In the US, fans waited in line to get tickets for George Gruntz’s concerts. His projects were so creative and diverse that he was truly seen as an exceptional artist in the jazz scene. The European premiere of the production «Chicago Cantata» took place in Basel at the Rheinknie Session and could have been written specifically for the Basel festival since it showed the diversity of music genres from gospel to blues to jazz. Chicago met Basel with the gospel choir «Linton Family», outstanding blues musicians and the pearls of the jazz scene (Lester Bowie, Ray Anderson, Ambrosetti and many more)!