Claude Tissendier

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Claude Tissendier (born 1 October 1952) [1] is a French jazz reedist and bandleader.

He was born in Toulouse, France. [1]

Tissendier studied classical music as well as jazz, and began playing in Paris in 1977 with Claude Bolling, Ornicar, Gérard Badini, Jean-Loup Longnon, and François Laudet. [2] He founded an ensemble in tribute to John Kirby in 1983, [2] then formed Saxomania, a seven-piece band which played with Benny Carter, Guy Lafitte, Spike Robinson, Clark Terry, and Phil Woods. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Claude Tissendier". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 397. ISBN   0-85112-580-8.

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