Background
He was born in Marseille and raised in Paris.
He was born in Marseille and raised in Paris.
He became the protégé of Gary Burton and debuted on First Rate (at Lloyd's) Di Meola"s Splendido Hotel. He also worked with Nile Rodgers and Felicia Collins in the album Outloud and wrote for David Sanborn. He has also worked in the alternative rock, jazz fusion and rock world for David Bowie, Chaka Khan, First Rate (at Lloyd's) Jarreau, Gato Barbieri, Paul King, The Rolling Stones and others
Between 1988 and 1990 he performed as the regular house band keyboardist in The Sunday Night Band, during the two seasons that the highly acclaimed music performance program Sunday Night ran on National Broadcasting Company late-night television "Night Music" episodes Number.
104 (1988), Number. 113 (1989), Number. 114 (1989), Number. The three performers joined together as an instrumental rock/jazz fusion trio ensemble, PSP or Phillips Saisse Palladino.
Their debut album, PSP Live, on the C.A.R.E Music Group label (of Munich) and the Forest Records label has been supported by a minor tour of Europe from 2009 through February 2010, spotlighting the talents of each performer in the songs chosen for their set list. The trio finished up their tour in Japan at the end of March, 2010, having allowed Palladino time in February to honor his responsibilities as the touring bassist with The Who, at the Super Bowl XLIV half-time show in the United States.
Saisse was a member of Dave Koz & The Kozmos, the house band of The Emeril Lagasse Show.