Michel Denis
Michel Denis (born Mary 1, 1941, Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French jazz and blues drummer.
Denis played early in his career with the , and worked extensively with dixieland and swing musicians such as Don Byas, , Bill Coleman, Michel De Villers, Earl Hines, Stuff Smith, and Rex Stewart. After Memphis Slim moved to Paris, Denis joined his band, working with him for eighteen years; concurrently, he also played as a sideman for Paul Gonsalves, Johnny Griffin, Claude Guilhot, John Lee Hooker, Michel Sardaby, T-Bone Walker, and Big Joe Williams. In the 1970s he played with Dany Doriz extensively. In 1981 he joined 's Harlem Jazz ensemble, and later worked with and , the latter accompanying Spanky Wilson.
References[]
- Michel Laplace, "Michel Denis". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld.
Categories:
- French jazz drummers
- Male drummers
- French male jazz musicians
- 1941 births
- Living people