Jacques Demierre
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Jacques Demierre (born 4 January 1954, in Geneva) is a Swiss improvisation musician and composer.{{BrahmsOnline|IRCAM-name=jacques-demierre|title=Jacques Demierre}}
Life and works
Demierre studied at the University of Geneva at the {{ill|Conservatoire Populaire, Geneva|fr|Conservatoire populaire de musique, danse et théâtre de Genève|lt=Conservatoire Populaire}} (piano, jazz piano, electroacoustic music) and at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève (music theory). Soon, he gave up the classic piano and tended to the avant-garde rock and improvised jazz. As a pianist, he played with {{ill|Dorothea Schürch|de}}, Radu Malfatti, and also with Martial Solal, Han Bennink, Joëlle Léandre, Carlos Zingaro and Ikue Mori. He performed regularly solo concerts and worked also in a trio with {{ill|Lucas Niggli|de}} and Barry Guy and also with Urs Leimgruber and Barre Phillips. Sylvie Courvoisier, {{ill|Malcolm Braff|de||fr||nl}} and Michel Wintsch were his students.
Demierre changed his way as a composer to the border of jazz, free improvisation and contemporary music, because he was interested in mixing the improvised music tradition with notated music.
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External links
- {{official|https://jacquesdemierre.com/}}
- [https://archive.today/20130115194441/http://www.musinfo.ch/index.php?content=maske_personen&pers_id=9 Profile], www.musinfo.ch (in French)
- [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/the-many-sides-of-pianist-jacques-demierre-solo-duo-and-trio-by-john-eyles "The many sides of pianist Jacques Demierre: solo, duo and trio"] by John Eyles, 30 January 2009, www.allaboutjazz.com
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Category:20th-century Swiss musicians
Category:Avant-garde jazz pianists
Category:Musicians from Geneva