About Andy Scherrer
Lived 1946 – 2019 (aged 73). Andy Scherrer was a Swiss pianist, saxophonist, music educator, composer, music arranger and instrumentalist.
Andy Scherrer (10 October 1946 – 26 November 2019) was a Swiss musician who played piano and saxophone.
Biography Scherrer was born in 1946 in Brunnadern. At the age of 15, Scherrer taught himself how to play saxophone. 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.
Radio Télévision Suisse referred to Scherrer as a "monument to Swiss jazz."
Scherrer died on 26 November 2019.
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Who was Andy Scherrer?
Swiss pianist and saxophonist (1946–2019)
When was Andy Scherrer born?
Andy Scherrer was born on 10 October 1946 in Brunnadern, Glarus.
When did Andy Scherrer die?
Andy Scherrer died on 25 November 2019.
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Andy Scherrer was a pianist, saxophonist, music educator, composer, music arranger and instrumentalist.
What nationality was Andy Scherrer?
Andy Scherrer was Swiss.
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