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Seffer, Yochk'o

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Personal name headingSeffer, Yochk'o
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Variant(s)Seffer, Jeff‏, 1939-
Seffer, József‏, 1939-
See alsoCorporate body: Magma (Musical group)
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Corporate body: Zao (Musical group : Paris, France)
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Associated countryHungary France
Birth date1939-07-10
Place of birthMiskolc (Hungary)
Field of activityComposition (Music) Jazz Jazz-rock (Music) Painting Sculpture
Profession or occupationComposers Instrumentalists Saxophonists Jazz musicians Painters Sculptors
Special noteMachine-derived authority record.
Found inLCCN 98-707875: Rétrospective, p1997
Cahen, Faton. Ethnic duo, 1980?: label (François Cahen, Yochk'o Seffer)
BNF in VIAF, May 26, 2021 (authorized access point: Seffer‏, Yochk'o, 1939- ; variant access point: Seffer, Jeff, 1939- ; musician and painter, saxophonist, also plays the clarinet and sound sculptures)
French Wikipedia, May 26, 2021 (Yochk'o Seffer; born Seffer József on July 10, 1939 in Miskolc, Hungary; a French composer and instrumentalist of Hungarian origin; he is also a painter and sculptor, including some of his own instruments; saxophonist (he plays the seven instruments of the saxophone family) and pianist, but he also plays the flute, clarinets and tárogatós (Hungarian wind instruments of Turkish origin); joined Christian Vander at the Magma group in 1971; he and Faton Cahen, the group's pianist, left Magma at the end of 1972 to found Zao with the aim of playing more improvised music; Yochk'o left Zao in 1976; from 1976 to 1980, he was the sole leader of Neffesh-Music; after 1980, Yochk'o dissolved Neffesh-Music to engage in multiple experiences in big band jazz, with the technique of soundpainting)
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