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Eddie Vartan
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05 Sept 1937
† 19 Jun 2001
Sofia, Bulgaria
Biography
Edmond Vartan (10 August 1937 – 19 June 2001) was a French musician, bandleader, arranger, and record producer. Vartan was born in Sofia, Bulgaria, and moved to France with his parents and younger sister Sylvie in 1952. He worked as a trumpet player in Paris jazz clubs, including the Blue Note, and in 1961 gave up his law studies to work as a full-time musician and A&R man for Decca Records. He worked with jazz enthusiast Daniel Filipacchi on the radio programme Pour ceux qui aiment le jazz ("...
Also Known As
Edmond Vartan, Eddy Vartan
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