Franck Amsallem

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Franck Amsallem
Born October 25, 1961 (1961-10-25) (age 50)
Origin Oran, French Algeria
Genres Jazz
Occupations Musician
Instruments Piano
Associated acts Gerry Mulligan, Joe Chambers, Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart, Joshua Redman, Maria Schneider, Jerry Bergonzi, Charles Lloyd, Bobby Watson, Stephane Belmondo, Rick Margitza
Website www.amsallem.com

Franck Amsallem is a French jazz pianist, composer and also singer. He was born in 1961 in Oran, then in French Algeria, but grew up in Nice, France.[1]

He started learning the piano at age 7 and also took up the classical saxophone at the local conservatory. As a young adult he moved to America, studied at the Berklee College of Music[2] and Manhattan School of Music while continuing his classical piano studies with Phillip Kawin and playing jazz in and around New York. He has collaborated with Gerry Mulligan, Joe Chambers, Gary Peacock, Bill Stewart, Joshua Redman, Maria Schneider, Jerry Bergonzi, Charles Lloyd, Bobby Watson, Kevin Mahogany, Herb Pomeroy, Bob Brookmeyer, Sonny Fortune, Sara Lazarus, Tim Ries, Stephane Belmondo, Rick Margitza, Blood, Sweat and Tears, and Harry Belafonte, among many others.

Amsallem's composition "Obstinated" was performed by the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, now known as the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra. He has since written, conducted and recorded big band music for the Köln Radio Jazz Orchestra (WDR), the Orchestre National de jazz (France), chamber cross-over music for the Prism Saxophone Quartet, Chicago's chamber ensemble Fulcrum Point and cross-over symphonic pieces for the Mancini Institute. He has taught or given workshops at New York's 92Y, Paris' CNSM, CRR, the Royal conservatory in Den Haag, and in Israel, Bulgaria, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland. He has recorded a total of 8 CDs under his name. Amsallem has received several distinguished awards including a National Endowment for the Arts grant for composition, the ASCAP award for Young composers, a FAJE Award (French American Jazz Exchange) and the Fondation de la Vocation Award from France. Franck's new cd is a solo showcasing his singing along with his piano playing. [3]

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[edit] Recordings

  • 1992 Out a Day, OMD
  • 1993 Regards, Freelance
  • 1996 Is That So, Sunnyside Records
  • 1997 Another Time, Challenge/A (reissue "Out a Day")
  • 1998 Years Gone By, Challenge/A
  • 2000 On Second Thought [live], Naïve
  • 2003 Summer Times, Nocturne/Sunnyside Records
  • 2004 Out a Day, Nocturne (reissue)
  • 2005 A Week in Paris, Nocturne
  • 2009 Amsallem Sings, Fram

[edit] Awards

  • 1989: Fondation de la Vocation Award (France)
  • 1989: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship to compose works for string orchestra.
  • 1990: ASCAP Award For Young Composer
  • 2010: FAJE Award (French American Jazz Exchange)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian. The Penguin guide to jazz on CD. Penguin. p. 38. ISBN 0140515216. 
  2. ^ "Take Five With Franck Amsallem". All About Jazz. 2010-01-28. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=35396&pg=1&recommended=1. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 
  3. ^ Lindsay, Bruce (2010). "Amsallem Sings". All About Jazz. http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/review_print.php?id=36930. Retrieved 2010-09-08. 

[edit] External links

[edit] Source

  • Richard Cook & Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings, 8th Edition, London, Penguin, 2006 ISBN 0-141-02327-9
  • John Swenson : The Rolling Stones Jazz Record Guide, 1999


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