Ever since the sixties Philip Catherine has been an important musician in the European jazz scene. His collaborations with great artists such as Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Stephane Grappelli, Dexter Gordon, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrel and NHOP, to name a few, as well as his unique virtuosity and his dedication to music, have played an important role and generated an undeniable influence on the European contemporary jazz.