André Ekyan

French jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer and arranger.

Born October 24, 1907 in Meudon, France.

Died August 9, 1972 in Alicante, Spain.

He recorded with [a=Benny Carter], [a=Coleman Hawkins], [a=Fats Waller], [a=Tommy Dorsey], [a=Joe Turner], [a=Mezz Mezzrow], [a=Frank "Big Boy" Goudie] and [a=Tommy Benford]. He worked or toured in/with [a=Jack Hylton And His Orchestra] (London, 1930-31), Gregor (Paris, 1932-33), [a=Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra] (New York, 1936) and Ray Ventura (1938, 1941)