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Background information | |
Born |
Geneva, Switzerland |
23 May 1938
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, artist |
Instruments | Drums |
Years active | 1960–present |
Labels | Musica |
Associated acts | Jean-Luc Ponty, Kenny Barron, Eric Dolphy, Joachim Kuhn, Gerry Mulligan, Martial Solal |
Website | www |
Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in Geneva) is a drummer, composer, and painter.
He is widely renowned and became a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 1986 and Officier in 1992. He has played with many jazz performers notably Jean-Luc Ponty, Michel Portal, Martial Solal, Dexter Gordon, Gerry Mulligan and Eric Dolphy.
Humair is also a talented painter. He describes his own work as "figurative abstract" and has created a coherent œuvre proving his passion and knowledge of artistic painting.