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American musician
A.K.A.
Billy Pierce
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Place of birth
Hampton, Virginia, USA
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Age
75 years
Education
Berklee College of Music
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
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Berklee College of Music
Boston, Suffolk County, USA
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Biography
Bill Pierce (also Billy Pierce) (born September 25, 1948 in Hampton, Virginia) 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
- Give and Take (Sunnyside, 1988)
- Equilateral (Sunnyside, 1989)
- One for Chuck (Sunnyside, 1991)
- Rolling Monk (Bellaphon, 1993)
- Rio (Ballads and Bossa Novas) (Sunnyside, 1995)
- Complete William the Conqueror Sessions (Sunnyside, 1995)
- Burnin' - with Javon Jackson (Criss Cross Jazz, 1997)
As Sideman
With Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers
- Live at Montreux and Northsea (Timeless, 1980)
- Art Blakey in Sweden (Amigo, 1981)
- Album of the Year (Timeless, 1981)
- Straight Ahead (Concord Jazz, 1981)
- Keystone 3 (Concord Jazz, 1982)
- Oh-By the Way (Timeless, 1982)
With Geoff Keezer
- Waiting In The Wings (Sunnyside, 1989)
With Kevin Eubanks
- Zen Food (Mack Avenue 2010)
- The Messenger (Mack Avenue 2013)
- East West Time Line (Mack Avenue, 2017)
With Makoto Ozone
- After (Columbia 1986)
With Superblue
- Superblue (1988, Blue Note)
With Tony Williams
- Civilization (Blue Note, 1987)
- Angel Street (Blue Note, 1988)
- Native Heart (Blue Note, 1990)
- The Story of Neptune (Blue Note, 1992)
- Tokyo Live (Blue Note, 1992)
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Notable American Educators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Musicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Music educators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Jazz musicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Professors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable American Saxophonists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
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