Ten years ago I was commissioned to write a piece for the Ballbreaker Ensemble. This was a large ensemble which for many years was part of the Jazzwerkstatt festival in Bern. It was an honor to write for this powerful band and to work with these many great musicians and…
Over the past year, I have been working steadily on the redesign, development and maintenance of the new website of the renowned Swiss jazz magazine. The current version offers free access to the magazine’s archive from the last ten years (PDFs). An exciting resource for the development of jazz in…
On the occasion of two recent live stream concerts at the jazz clubs Smalls and Mezzrow in New York, I would like to share some music by four great trumpeters who not only make beautiful original music, but also play an instrument that was made in Switzerland. This was also…
