Zurich Jazz Orchestra

Friday
13. November Fri
13. Nov

Miles oder die Pendeluhr aus Montreux

«Miles oder die Pendeluhr aus Montreux» is an homage to a jazz genius, a man suffering from loneliness and prejudice. It tells about the beauty of Juliette Gréco, Swiss watches, of favourite chords and beloved people. more...

Theater Rigiblick
Germaniastrasse 99
8044 Zürich
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Thursday
19. November Thu
19. Nov

Zurich Jazz Orchestra featuring China Moses (voc)

China Moses, singer, songwriter and producer, develops her art and music in an open and honest way. Her music is defiantly authentic and resists what so many labels and critics demand: a category. She captivates her listeners with her deep sense of rhythm, sensitivity and wit, drawing inspiration from countless styles within the rich and […]

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Jazzclub Moods
Schiffbaustrasse 6
8005 Zürich
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Sunday
13. December Sun
13. Dec

Duke Ellingtons «The Nutcracker Suite»

In 1960, Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn arranged their own virtuoso adaptation of Tchaikovsky's ballet “The Nutcracker” for the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Klaus Henner Russius reads E. T. A. Hoffmann's “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” more...

Theater Rigiblick
Germaniastrasse 99
8044 Zürich
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Thursday
17. December Thu
17. Dec

«Greetings From New York»

Best of the Thad Jones – Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra For more than sixty years, a big band has taken the stage every Monday night at New York’s legendary Village Vanguard jazz club. Originally known as the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the ensemble now performs as the “Vanguard Jazz Orchestra”. The orchestra continues the […]

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Jazzclub Moods
Schiffbaustrasse 6
8005 Zürich
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Saison 2026 / 2027

Every season tells its own stories. They emerge from new encounters, sometimes from works that have been part of our lives for years. Often, it is both at once.

Zurich Jazz Orchestra ft. Sarah Chaksad (cond., comp.)

10/29/26 Moods, Photos Palma Fiacco

Zurich Jazz Orchestra an der Internationale Jazzwoche Burghausen 2026, live recording

ARD alpha, Mediathek

Zurich Jazz Orchestra featuring Melissa Aldana (ts)

12/18/25, Jazzclub Moods

Latin Night featuring Yasek Manzano Silva (tp)

03/26/26, Moods. Photos Palma Fiacco

30 years and still going strong

You could write the band’s history as a story of overcoming obstacles. In the case of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra, this would be the organizational struggle of keeping an almost 20-piece big band on track, finding stages that are large enough, and organizers who are not afraid of a lot of power. Or it could […]