Francis Coppieters, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian pianist
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Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
About Francis Coppieters
- Francis Coppieters (September 7, 1930, Brussels - 1990, Germany) was a Belgian jazz pianist.
- He was the son of Fernand Coppieters. Coppieter's first professional experience was as a teenager, playing with Toots Thielemans in 1947-1948.
- He also played in Hazy Osterwald's band soon after.
- Following a move to Paris, he played with Jacques Pelzer, Buck Clayton, René Thomas, Bobby Jaspar and then became a member of Aime Barelli's ensemble after Francy Boland's departure.
- He relocated to Germany in 1957, where he played with Kurt Edelhagen for several years and taught at the Cologne Conservatory.
- Later he worked with musicians such as Charly Antolini, Taps Miller, Klaus Weiss, Slide Hampton, Lucky Thompson, Wilton Gaynair, and Jiggs Whigham.
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