Samuel Rohrer
Samuel Rohrer (* 1977 in Bern ) is a Swiss jazz drummer.
Live and act
Rohrer was a student of Billy Brooks from 1995 to 1998 and studied at the Swiss Jazz School Bern from 1996 to 1998 . This was followed by studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston with Hal Crook and Ian Froman .
From 1999 he worked as a sideman a. a. with Erik Truffaz , Harald Haerter , Wolfgang Muthspiel , Michel Portal , João Paulo Esteves da Silva , Matthieu Michel , Nya, Charles Gayle , Yaya Ouattara , John Lockwood , Herwig Gradischnig , Philippe Aerts , Joe Haider , Vincent Herring , Eric Alexander , Jasper Blom , Stéphan Oliva , Stefan Lievestro , Tony Overwater , Ellis Marsalis , Malcolm Braff , Reggie Johnson , Mark Levine , Christophe Schweizer , Minino Garay , John Schröder , Frank Möbus , Daniel Erdmann , Peter Herbert and Jean-Paul Brodbeck .
From 2001 he toured Europe with Susanne Abbuehl , with whom he recorded the album April . With Claudio Puntin and Peter Herbert he founded his own band Tree . Since 2004 he has performed with Antonis Anissegos , Kalle Kalima and Danny Schroeteler in the group Lynx . He is also active in the Joyosa group with Markus Stockhausen , Arild Andersen and Ferenc Snétberger . He is co-founder of the Berlin electro / acoustic trio ambiq together with Claudio Puntin and Max Loderbauer . In 2012 he founded the independent platform arjunamusic for the publication of electronic and acoustic sounds on which the two albums by ambiq were also released.
Selection discography
- Generations , Brambus 1997, with Stephan Urwyler and Walter Schmocker
- Susanne Abbuehl April , ECM 2000, with Wolfert Brederode and Christof May
- Michael Beck Trio , JHM 2001, with Michael Beck and Bänz Oester
- The Wild Bunch , MGB 2001, with Werner Hasler , Jürg Bucher , Hans-Peter Pfammatter and Bänz Oester
- The Tide Is In , TCB 2002, with Malcolm Braff and Bänz Oester
- Samuel Rohrer TREE Nolia , JHM 2005, with Peter Herbert and Claudio Puntin
- Ailleurs , HatHut 2006, with Colin Vallon and Patrice Moret
- Currents , ECM 2007, with Wolfert Brederode , Claudio Puntin and Mats Eilertsen
- Walkabout , Unit 2008, with Malcolm Braff and Bänz Oester
- Sleeping with the Enemy , Jazzwerkstatt 2008, with Daniel Erdmann , Jonas Westergaard
- Noreia , arjunamusic 2012, with Peter Herbert , Claudio Puntin and Skúli Sverrisson
- Ambiq Ambiq (arjunamusic), with Claudio Puntin and Max Loderbauer 2015
- Daniel Erdmann, Samuel Rohrer, Vincent Courtois , Frank Möbus Ten Songs About Real Utopia. 2015 quarterly award of the German Record Critics .
- Klaus Gesing , Björn Meyer , Samuel Rohrer Amiira (arjunamusic 2016)
Web links
- Samuel Rohrer's homepage
- Samuel Rohrer at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rohrer, Samuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |