Daniel Humair

Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss 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 Phil Woods, Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, Michel Portal, Martial Solal, Dexter Gordon, Gerry Mulligan, Rahsaan Roland Kirk 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. Source: Article "Daniel Humair" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Born:

May 23, 1938 In Genève, Switzerland

Movie/TV Credits:

4

First Appeared:

In the series Discorama 1959-02-04

Latest Project:

Movie The Housekeeper 2002-11-13