After a serious illness
Lucerne drummer Fredy Studer († 74) died unexpectedly quickly
Lucerne drummer and percussionist Fredy Studer died on Monday at the age of 74. He died unexpectedly quickly following a serious illness, as his management agency announced on Monday evening.
Drummer Fredy Studer died unexpectedly on Monday. He was part of the jazz group OM, which played here at the Willisau Jazz Festival in 2008 (archive photo).
Studer was internationally known and, according to management, was one of the outstanding Swiss drummers in the fields of jazz and improvisation over the past 40 years. He was successful with the electric jazz free music band OM, founded in 1972. OM celebrates their 50th anniversary this fall with a new album.
In 2018 Fredy Studer published his solo work “Now’s the Time”. That was also the motto of how Fredy Studer thought and lived, according to the agency. “The presence in the moment, the power of immediacy, the energy of improvisation: that was his expression, his elixir of life.”
It was said that he was a musician with almost inexhaustible strength and energy, with which he made numerous bands and projects take off. His most important bands also included the trio «Red Twist & Tuned Arrow», the hardcore chamber music trio Koch-Schütz-Studer and his own band Phall Fatale.
Studer has played with numerous luminaries such as Joe Henderson, John Abercrombie, Miroslav Vitous, Pierre Favre, Jojo Mayer, George Gruntz, Jack DeJohnette, Charlie Mariano, Robyn Schulkowsky, Joey Baron, Jürg Halter, Roberto Dominiconi and many others. (SDA)
