WATCH: Frédéric Gassita perform "The Stars" - Jazz FM Session
Frédéric Gassita takes us for a cosmically-inspired ride!
Last updated 27th Jul 2022
Gabonese piano legend Frédéric Gassita joined us for a Jazz FM Session whilst he was in town, performing his original composition "The Stars"
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Who is Frédéric Gassita?
Frédéric Gassita is one of Gabon’s leading jazz musicians: he’s recorded with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra and has performed across Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Born in Gabon, but classically trained at the Conservatoire de Châteauroux, France, and later attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, he has a career dating back to the mid-1980s. The pianist, composer and record producer has created eight albums of his own, selling hundreds of thousands of copies.
His music fuses jazz with Gabonese rhythms and classical music elements.
Gassita is the founder of Gabonese first division side Akanda FC. He played as a striker for the team, then known as Sapins Football Club, and was the Gabonese league’s top scorer.
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