Last month I had the opportunity to travel to Botswana to teach and give some concerts. I am very grateful that music gives me the opportunity to visit new places and meet so many wonderful people. Thank you to Akhutleleng Akhu Kekwaletswe and the whole team at Botswana Society for Jazz Education for inviting me, […]
One of the best things about this year was that I got to play with my quartet DART again. I wrote a couple of new songs. Three of them were premiered at this year’s online edition of the Festival Of New Trumpet Music. After a lot of background work for the festival led by Dave
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
I finally have the chance to work on my music again. I’m currently preparing for the Festival Of New Trumpet Music, where I can present a set of my compositions this year. Due to the current situation the festival will be another virtual edition but it will feature trumpeters from around the world. I’m super
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 friends of mine. Unfortunately there
In 2008 I was a finalist at the ArtEZ Composition Contest in Enschede. The Millennium Jazz Orchestra played my piece “La Roya”. Wonderful experience, also meeting Frank Vaganée and the Brussels Jazz Orchestra, whose recordings I listened to a lot because of my teacher Bert Joris. Seven years later I met Joost Van Schaik again – who was the drummer for
Glad to be playing again with the Benjamin Knecht Jazz Orchestra. Great and challenging music by six different young composers who are all part of the band. We have five upcoming performances in Switzerland and Germany. Dec 12 – Mahogany Hall, BernDec 13 – Jazzkantine, LuzernJan 7 – Moods, ZürichJan 9 – Schlosskeller, Emmendingen (GER)Jan
We had the pleasure to play at the Cully Jazz Festival with Elisa Day on their main stage. It was an amazing experience to play a sold out show at this wonderful festival. We even made it to this TV show of the swiss television.