Jazz Articles about Franck Amsallen

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Franck Amsallen: Another Time

by Douglas Payne
June 1, 1999

Algerian pianist Franck Amsallen (b. 1961) is an accomplished, exceedingly thoughtful player who studied at the Conservatory in Nice, Berklee College in Boston and received a Masters Degree in Composition from the Manhattan School of Music. Now a resident New Yorker, his curriculum vita boasts on-the-job training in the bands of Gerry Mulligan, Dave Liebman and Bob Brookmeyer. On record, he's probably most familiar to listeners from such recent Blue Note compilations as New York Stories, Yule Be Boppin' and ...