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]
References
- 1 2 "Claude Claude Tissendier". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- 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.
Bibliography
- André Clergeat, "Claude Tissendier". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Second edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
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