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David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California - December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist who has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". He was probably best known for "Take Five", written by saxophone player Paul Desmond, who was the saxophonist in The Dave Brubeck Quartet. Due to the immense popularity of his work, Brubeck had won multiple awards such as a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys in 1996, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 1999, and a Kennedy Center Honor in...

Henri Tomasi (August 17, 1901 – January 13, 1971) was a French classical composer and conductor. Henri Tomasi was born in Marseille, France, in the working class neighborhood on August 17, 1901. His father Xavier Tomasi and mother Josephine Vincensi were originally from La Casinca, Corsica. At the age of five, Henri and his family moved to Mazarques, France where his father had a job as a postal worker. At this time his father enrolled Henri in music theory lessons. At the age of seven, Henri entered the Conservatoire de Musique de Marseille. Pressured by his father, Henri played for...

started playing the guitar at the age of ten years studied at the music college of lucerne from 1994-98. studies with christy doran, roberto bossard, peter bernstein, joe lovano from 1998 teacher at the "pop rock jazz" departement of the music conservatory of biel from 1999 lectureship for improvisation at the music college of biel 2002-03 master of music studies at purchase college, new york, usa studies with john abercrombie, hal galper from 2004 professor for guitar at the professional section of the hkb, hochschule der künste bern see http://www.tomassauter.com/ .