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	'''Bernard Scerri''' was a bass player who spanned both the rock and jazz scene in Malta.		'''Bernard Scerri''' was a bass player who spanned both the rock and jazz scene in Malta.

	He was born in [[Floriana]] on the 19 of July 1966, the youngest of four children for [[John Scerri]] and his wife Theresa nee' Azzopardi. He was educated at [[St. Paul's Missionary College]] and the [[New Lyceum]]. During most of his adult life he worked at [[Mid-Med Bank]] and later [[H.S.B.C.]]		He was born in [[Floriana]] on the 19 of July 1966, the youngest of four children for [[John E. Scerri]] and his wife Theresa nee' Azzopardi. He was educated at [[St. Paul's Missionary College]] and the [[New Lyceum]]. During most of his adult life he worked at [[Mid-Med Bank]] and later [[H.S.B.C.]]

	Music was Scerri's true profession and passion. He started playing the guitar in his early teens and by 1982 he had started playing bass guitar with various groups including [[Sphinx]] and [[Man & White]]. In 1990 he met jazz musician [[Paul Giordimaina]] at the [[BJ's Night Club]] in [[Paceville]] who encouraged him to try playing jazz music.		Music was Scerri's true profession and passion. He started playing the guitar in his early teens and by 1982 he had started playing bass guitar with various groups including [[Sphinx]] and [[Man & White]]. In 1990 he met jazz musician [[Paul Giordimaina]] at the [[BJ's Night Club]] in [[Paceville]] who encouraged him to try playing jazz music.

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	He was born in [[Floriana]] on the 19 of July 1966, the youngest of four children for [[John Scerri]] and his wife Theresa nee' Azzopardi. He was educated at [[St. Paul's Missionary College]] and the [[New Lyceum]]. During most of his adult life he worked at [[Mid-Med Bank]] and later [[H.S.B.C.]]		He was born in [[Floriana]] on the 19 of July 1966, the youngest of four children for [[John Scerri]] and his wife Theresa nee' Azzopardi. He was educated at [[St. Paul's Missionary College]] and the [[New Lyceum]]. During most of his adult life he worked at [[Mid-Med Bank]] and later [[H.S.B.C.]]

	Music was Scerri's true profession and passion. He started playing the guitar in his early teens and by 1982 he had started playing bass guitar with various groups including [[~~Sphynx~~]] and [[Man & White]]. In 1990 he met jazz musician [[Paul Giordimaina]] at the [[BJ's Night Club]] in [[Paceville]] who encouraged him to try playing jazz music.		Music was Scerri's true profession and passion. He started playing the guitar in his early teens and by 1982 he had started playing bass guitar with various groups including [[Sphinx]] and [[Man & White]]. In 1990 he met jazz musician [[Paul Giordimaina]] at the [[BJ's Night Club]] in [[Paceville]] who encouraged him to try playing jazz music.

	From then on jazz become his musical style of preference and he played along with other established Maltese jazz musicians like [[Charles "City" Gatt]], [[Antoine Bonnici Soler]], and [[Walter Vella]] among others.		From then on jazz become his musical style of preference and he played along with other established Maltese jazz musicians like [[Charles "City" Gatt]], [[Antoine Bonnici Soler]], and [[Walter Vella]] among others.

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'''Bernard Scerri''' was a bass player who spanned both the rock and jazz scene in Malta.

He was born in [[Floriana]] on the 19 of July 1966, the youngest of four children for [[John Scerri]] and his wife Theresa nee' Azzopardi. He was educated at [[St. Paul's Missionary College]] and the [[New Lyceum]]. During most of his adult life he worked at [[Mid-Med Bank]] and later [[H.S.B.C.]]

Music was Scerri's true profession and passion. He started playing the guitar in his early teens and by 1982 he had started playing bass guitar with various groups including [[Sphynx]] and [[Man & White]]. In 1990 he met jazz musician [[Paul Giordimaina]] at the [[BJ's Night Club]] in [[Paceville]] who encouraged him to try playing jazz music.

From then on jazz become his musical style of preference and he played along with other established Maltese jazz musicians like [[Charles "City" Gatt]], [[Antoine Bonnici Soler]], and [[Walter Vella]] among others.

Scerri appeared in four editions of the presitgious [[Malta Jazz Festival]]. At one of these events he also played with the the [[Diane Nalini Quartett]] from Canada.

His last public appearance was during a concert by [[Etika]] in [[Valletta]], however, he played again at a private event with his friends [[Walter Vella]], [[Joe Micallef]] and [[Paul Giordimaina]].

Bernard Scerri was married to Jacqueline Micallef. His only son's name is Julian.

He died on 3 October 2002.

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