Pierre Favre (musician)

Pierre Favre

2005
Background information
Birth name Pierre Favre
Born (1937-06-02) June 2, 1937
Origin Le Locle, Switzerland
Genres Jazz
Instruments drums, percussion
Labels ECM Records
Associated acts Irene Schweizer
1994

Pierre Favre (born 2 June 1937) is a Swiss jazz drummer and percussionist born in Le Locle, Switzerland. [1][2]

Favre released a 1984 album, along with Paul Motian and Nana Vasconcelos, that was titled Singing Drums for the ECM label. He also appears on the John Surman album, Such Winters of Memory. 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 bandleader

With Irene Schweizer

With Samuel Blaser

With Philipp Schaufelberger

With John Surman

With Tamia

With Manfred Schoof

With Michel Godard

With Jiří Stivín

With Joe McPhee

With Michel Portal

With Barre Phillips

With Dino Saluzzi

With Mal Waldron

With the London Jazz Composers Orchestra

With Stefano Battaglia

With Paul Giger

With Furio Di Castri, Paolo Fresu & Jon Balke

With Denis Levaillant

With Yang Jing

With Andrea Centazzo

Notes

  1. ↑ Kelsey, Chris. "Pierre Favre Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Pierre Favre at All About Jazz". Retrieved 21 March 2010.


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