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) * Per