Peter Schärli (29 May 1955) is a Swiss

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Biography

When he was ten years old, he started to learn trumpet. He continued his studies at the Lucern jazz school while working as a clerk. He joined the blues band Exodus as a singer, pianist, and trumpeter in 1974. From 1977 to 1981, he attended the Swiss jazz school in Bern and graduated with a master's degree. He worked with Urs Blöchlinger and

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. In 1982, he formed a trio with Marco Kappeli and Thomas Durst. The group expanded to a quartet with the addition of Hans Koch and guitarist Giancarlo Nicolai. Koch's place was taken by Roland Philipp, and Glenn Ferris also became a member. In 1994, the Peter Schärli Special sextet was formed with Ferris,

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, Dürst, Hans Feigenwinter, and Béatrice Graf. Schärli has worked with Johannes Bauer, Christy Doran,

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, Co Streiff,

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, and

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. He also performed in several circuses like Federlos. Since 1981, Schärli has been teaching at the

Lucerne School of Music The Lucerne School of Music (''Hochschule Luzern – Musik'') is a professional school for musicians located in Lucerne, Switzerland, and closely associated with the city's annual music festival. It is a division of the Lucerne University of Appli ...

. He is the son of the previous member of the Swiss National Council, Hans Schärli (1925–2014).

Awards

In the jazz poll of the Brazilian daily newspaper ''Tribuna da Imprensa'' Schärli was chosen trumpeter of the year 2006.

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Discography
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(German)
Musinfo – La Base de Données de la Musique Suisse
(German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Scharli, Peter Swiss jazz trumpeters 1955 births Living people 20th-century Swiss musicians 21st-century trumpeters