Philippe Saisse
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Philippe Saisse is a smooth jazz and New Age music keyboardist. He is also a producer and doubles on bass.
He was born in Marseilles and raised in Paris. After studying at the conservatory in Paris he won a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music. He became the protege of Gary Burton and debuted on Al Di Meola's Splendido Hotel. He also worked with Felicia Collins and wrote for David Sanborn. He has also done work in the pop world for David Bowie and others.
Between 1988 and 1990 he performed as the regular house band keyboardist in The Sunday Night Band, during the two seasons that the highly acclaimed music performance program Sunday Night ran on NBC late-night television. [1]
[edit] Partial discography
- Halfway Til Dawn (09/13/1999)
- Halfway Til Dawn (03/03/2003)
- Next Voyage (08/1997)
[edit] References
- ^ "Sunday Night" episodes #104 (1988), #113 (1989), #114 (1989), #121 (1989)
