I’ll be at the Jazzahead! exhibition in Bremen April 23 – 26. Always a great possibility to meet people from around the world and discover some new music. I’m based at the booth «Music Made In Switzerland» (Hall 6, Booth 6C10) and will present some news from the Lucerne Jazz Orchestra, my brother’s band Asmin, the […]
Ever since I met Kirk Knuffke in 2007 when we played in Kenny Wollesen’s band “The Himalayas” at the Willisau Jazz Festival I’ve been following his career. He is a fantastic musician and I really love his new record “Arms & Hands”. Buy the CD/LP or download it on iTunes. And check out this Greenleaf
Only recently I discovered Finnish trumpet player Verneri Pohjola, who just released his record “Bullhorn”. Great music and an amazing sound. Definitely worth checking out! Bullhorn by Verneri Pohjola Music from the nordic countries has always made a big impression on me. When I started listening to jazz Nils Petter Molvaer was one of my first
«The Jazzwerkstatt Bern is a musicians’ collective. It’s a house with many rooms – the members all play together in different ensembles, they’ve got a big band parked out in the garage that they rev up on weekends, they’ve got a record label bubbling in the basement and they organize an eponymous festival. The Jazzwerkstatt
Nov 22, 2013 / BeJazz, Bern (CH) / Isabelle Ritter (voc/comp), Lukas Roos (cl/bcl), Florian Favre (p), Jeremias Keller (eb), Thomas Blanchat (dr), Lukas Thöni (flh), Lukas Frei (mellophonium), Wieslaw Pipczynski (theremin) Web isabelleritter.ch / Illustration nicolepfister.ch / Photos lichtwanderer.ch
Since hearing him for the first time in 1998 with his project «Charms of the Night Sky» – first on the record, then at a live concert at the Willisau Jazz Festival – I’ve been following Dave Douglas‘ carreer. His sound, his playing, his compositions and his many projects have been a great inspiration. I’ve been
What Terence Blanchard created as a musician and composer since appearing on the scene as a «jazz messenger» is incredible. Beside being one of the most important jazz trumpeters, he composed the music for many movies. We tried to give an overview on his work in this «Jazz Collection» broadcast on SRF 2 Kultur.
I had the great pleasure of joining Ingrid Lukas Extended including the choir of Kollegi Stans for the concert at Stanser Musiktage. May 07, 2011