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Andy Scherrer

Swiss pianist and saxophonist (1946–2019)
Person human Q527475

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
October 10, 1946, October 25, 1945[10]
Date of death
November 25, 2019
Place of birth
Brunnadern, Glarus[9]
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[11]
Occupation
pianist, saxophonist, music educator, composer, music arranger, instrumentalist, producer, executive producer, mixing assistant, jazz musician[12][13][14][15][16]
Genre
jazz, nu jazz, rock music, pop music, big band music[23][24][25][26][27]
Family name
Scherrer[28]
Given name
Andy[29]
Instrument
piano, saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, transverse flute, percussion instrument[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Member of
Andy Scherrer Quartet, Cojazz, Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra, The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band[18][19][20][21]
Student
Andreas Schaerer[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Andy Scherrer
🔖 Identifiers · 24
ISNI
0000000131259419
VIAF cluster ID
79806523
Library of Congress authority ID
n2017025179
GND ID
134834380
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Andy Scherrer Unterfahrt OhWeh-002.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000045948
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
142250011
DBC author ID
87097992068676
Deezer artist ID
125046
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134834380
Discogs artist ID
755520
Freebase ID
/m/0qjjrx1
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IdRef ID
244086907
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
13184
MusicBrainz artist ID
b8329daf-2647-4fbb-bc47-c97831a4e599
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
166810
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000117609
RERO ID (legacy)
A003795226
Rate Your Music artist ID
858425
SecondHandSongs artist ID
173425
Songkick artist ID
4003456
Swiss National Sound Archives ID
8491.011
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjHjKWFwT9QhHRkcCwcT3
Yale LUX ID
person/1ca8e1b1-53f8-4c3c-a71d-2a1a0903ef28

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🔗 Connections
Instrument 8
piano, flute, saxophone, percussion instrument, alto saxophone, transverse flute, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
Occupation 8
composer, pianist, executive producer, instrumentalist, producer, saxophonist, music arranger, music educator
Genre 5
jazz, rock music, pop music, big band, nu jazz
Place of birth 2
Brunnadern, Glarus
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Given name 1
Andy
Instance of 1
human
Mb:teacher 1
Andreas Schaerer
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Andy Scherrer was born on October 10, 1946[1], in Brunnadern[2]. He died on November 25, 2019[3]. He worked as a pianist[4], saxophonist[5], music educator[6], composer[7], and music arranger[8].

FAQs

Where was Andy Scherrer born?

Andy Scherrer's place of birth was Brunnadern[2].

What did Andy Scherrer do for work?

Andy Scherrer worked as a pianist[4], saxophonist[5], music educator[6], composer[7], and music arranger[8].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [25] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . music.metason.net. Retrieved . music.metason.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . jazzcampus.com. jazzcampus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [10] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [3] ↑ . jazzcampus.com. jazzcampus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . fonoteca.ch. fonoteca.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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