Thanks to JAZZ’N’MORE Magazine for the preview of the great Festival Of New Trumpet Music! I’ve been part of the team for a few years now and I’m very happy to be able to present my music this year as well. Usually at this time I was in New York, meeting a lot of people […]
Many festivals have been cancelled all around the world due to the pandemic and many concerts have been moved to the online world. This year’s Festival Of New Trumpet Music will also consist of live streams and will take advantage of the situation and show case even more trumpet music from around the world. Join
Over twenty years ago I discovered Erik Truffaz. I bought his record “The Dawn” and saw him live at the Jazz Festival Willisau for the first time. The sound of his trumpet and the music he created with his quartet grabbed me immediately. A few years later I had the chance to invite this band
I was invited to talk about the great Roy Hargrove for the SRF 2 Kultur radio broadcast Jazz Collection. A real honor for me to pay tribute to one of my musical heroes with a selection of some of his music and some stories. May his legacy live on forever. Listen to the show to
It’s always interesting to dive into a topic for these broadcasts. This time it was Miles and his connection to pop music. Very interesting talk with Hans Feigenwinter and Peter Bürli for the Jazz Collection broadcast on SRF 2 Kultur.
«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
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.
