Maurice Vander

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Works

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Film & TV

Vitry-sur-Seine, Val-de-Marne, France

Maurice Vanderschueren, better known as Maurice Vander (born 11 June 1929, Vitry-sur-Seine, died 16 February 2017, Montmorillon ) was a French jazz keyboardist. Vander worked in the 1950s with Don Byas, Django Reinhardt, Bobby Jaspar, Jimmy Raney, Stephane Grappelli, Chet Baker, and Kenny Clarke. He won the Prix Django Reinhardt in 1962. In the 1960s he was a session musician for Roger Guerin,…

Known for

• Claude Nougaro: Embarquement Immediat — Self2000
• Le monde est à vous — Self1987
• Champs-Elysées — Self1982
• Système 2 — Self1975
• Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Country

France

Active from

1929

Active to

2017

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,524

Total plays

17,966

Maurice Vander (11 June 1929 - 16 February 2017) was a French jazz and film music pianist, arranger and composer. Born Maurice Camille Gustave Vanderschueren in Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne), Maurice Vander worked for a long time with Claude Nougaro and with other European and American jazzmen, like Django Reinhardt, Serge Gainsbourg and Benny Carter, among others. He is the adoptive father of the drummer Christian Vander. He died in Paris, France on 16 February 2017. <a href="https://www.las

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Gustave

Gender

male

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Paris

Place of death

Montmorillon

Child

Christian Vander

Occupation

jazz musician

Employer

Barclay

Languages spoken

French

Instrument

piano

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