Biography of Beat & Lip

Béatrice Graf, drums, composition

Born in Switzerland.

Started the drums at sixteen. Certificate of Jazz drumming from the Geneva Popular Conservatory (1989). Workshops at AMR ( Geneva) and with J. De Johnette, P.Erskine, H. Bennink.
Carte Blanche à B. Graf (AMR, Geneva,1996)
Recipient of Pro Helvetia (Swiss Cultural Fondation) for composition, 1997

Member of the board of SMS ( Swiss Music Syndicate)
Gradued from University of Geneva ( Economic and Social sciences, geography) 1990.

Polyvalent (jazz, improvised music, rock, experimental, electronic, latin, african or theatre music).Professional since 1992. Concentrate now more on jazz , improvised music, composition.

Has toured in many countries/ festivals around the world (USA, Bolivia, Colombia, Marocco, Sénégal, South Africa, Madagascar,Russia, Czech Republic, Germany, Italia, Belgia, England, France, Liechtenstein…)

Regular groups:

Peter Schärli special sextet feat. Glenn Ferris (USA), Four Roses, Von Grafenberg, solo, Philippe Ehinger (duo Beat and Lip), Hélène Corini, Michel Wintsch, Vinz Vonlanthen, Ian Gordon Lennox, Guillaume Perret, Nicolas Sordet..

Performed with:

James Zollar, Darius and Mathew Brubeck, Amampondo (Cape Town 1998) Corin Curschellas, Hélène Labarrière, Sylvie Courvoisier, James Carter, Tom Varner, Al Grey Junior, , l’ Orchestre National du Sénégal (Dakar, 1996), Brian Molko (Placebo), Maurice Magnoni, Jacques Demierre, Hans Feigenwinter, Ohad Talmor , Erik Truffat, Hilde Kappes, Philippe Aerts, Steve Buchanan …





Discography
Peter Schärli special sextet feat. Glenn Ferris and Tom Varner : Hot peace ( to come out soon) Guilty (Enja 2001) Blues for the Beast (Enja 1997)
No techno dance ( Unit 2004)
Beat and Lip ( AS 2003)
Four Roses: Histoire d’eau ( AS 092) et Four Roses (Hear we go, 1997)
Deviana Daudsjah trio feat. Axel Fischbacher :For You ( 1992)
Hilde Kappes ( 2001)