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Pierre Schirrer

Tribute to S. Bechet, L. Armstrong and Stan Getz

About Me

Pierre SCHIRRER plays all saxophones (tenor, alto, soprano, baritone), all flutes (C-Sharp, piccolo, alto, bass), and all clarinets (B-Flat,and bass). Born in 1952 in Alsace, France, he began his music studies at the CNR in Strasbourg at the age of 13, then followed several jazz programmes at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern, Switzerland.
In 1981, pivotal encounter with the celebrated pianist and band leader Claude BOLLING . He joined the saxophone section of Claude Bolling’s Big Band of which he is the lead tenor sax solo. A long history unfolded, with tours the world over. 25 years of friendship and musical collaboration.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/13/2006
Band Website: pierre-schirrer.com
Band Members:
Pierre Schirrer et L'orchestre Louisiana : Feeling Sax Show 9 Juin 2006 at the Conservatory National of Music of Paris.

Claude BOLLING Big Band : Solo part from "Lazy Girl"(an original of C BOLLING) Pierre SCHIRRER soprano sax solo

Claude Bolling Big Band : Solo part from "Sixteen men swinging" ( C. Basie ) Pierre SCHIRRER tenor sax solo

This historical recording session is the successful outcome of mutual admiration of two great jazz artists: Claude Bolling and Stéphane Grappelli. (Pierre Schirrer,First Ténor sax in the Big Band of Claude Bolling -Solo part at the flûte, playing "CUTE" from (C.Basie)

Pierre SCHIRRER and the LOUISIANA JAZZ BAND Tribute to Sidney Bechet and Louis Armstrong

Claude Bolling Big Band: Gest Star Guy MARCHAND singing "Taxi de nuit" Pierre SCHIRRER solo part at the Tenor sax

Just a Gigolo by Samy Goz Big Band
(Pierre Schirrer on solo part at tenor sax)

Influences: God and a lot of musicians like : Johann Sebastian Bach, Claude Debussy, Stan Getz, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Dexter Gordon, Cannonball adderley etc .....

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Sounds Like: "Music is a language of the Divine"Pierre Schirrer about Stan Getz: It's the master and "divin inspirator" "I play music for beauty" Stan Getz
“My life is music, and in some vague, mysterious and subconscious way, I have always been driven by a taut inner spring which has propelled me to almost compulsively reach for perfection in music, often—in fact, mostly—at the expense of everything else in my life.”
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Nouveauté à La Bachellerie en Périgord noir

Programme des cours de musique proposés par Pierre Schirrer ..TR> Enseignement Particulier "Classique et Jazz"  (Débutants et Confirmés)- Cours de saxophones : ténor, alto, soprano, baryt...
Posted by Pierre Schirrer on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:45:00 PST

Professeur de saxophones, flûtes, clarinettes et improvisation

..> Professeur de Saxophones, Flutes, Clarinettes et en Improvisation Enseignement Particulier "Classique et Jazz" (Débutants et Confirmés)- Cours de saxophones : ténor, alto, soprano, baryton....
Posted by Pierre Schirrer on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 03:16:00 PST

Créer le vide en soi

" Il faut créer beaucoup de vide en soi pour naître au recevoir.
Posted by Pierre Schirrer on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:25:00 PST

Orchestre louisiana (New Orléans)

Orchestre LOUISIANA  : Formation de jazz New Orléans Hommage à Sidney Bechet et Louis Armstrong                 Extrait de spect...
Posted by Pierre Schirrer on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:18:00 PST

Pierre Schirrer quartet

Pierre SCHIRRER quartet(Orchestre Be-Bop fait de swing et d'inspiration)Orchestre de jazz plus moderne et plus expérimental dont la vocation est d'interpréter des oeuvres originales et des thèmes plus...
Posted by Pierre Schirrer on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:47:00 PST

Créateur événementiels pour réception et parrainage de festival

  Parrainage de festival et créateur d'événementiels,     Parrainage et organisation d'un festival de jazz pour collectivités (2 projets en cours d'élaboration) Dernière actualité en d...
Posted by Pierre Schirrer on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:34:00 PST

musicien de studio polyinstrumentiste

Musicien de studio polyinstrumentiste Derniers enregistrements  de Pierre Schirrer: - Générique et diverses musiques du feuilleton  " JULIE LESCAUT "  ( au saxophone alto...
Posted by Pierre Schirrer on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:23:00 PST