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Claude Abadie was born on January 16, 1920 in Paris, France. He was interested in New Orleans jazz and Chicago jazz from an early age, and formed his own ensemble in 1941 to play in the Dixieland-revival style. Boris Vian played in the group from 1943.
Soon after, Abadie’s ensemble included Claude Luter, Jef Gilson, Raymond Fol, and Hubert Fol. He founded a new ensemble in 1949, which included Jean-Claude Fohrenbach and Benny Vasseur, but quit music in 1952, not returning to performance until 1963.
In 1965 he formed a large ensemble to play contemporary jazz and among his sidemen was Paul Vernon. Clarinetist and bandleader Claude Abadie turned 100 on his birthday and passed away on March 29, 2020.
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