Franck Amsallem

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Franck Amsallem is an acclaimed international jazz pianist, playing, recording, and composing for over 40 years. A multi-talented musician, Franck is also much in demand as a composer/arranger, singer, and educator.

Franck has recorded ten CDs under his name and a major collaboration, "New York Stories," with Joshua Redman, Roy Hargrove, and Danny Gatton on Blue Note USA. While living in New York City, Franck played as a sideman with Gerry Mulligan, Charles Lloyd, Jerry Bergonzi, Joe Chambers, Maria Schneider, Kevin Mahogany and Harry Belafonte as well as Gary Bartz, Bobby Watson, Rick Margitza, Tim Ries, and Blood Sweat and Tears.

Franck is the recipient of major awards (NEA composition fellowship, Great American Jazz Piano Competition, ASCAP award, Fondation de la Vocation, FACE cultural exchange) in both the U.S. and France.

In 1992 Franck released "Out a Day", an award-winning trio cd with Gary Peacock and Bill Stewart, praised by many jazz magazines all over the world. This recording established him as an in-demand jazz pianist in NYC, as well as a composer to watch. He has since played many of the most important festivals throughout Europe, including Pori, Molde, Red Sea, North Sea, Paris, Nice, Vienne, and Antibes/Juan-les-Pins.

As a composer, he has been commissioned by the WDR Jazz Orchestra, the National Jazz Orchestra of France (O.N.J.), and The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. His composition "Nuits" for string orchestra and jazz quartet has been performed many times with various soloists. Other commissions include "Place Du Temps" for chamber orchestra, "The Farewell" for the PRISM saxophone quartet and "Brooding" for solo piano (2013).

In 2009, Franck released "Amsallem Sings", showcasing his talents as a pianist-singer, featuring 12 songs from the Great American Songbook. "Franck Amsallem Sings Vol. II" followed, a trio opus recorded in Paris. Franck was recently part of "At Barloyd", a 9 cds boxset showcasing nine of the best French jazz pianists.

Just released in Sep. 2019, "Gotham Goodbye", featuring his regular quartet, has already garnered superb reviews on the jazz&people label.
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Dolly's Ditty
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
03:51
Composers: Gatton
05
Mike The Cat
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
05:34
Composers: Danny Gatton
03
Ice Maidens
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
03:29
Composers: Charles Fambrough
04
Out A Day
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
06:32
Composers: Amsallem
01
Morning Star
Franck Amsallem
Morning Star
07:29
Composers: Rodgers Grant
02
Wheel Within A Wheel
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
07:01
Composers: Robert Watson
09
One For Lenny
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
07:56
Composers: Danny Gatton
10
Disclosure
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
03:54
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
The Move
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
08:26
Composers: Isreal
07
A Clear Thought
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
05:11
Composers: Linda Hargrove
08
5/4
Danny Gatton
New York Stories: Volume One
05:30
Composers: Robert Watson
03
Young and Foolish
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
07:50
Composers: Albert Hague - Arnold Horwitt

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  • Discography
Albums
2025 Franck Amsallem
14-05-2025
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
01
Blue Gardenia
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
05:14
Composers: Lester Lee
02
La Chanson d'Helene
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
04:14
Composers: Philippe Sarde - Jean Loup Dabadie
03
Unforgettable
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
06:08
Composers: Irving Gordon
04
You Won't Forget Me
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
06:28
Composers: Fred Spielman
05
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
06:24
Composers: Michel Legrand
06
Agrigento
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
07:16
Composers: Franck Amsallem
07
Cotton Trails
Franck Amsallem
The Summer Knows (un été 42)
05:33
Composers: Franck Amsallem
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Jazz and People
30-04-2021
At Barloyd's
01
These Foolish Things
Franck Amsallem
At Barloyd's
03:58
Composers: Jack Strachey - Eric Maschwitz
02
Yardbird Suite
Franck Amsallem
At Barloyd's
03:51
Writer: Charlie Parker / Composers: Charlie Parker
03
More Than You Know
Franck Amsallem
At Barloyd's
05:50
Composers: Billy Rose - Edward Eliscu - Vincent Youmans
04
Nightmare
Franck Amsallem
At Barloyd's
04:52
Composers: Franck Amsallem
05
Bud Will Be Back Shortly
Franck Amsallem
At Barloyd's
05:52
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
Milestones (Original)
Franck Amsallem
At Barloyd's
04:26
Composers: John Lewis
07
Blackberry Winter
Franck Amsallem
At Barloyd's
05:04
Composers: Alec Wilder - Loonis
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2020 Franck Amsallem
01-09-2020
Years Gone By
01
After
Franck Amsallem
Years Gone By
07:26
Composers: Franck Amsallem
02
Nobody's Perfect
Franck Amsallem
Years Gone By
08:21
Composers: Franck Amsallem
03
Why
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Years Gone By
05:53
Composers: Franck Amsallem
04
Riamuh
Franck Amsallem
Years Gone By
05:28
Composers: Franck Amsallem - Tim Ries
05
Night Mare
Franck Amsallem
Years Gone By
06:28
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
Years Gone By
Franck Amsallem
Years Gone By
04:31
Composers: Franck Amsallem
07
What's Next
Franck Amsallem
Years Gone By
08:58
Composers: Franck Amsallem
Jazz and People
20-09-2019
Gotham Goodbye
01
From Two to Five
Franck Amsallem
Gotham Goodbye
05:47
Composers: Franck Amsallem
02
A Night in Ashland
Franck Amsallem
Gotham Goodbye
07:07
Composers: Franck Amsallem
03
Gotham Goodbye
Franck Amsallem
Gotham Goodbye
06:42
Composers: Franck Amsallem
04
Last Night When We Were Young
Franck Amsallem
Gotham Goodbye
05:44
Composers: Harold Arlen - Yip Harburg
05
Baton Rouge
Franck Amsallem
Gotham Goodbye
04:23
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
Standard From
Franck Amsallem
Gotham Goodbye
07:03
Composers: Franck Amsallem
07
In Memoriam
Franck Amsallem
Gotham Goodbye
08:18
Composers: Franck Amsallem
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2014 Franck Amsallem
16-04-2014
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
01
Never Will I Marry
Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
04:26
Composers: Frank Loesser
02
If You Could See Me Now
Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
05:39
Composers: Tadd Dameron - Carl Sigman
03
Dindi
Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
06:05
Composers: Antonio Carlos Jobim
04
Body and Soul
Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
05:16
Composers: Johnny Green
05
It Could Happen to You
Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
06:23
Composers: Jimmy van Heusen
06
Paris Remains in My Heart
Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
05:23
Composers: Franck Amsallem
07
Just One of Those Things
Franck Amsallem
Franck Amsallem Sings, Vol. II
06:35
Composers: Cole Porter
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2009 Franck Amsallem
01-09-2009
Amsallem Sings
01
Come Rain Or Come Shine
Franck Amsallem
Amsallem Sings
03:50
Composers: Harold Arlen
02
Dream
Franck Amsallem
Amsallem Sings
03:14
Composers: Harold Arlen - John Mercer
03
I Get Along Without You Very Well
Franck Amsallem
Amsallem Sings
05:20
Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
04
The Song Is You
Franck Amsallem
Amsallem Sings
03:52
Composers: Jerome Kern
05
I Concentrate On You
Franck Amsallem
Amsallem Sings
05:35
Composers: Cole Porter
06
But Beautiful
Franck Amsallem
Amsallem Sings
05:11
Composers: Jimmy van Heusen
07
In My Solitude
Franck Amsallem
Amsallem Sings
01:09
Composers: Duke Ellington
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2020 Franck Amsallem
02-03-2006
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
01
Something to Live For
Franck Amsallem
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
08:27
Composers: Duke Ellington - Billy Strayhorn
02
Upper Manhattan Medical Group
Franck Amsallem
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
04:54
Composers: Billy Strayhorn
03
Absinthe
Franck Amsallem
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
05:53
Composers: Billy Strayhorn
04
Lush Life
Franck Amsallem
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
07:04
Composers: Billy Strayhorn
05
Isfahan
Franck Amsallem
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
04:58
Composers: Billy Strayhorn
06
Rest Assured
Franck Amsallem
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
06:29
Composers: Franck Amsallem
07
Paris Remains in My Heart
Franck Amsallem
A Week in Paris (A Tribute to Strayhorn)
06:50
Composers: Franck Amsallem
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Gerard Kleijn Music
01-01-2006
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
01
Voyage En Espagne
Gerard Kleijn
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
07:53
Composers: Gerard Kleijn
02
James Brown Dans Les Balkans
Gerard Kleijn
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
06:29
Composers: Gerard Kleijn
03
Le Jardin D'Amour
Gerard Kleijn
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
05:31
Composers: Paul Berner
04
La Nuit Africaine
Gerard Kleijn
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
06:53
Composers: Gerard Kleijn
05
Deuxieme Impromptu
Gerard Kleijn
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
09:38
Composers: Gerard Kleijn
06
Batterie Et Basse
Gerard Kleijn
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
05:32
Composers: Gerard Kleijn
07
Pas De Deux
Gerard Kleijn
Le Flirt De Satie (Live at the Bird's Eye)
08:43
Composers: Gerard Kleijn
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2019 Franck Amsallem
23-09-2003
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
01
I Got Rhythm
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
05:46
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
02
Summertime
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
05:47
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
03
Young and Foolish
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
07:50
Composers: Albert Hague - Arnold Horwitt
04
Tom's Tune
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
06:06
Composers: Franck Amsallem
05
Laila
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
05:39
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
The Man I Love
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
05:57
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
07
Bud Will Be Back Shortly
Franck Amsallem
Summer Times (feat. Johannes Weidenmuller & Joe Chambers)
09:07
Composers: Franck Amsallem
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2020 Franck Amsallem
07-11-2000
On Second Thought (Live)
01
On Second Thought (Live)
Franck Amsallem
On Second Thought (Live)
11:39
02
Chanson Triste (Live)
Franck Amsallem
On Second Thought (Live)
14:01
Composers: Franck Amsallem
03
Thirty-Two More Bars to Go, Indeed (Live)
Franck Amsallem
On Second Thought (Live)
13:36
04
After (Live)
Franck Amsallem
On Second Thought (Live)
10:35
Composers: Franck Amsallem
05
And Keep This Place in Mind for a Better One Is Hard to Find (Live)
Franck Amsallem
On Second Thought (Live)
07:06
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
Affreusement Votre (Live)
Franck Amsallem
On Second Thought (Live)
08:36
Composers: Franck Amsallem
1993 @franck Amsallem
01-01-1993
Regards
01
Ode to Mr Blue
Franck Amsallem
Regards
06:34
Composers: Franck Amsallem
02
On Second Thought
Franck Amsallem
Regards
06:48
Composers: Franck Amsallem
03
It Happens
Franck Amsallem
Regards
07:26
Composers: Tim Ries
04
The Shames
Franck Amsallem
Regards
10:09
Composers: Tim Ries
05
Regards
Franck Amsallem
Regards
04:33
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
A2
Franck Amsallem
Regards
07:10
Composers: Tim Ries
07
Chanson Triste
Franck Amsallem
Regards
07:01
Composers: Franck Amsallem
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1992 ©franck Amsallem
01-01-1992
Out a Day
01
Out a Day
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day
09:18
Composers: Franck Amsallem
02
For the Record
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day
05:49
Composers: Franck Amsallem
03
How Deep Is the Ocean
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day
08:27
Composers: Irving Berlin
04
And Keep This Place in Mind for a Better One Is Hard to Find.
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day
06:26
Composers: Franck Amsallem
05
Running After Eternity
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day
06:04
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
Dee
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day
06:40
Composers: Franck Amsallem
07
On Your Own
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day
09:36
Composers: Franck Amsallem
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2025 Franck Amsallem
01-01-1992
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
01
Out a Day
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
09:20
Composers: Franck Amsallem
02
For the Record
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
05:49
Composers: Franck Amsallem
03
How Deep Is the Ocean
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
08:27
Composers: Irving Berlin
04
And Keep This Place in Mind for a Better One Is Hard to Find
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
06:25
Composers: Franck Amsallem
05
Running After Eternity
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
06:05
Composers: Franck Amsallem
06
Dee
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
06:38
Composers: Franck Amsallem
07
On Your Own
Franck Amsallem
Out a Day (Remastered 2025)
09:35
Composers: Franck Amsallem
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Singles
2025 Franck Amsallem
05-05-2025
Morning Star
01
Morning Star
Franck Amsallem
Morning Star
07:29
Composers: Rodgers Grant
2025 Franck Amsallem
25-04-2025
La Chanson d'Helene
01
La Chanson d'Helene
Franck Amsallem
La Chanson d'Helene
04:13
Composers: Philippe Sarde - Jean Loup Dabadie