Michel Sardaby

Martinique pianist, born September 4, 1935 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. Died December 6, 2023, aged 88. Sardaby learned to play the piano at the age of five in the brasserie of his father, where music was played constantly. He went to Paris where he studied, obtaining his diploma in 1956, at which point he decided to devote himself to a career as jazz pianist. Throughout the 1960s, he played piano with blues musicians such as Sonny Boy Williamson and T-Bone Walker, as well as releasing more jazz-focused solo albums. He has been active on the European scene, especially in Paris where he resides.