Alex Scorier

Alex Scorier (born June 6, 1931 in Ottignies ) is a Belgian jazz musician ( saxophone , flute ).

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Scorier learned saxophone and flute in Ixelle and from 1949 studied bassoon at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels. In 1951 he won the Hot Club of Belgium competition; that same year he played for Jack Sels . In 1952 he founded his first big band , in which Jay Cameron , Slide Hampton and Jimmy Gourley also played. From 1954 to 1956 he was a member of the orchestras of Fred Bunge and Werner Müller and the band of Fud Candrix . In Belgium he performed a. a. with guest musicians such as Buck Clayton , Taps Miller , Bill Coleman , Clark Terry , Steve Lacy , Ernie Wilkins , Richard Boone and Don Byas , and in Hamburg with Duke Ellington . From 1964 to 1991 he was a member of the BRT -Bigband of the Belgian radio under the direction of Francis Bay ( The Swingers Back Again , 1971) and Freddy Sunder ; He also played in Marc Moulins formation Placebo from 1973 to 1975 . In later years he led the band Jazz Friends , which included Herman Sandy , Roger Asselberghs , Robert Pernet , Pierre Bochner , Grégoire Perilleux and Daniel Zanello . In the field of jazz he was involved in 24 recording sessions between 1951 and 2006, most recently with The Peters Sisters with Billy Moore Jr. and His Orchestra.

↑ ^a ^b Emile Henceval Dictionnaire du jazz à Bruxelles et en Wallonie Liege 1991, p 263
↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 24, 2016)

personal data
SURNAME	Scorier, Alex
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Belgian jazz musician (saxophone, flute)
DATE OF BIRTH	June 6, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ottignies