Pierre Favre (musician)
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Born | Le Locle, Switzerland | 2 June 1937
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Drums, percussion |
Labels | ECM, FMP |
Associated acts | Irene Schweizer |
Website | www |
Pierre Favre (born 2 June 1937)[1] is a Swiss jazz drummer and percussionist born in Le Locle, Switzerland.[2][3]
He recorded the album Singing Drums (ECM, 1984) with Paul Motian and Nana Vasconcelos. He also appears on the John Surman album, Such Winters of Memory (1983).[1] He has recorded with several well-known musicians, including Tamia, Michel Godard, Mal Waldron, Paul Giger, Jiří Stivín, Michel Portal, Samuel Blaser, the ARTE Quartett, and Barre Phillips.
Select discography[]
As leader[]
- Pierre Favre Quartet (Wergo)
- Santana (FMP)
- Pierre Favre European Chamber Ensemble (Intakt)
- Singing Drums (ECM 1984)
- Window Steps (ECM, 1996)
- Fleuve (ECM, 2006)
- De La Nuit...Le Jour (Polygram)
With Irene Schweizer
- Irene Schweizer & Pierre Favre (Intakt)
- Portrait (Intakt)
- Ulrichsberg (Intakt)
With Samuel Blaser
- Vol à Voile (Intakt, 2010)
- Same Place, Another Time (Blaser Music, 2022)
With Philipp Schaufelberger
- Albatros (Intakt, 2010)
With John Surman
- Such Winters of Memory (ECM, 1982)
- Upon Reflection
With Tamia
- Solitudes (ECM)
With Manfred Schoof
- European Echoes (FMP)
With Michel Godard
- Saxophones (Intakt)
- Castel Del Monte (Enja)
- Deux (Altrisuoni)
With Jiří Stivín
- Výlety (Supraphon)
- Excursions II Twenty Years After (P&J Music)
With Joe McPhee
- Topology (Hat Hut, 1981)
With Michel Portal
- Splendid Yzlment (CBS)
With Barre Phillips
- Music by... (ECM, 1980)
- String Summit: One World In Eight (MPS)
With Dino Saluzzi
- Once Upon a Time - Far Away in the South (ECM, 1985)
With Mal Waldron
- Black Glory (Enja)
With London Jazz Composers Orchestra
- Double Trouble Two Featuring Irene Schweizer, Marilyn Crispell and Pierre Favre (Intakt)
With Stefano Battaglia
- When We Were (Splasch)
With Paul Giger
- Alpstein (ECM, 1991)
With Furio Di Castri, Paolo Fresu & Jon Balke
- Mythscapes (Soul Note)
With Denis Levaillant
- Barium Circus (Nato)
With Yang Jing
- Two In One (Intakt)
- Moments
With Andrea Centazzo
- Koans, Volume 1 (Ictus)
- Dialogues (Robi Droli/Newtone)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Kelsey, Chris. "Pierre Favre Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Pierre Favre at All About Jazz". Archived from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
- 1937 births
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- ECM Records artists
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- FMP/Free Music Production artists
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