Andy Scherrer

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Andy Scherrer
man playing saxophone
Background information
Born(1946-10-10)10 October 1946
Brunnadern, Switzerland
Died26 November 2019(2019-11-26) (aged 73)
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsPiano, saxophone

Andy Scherrer (10 October 1946 – 26 November 2019) was a Swiss musician who played piano and saxophone.[1]

Biography

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Scherrer was born in 1946 in Brunnadern. At the age of 15, Scherrer taught himself how to play saxophone.[2] He was educated at the City of Basel Music Academy, and taught at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern from 1975 to 2011. He was a member of the Vienna Art Orchestra and The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. In addition to the saxophone, he also played piano.[3]

Radio Télévision Suisse referred to Scherrer as a "monument to Swiss jazz."[4]

Scherrer died on 26 November 2019.[5]

References

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