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In 1987, Toussaint moved to London, England, when he was invited to be artist-in-residence at the [[Guildhall School of Music]] by [[Lionel Grigson]], at the time the school's professor of jazz.<ref name=Milverton>[http://jazzconversations.podomatic.com/entry/2014-08-31T05_05_18-07_00 "Jazz Conversations with Craig Milverton and Special Guest Jean Toussaint"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070415/http://jazzconversations.podomatic.com/entry/2014-08-31T05_05_18-07_00 |date=2016-03-04 }}, recorded at the Blue Vanguard Jazz Club Exeter, August 31, 2014.</ref> In the late 1980s Toussaint had a regular slot at the fabled [[Dingwalls]] club in [[Camden Town]] on Sunday afternoons.<ref>[http://www.rockersunited.net/bands/diamondhead/robbiefrance.htm [[Robbie France]] biography]</ref> Since then, Toussaint has maintained a profile as a band leader in the UK and Europe, playing with British musicians including, among others, [[Steve Williamson]], [[Courtney Pine]], [[Julian Joseph]], [[Jason Rebello]], [[Cleveland Watkiss]].<ref name=Milverton /> Toussaint has also performed in groups led by [[McCoy Tyner]], [[Gil Evans]], [[Kirk Lightsey]], [[Cedar Walton]], [[Max Roach]], [[Horace Silver]] and [[Jeff Tain Watts]]. In addition he has collaborated with [[Lionel Loueke]].