Pierre Favre

Pierre Favre fascinates me because he treats the drum kit as a voice rather than a timekeeper. Born in 1937 in Le Locle, that famous Swiss watchmaking town, he went on to record Singing Drums for ECM alongside Paul Motian and Nana Vasconcelos, and the very title hints at his philosophy. Drummers are usually filed under the rhythm section, yet Favre dragged percussion to the front and let it sing. His appearance on John Surman's work only widens that portrait of a restless sonic explorer. I genuinely want to sit with his records; there is craft and curiosity here that feels timeless rather than dated.

Name (English)

Pierre Favre

Name (Japanese)

ピエール・ファーヴル (ミュージシャン)

Reading

ぴえーる・ふぁーゔる (みゅーじしゃん)

Born

June 2, 1937 (age 89)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Le Locle, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Occupation

jazz drummer / percussionist / composer / musician

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://www.pierrefavre.ch
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%AB%20(%E3%83%9F%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B8%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%83%B3)

Tags

• Canton of Neuchâtel
• jazz drummer
• percussionist
• composer

Last updated

2026-06-02

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