Michel Herr


Michel Herr is a Belgian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. In addition to releasing jazz albums, composing for jazz ensembles and touring widely as a performing musician, he has also composed scores for films. As a bandleader he founded several bands: Solis Lacus, Michel Herr European Quintet, Michel Herr & Unexpected Encounters. He is also a music producer.
In 2020 he was awarded the Prix Sabam for Culture – Compositeur de Jazz 2019 for his album Positive / Music for sextet and string quartet.

Selected works

Albums as a leader or co-leader

  • Positive / Music for sextet and string quartet
  • Jazz Olympics
  • The Music of Michel Herr
  • A tribute to Belgian Jazz
  • Notes of life
  • Just friends
  • Meet Curtis Lundy & Kenny Washington
  • Intuitions
  • Short stories
  • Continuous flow
  • Good buddies
  • Perspective
  • Ouverture éclair
  • ''Solis Lacus''

    Albums as a piano player, composer, arranger, etc... (a selection)

  • O Celli in America
  • The black days sessions
  • We have a dream
  • Udiverse
  • The string project Echo Jazz Award 2016
  • Colors of Time
  • Crush
  • Let me hear a simple song
  • Jazz Olympics
  • Changing Faces
  • Sides of Life
  • Restless
  • The live takes
  • En public
  • O brilho do Sol
  • Intensive Act
  • L'affaire
  • Loop the loop
  • Take it from the top
  • Bim bim
  • Extremes
  • Solid Steps
  • Transparence
  • Sweet seventina
  • Your precious love
  • Soon spring
  • Steve Houben + strings
  • Act Big Band
  • Remembering Bobby Jaspar and Rene Thomas
  • Dom Rocket
  • ''Live in Solothurn''

    As a composer, arranger for movies

  • Le Scoop
  • La Mésaventure
  • Les Fugitifs
  • San Francisco
  • Les Magiciens du mercredi
  • Just Friends
  • Éclats de famille
  • Les Monos / Le responsable
  • Le Coup du lapin
  • Odette Toulemonde
  • ''Un crime très populaire''