Bernard Lubat Born July 12 1945 Uzeste Is A French Jazz Drummer Pianist Singer Percussionist Vibraphonist And Accordionist. Lubat Grew Up In A Musical Family His Father Played Trumpet And He Received Formal Training At The Bordeaux Conservatory And The Paris Conservatory. He Worked With Jef Gilson In 1964-1965 And Was A Vocalist With Les Double Six In 1965 Later In The Decade He Drummed For The Paris Jazz All Stars Roger Guerin And The Swingle Singers. He Also Worked As A Session Musician For Hubert Rostaing Among Others. He Began A Long-Term Association With Michel Portal In 1969 And Played Increasingly In Avant-Garde Idioms Though He Continued Working In More Traditional Styles With Dexter Gordon Stan Getz And Eddy Louiss Among Others. He Was Awarded The Prix Django Reinhardt In 1972.