aim is to get swing communities dancing in 2023.

He is also very interested in Blues and Fusion dance, particularly in their different musical aesthetics. Passionate and inventive, Stéphane AHMED continues to explore the different artistic areas where his boundless curiosity leads him.

He will be appearing at the COCOA Blues & Fusion Exchange festival 2025 with a live DJ set entitled ‘Mix & Sax’, specially designed for the occasion. He'll be playing a mix of trip hop, electronic music and saxophone improvisation.

Bloodstream: https://youtu.be/5vs9JYfaidA?si=ILyMYfYdUT_R3K-o

Monsieur Sax website: www.monsieursax.com