Louis Mazetier (b. 2/17/60 in Paris) is a great french stride pianist, in the tradition of Fats Waller, James P. Johnson and Willie "the Lion" Smith. Mazetier, who also works as a radiologist in Paris, gives concerts throughout Europe and the U.S., as a soloist, in duos and with bands such as the Paris Washboard. He first heard Fats Waller on a record in 1974, when he was studying classical piano, and he learned the tune by ear. By 1978, he was playing in Paris jazz clubs. Read more on Last.fm