André Paquinet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French jazz trombonist
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Place of Birth: Arcueil, Île-de-France, France
About André Paquinet
- André Paquinet (born October 1, 1926 in Arcueil) is a French jazz trombonist. Paquinet's father was Guy Paquinet, and early in his life André played in his father's ensemble.
- He then worked with Tony Proteau, Jacques Hélian, Claude Bolling, Michel Legrand, and Fred Gerard in the 1950s.
- In 1957, he founded a trombone duo with Benny Vasseur; they recorded and worked together throughout the 1960s.
- He also worked extensively as a sideman in the 1960s, for Dany Doriz, André Hodeir, and François Guin.
- In 1967 he worked with Jean-Claude Naude for the first time, returning again to collaborate several times in the early 1970s.
- Around 1970 he played with Roy Eldridge, Slide Hampton, and Ivan Jullien; from 1973 to 1977 he was in Berlin, working with Paul Kuntz.
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