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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  1. ^ a b "Claude Claude Tissendier". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 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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