Today (February 4), keyboardist, composer and producer Philippe Saisse is celebrating his 53rd birthday. The French native, born in Marseilles and raised in Paris, studied piano, music theory and composition at the Paris National Conservatory and at Boston’s prestigious Berklee College of Music.

Saisse currently lives in Southern California with his wife Laura and 9-year old son Dorian after many years in New York

In 1988, Saisse delivered his first solo album with the release of Valerian. His 2006 The Body & Soul Sessions delivered a No. 1 smooth jazz smash with “Do It Again,” his cover of the Steely Dan classic.

Saisse’s latest solo CD, At World’s Edge, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. “I’m still elated and grateful to have received a Grammy nomination for At World’s Edge,” he says. “Even if I did not win.”  The CD reunited Saisse with long-time friends Simon Phillips and Pino Palladino, who have since joined forces to launch a new rock/jazz fusion trio ensemble, PSP (Phillips/Saisse/Palladino). PSP’s debut CD, PSP LIVE (recorded in Tokyo in February) was recently released in Europe by C.A.R.E Music Group of Munich, Germany.

(Smooth Jazz Network)

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