Daniel Humair


Daniel Humair is a 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 Jean-Luc Ponty, Chet Baker, Michel Portal, Martial Solal, Dexter Gordon, Gerry Mulligan 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.

Discography

As leader

With Franco Ambrosetti
With European Jazz Ensemble
With Stephane Grappelli
With George Gruntz
With Raymond Guiot
With Joachim Kuhn & J.F. Jenny-Clark
With Claude Nougaro
With Jean-Luc Ponty
With Michel Portal
With Rhoda Scott
With Martial Solal
With Swingle Singers
With Barney Wilen
With Phil Woods
With Attila Zoller
With others