Maurice Vander
Appearance
Maurice Vander | |
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Birth name | Maurice Camille Gustave Vanderschueren |
Born | Vitry-sur-Seine, France | June 11, 1929
Died | February 16, 2017 Montmorillon | (aged 87)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Maurice Vanderschueren, better known as Maurice Vander (born 11 June 1929, Vitry-sur-Seine, died 16 February 2017, Montmorillon), was a French jazz keyboardist.[1]
Vander worked in the 1950s with
Roger Guerin, Pierre Gossez, and Boulou Ferré, and played with Claude Nougaro and Ivan Jullien. He played with Baker again in the late 1970s and with Johnny Griffin; his later work included performing and recording with Clarke, Richie Cole, Art Farmer, and Benny Powell
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Vander is the adoptive father of Christian Vander.
References
- Michel Laplace, "Maurice Vander". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.