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Wikipedia / Michel Herr

Michel Herr (born 16 February 1949 in Brussels) is a Belgian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. In addition to releasing jazz albums, composing for jazz ensembles and touring widely as a performing musician, he has also composed scores for films. As a bandleader he founded several bands: Solis Lacus, Michel Herr European Quintet, Michel Herr & Unexpected Encounters. He is also a music producer.

In 2020 he was awarded the Prix Sabam for Culture – Compositeur de Jazz 2019 for his album Positive / Music for sextet and string quartet (Igloo Records, 2019).

Selected works

Albums as a leader or co-leader

  • Positive / Music for sextet and string quartet (2019)

  • Jazz Olympics (1 track in tentet with Michel & Life Lines) (2008)

  • The Music of Michel Herr (with the Brussels Jazz Orchestra) (2008)

  • A tribute to Belgian Jazz (1998)

  • Notes of life (1998) (Quintet)

  • Just friends (Michel Herr & Archie Shepp)(1993) (movie soundtrack)

  • Meet Curtis Lundy & Kenny Washington (Steve Houben & Michel Herr) (1983)

  • Intuitions (1989) (trio)

  • Short stories (1982) (with Wolfgang Engstfeld)

  • Continuous flow (1980) (Engstfeld / Herr / Danielsson / Lowe)

  • Good buddies (1979) (with Bill Frisell)

  • Perspective (1978) (with Wolfgang Engstfeld)

  • Ouverture éclair (1977) (Michel Herr Trio)

  • Solis Lacus (1975)

Albums as a piano player, composer, arranger, etc... (a selection)

  • O Celli in America (8 cellists. Arranger of an Ellington medley) (2022)

  • The black days sessions (Daniel Romeo/Arranger) (2020)

  • We have a dream (Tutu Puoane & Brussels Jazz Orchestra/ Arranger) (2018)

  • Udiverse (Fabrice Alleman & Chamber orchestra/Arranger & composer) (2017)

  • The string project (Philip Catherine/ Arranger) (2016) Echo Jazz Award 2016 (D)

  • Colors of Time (Thierry Lang & David Linx/ Arranger) (2013)

  • Crush (Ivan Paduart & the Metropole Orchestra/ Arranger) (2010)

  • Let me hear a simple song (Radoni's Tribe / Arranger) (2009)

  • Jazz Olympics (1 track feat. David Linx / Brussels Jazz Orchestra) (2008)

  • Changing Faces (1 track feat. David Linx / Brussels Jazz Orchestra) (2007)

  • Sides of Life (Fabrice Alleman) (2004)

  • Restless (Jean-Pierre Catoul / Peter Hertmans) (1999)

  • The live takes (Toots Thielemans) (1999)

  • En public (Phil Abraham Quartet) (1997)

  • O brilho do Sol (Marito Correa) (1996)

  • Intensive Act (Félix Simtaine) (1996)

  • L'affaire (Vladimir Cosma/Toots Thielemans, movie soundtrack) (1994)

  • Loop the loop (Fabrice Alleman Quartet) (1993)

  • Take it from the top (Denise Jannah) (1991)

  • Bim bim (Bruno Castellucci) (1987)

  • Extremes (Act Big Band and guests) (1987)

  • Solid Steps (Joe Lovano) (1986)

  • Transparence (Philip Catherine) (1986)

  • Sweet seventina (Bert Joris) (1985)

  • Your precious love (Toots Thielemans) (1984)

  • Soon spring (John Ruocco) (1983)

  • Steve Houben + strings (1982)

  • Act Big Band (1981)

  • Remembering Bobby Jaspar and Rene Thomas (Saxo 1000) (1980)

  • Dom Rocket (Gijs Hendriks Quartet) (1979)

  • Live in Solothurn (Zbigniew Seifert Variospheres) (rec. 1976, released on cd in 2017)

As a composer, arranger for movies

  • Le Scoop (Jean-Louis Colmant) (1977) (TV)

  • La Mésaventure (Freddy Charles) (1980) (TV)

  • Les Fugitifs (Freddy Charles) (1981) (TV)

  • San Francisco (Freddy Charles) (1982) (TV)

  • Les Magiciens du mercredi (Freddy Charles) (1984) (TV)

  • Just Friends (Marc-Henri Wajnberg) (1993)

  • Éclats de famille (Didier Grousset) (1994) (TV)

  • Les Monos / Le responsable (Didier Grousset) (1999) (TV)

  • Le Coup du lapin (Didier Grousset) (2000) (TV)

  • Odette Toulemonde (Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt) (Nicola Piovani) (arranger/orchestrator of Joséphine Baker songs) (2007)

  • Un crime très populaire (Didier Grousset) (2007) (TV)

References