Andy Scherrer

Andy Scherrer (10 October 1946 – 26 November 2019) was a Swiss musician who played piano and saxophone.^[1]

Andy Scherrer
Background information
Born	(1946-10-10)10 October 1946 Brunnadern, Switzerland
Died	26 November 2019(2019-11-26) (aged 73)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Piano, saxophone

Biography

Scherrer was born in 1946 in Brunnadern. At the age of 15, Scherrer taught himself how to play saxophone.^[2] He was educated at the City of Basel Music Academy, and taught at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern from 1975 to 2011. He was a member of the Vienna Art Orchestra and The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. In addition to the saxophone, he also played piano.^[3]

Radio Télévision Suisse referred to Scherrer as a "monument to Swiss jazz."^[4]

Scherrer died on 26 November 2019.^[5]