Frédéric Gassita
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- Pianist
- composer
- record producer
- television producer
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| Education | Conservatoire de Châteauroux |
| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music |
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| Genres | Jazz |
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| Website | afjproductions2020 |
Frédéric Gassita is a Gabonese pianist, composer and record producer best known for his musical work combining jazz, classical music and African music.[1][2] He was the third African student admitted to Berklee College of Music and the first Gabonese. Gassita is a founding member and president of the African Music Institute in Libreville.[3]
Gassita attended the Conservatoire de Châteauroux in France in the early 1980s, where he received classical training. Upon returning to Gabon in 1984, he formed a band and started playing at a club in Libreville. An audience member he met during a performance told him about Berklee College of Music. In 1987, two years into medicine school, he moved to Boston and joined Berklee in the fall of 1988.[3] Gassita studied music production, sound engineering and jazz performance.[1]
During his time at Berklee, Gassita developed an interest in orchestration. He attended the rehearsals of the Berklee Contemporary Symphony Orchestra and studied literature on orchestration.[1]