Person · Male
Billy Pierce
Saxophonist
- From
- Hampton, United States
- Since
- 1948–present
- Releases
- 4
- jazz
About
Bill Pierce (also Billy Pierce) (born September 25, 1948, in Hampton, Virginia) is an American jazz saxophonist.
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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 former chair of the school's woodwind department.
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- caebd13b-c755-4e1c-9d09-27247096f431
- ISNI
- 0000000114363302
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 13 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.