Claude Tissendier
Claude Tissendier (born October 1, 1952 in Toulouse) is a French jazz reedist and bandleader.
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. He founded an ensemble in tribute to John Kirby in 1983, then formed Saxomania, an ensemble which played with Benny Carter, Guy Lafitte, Spike Robinson, Clark Terry, and Phil Woods.
References
- André Clergeat, "Claude Tissendier". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
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