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“Female Composers Series” The program features music by female composers and arrangers. The first part includes music by Claudia Döffinger, Nikki Iles, Cinzia Catania, Carla Köllner, and Ursula Reicher. The second part focuses on a composer and singer with whom the Zurich Jazz Orchestra is collaborating for the first time: South Korean Song Yi Jeon. […]

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This morning is dedicated entirely to the lighthearted and swinging music of Count Basie. Count Basie grew up in New Jersey and received his first piano lessons from his mother. His big band shaped the swing style of the 1930s and 1940s with minimal piano playing, precise ensemble sound, and legendary soloists such as tenor […]

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The celebrate the centenary of Miles Davis, the Zurich Jazz Orchestra will perform a selection of music written for Miles Davis by Gil Evans, and recorded on the legendary albums “Sketches of Spain” “Miles Ahead”, “Porgy & Bess” and “Quiet Nights”. The program will be a true “Best Of” program, with the highlights from each […]

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«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...

«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...