André Ekyan

French jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, composer and arranger. Born October 24, 1907 in Meudon, France. Died August 9, 1972 in Alicante, Spain. He recorded with Benny Carter, Coleman Hawkins, Fats Waller, Tommy Dorsey, Joe Turner, Mezz Mezzrow, Frank "Big Boy" Goudie and Tommy Benford. He worked or toured in/with Jack Hylton And His Orchestra (London, 1930-31), Gregor (Paris, 1932-33), Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra (New York, 1936) and Ray Ventura (1938, 1941)