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Jun 14, 1930 Paris, Île de France, France Died on 24 Apr 1988 (aged 57)
French saxophonist and bandleader
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About Michel Attenoux
- Michel Attenoux (June 14, 1930 in Paris – April 24, 1988 in Laval) was a French jazz saxophonist. Attenoux played piano in his youth, later learning soprano saxophone and playing locally.
- He founded his own ensemble in 1951, which played with Peanuts Holland in 1952 and in 1953 was offered the position of house band at a Parisian club called Metro Jazz.
- There he played with Sidney Bechet, Jimmy Archey, and others.
- Starting in 1955, he added alto saxophone to his repertory, and played with visiting American musicians in Paris over the next several decades; he also played at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1975.
- In the 1970s he worked with Geo Daly, Marc Laferrière, Al Grey, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, and the Lionel Hampton All-Stars.
- In 1978 he formed Les Petits Français with Moustache, Marcel Zanini, and François Guin, which recorded jazz versions of the songs of Georges Brassens.
