Bill Pierce (saxophonist)
Bill Pierce is an American jazz saxophonist.
He played with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in the early 1980s and in Tony Williams's quintet in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. He also has released numerous CDs for which he is the band leader.
He studied with Joe Viola and Andy McGhee at Berklee College of Music, and with Joe Allard. He is the school's woodwind department chair.Discography
As Leader
With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
- Live at Montreux and Northsea
- Art Blakey in Sweden
- Album of the Year
- Straight Ahead
- Keystone 3
- Oh-By the Way
With Geoff Keezer
With Kevin Eubanks
With Makoto Ozone
With Superblue
With Tony Williams
- Civilization
- Angel Street
- Native Heart
- The Story of Neptune
- Tokyo Live