Daniel Humair (born 23 May 1938 in Geneva) is a drummer, jazz composer and painter.He is widely renowned and became a Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in 1986.He has played with many jazz performers notably Jean-Luc Ponty, Michel Portal, Martial Solal, Dexter Gordon, Gerry Mulligan and Eric Dolphy.Humair is also a talented painter. He describes his own work as "figurative abstract" and has created a coherent œuvre proving his passion and knowledge of artistic painting.