The tonhalleAIR, which will take place every two years in the future, is entirely focused on musical and other encounters. Admission to the Münsterhof is free, chairs are available, but there is still plenty of room to stroll. Those who are hungry or thirsty will find a wide range of options. […] more...

The long and very fruitful artistic relationship between Thomas Gansch and the ZJO has now been immortalized in a studio recording. This new CD will be presented at Moods on May 22. The program consists exclusively of compositions by Thomas Gansch, arranged by Ed Partyka. In addition to Thomas, the soloists of the ZJO can […]

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The “First Lady of Song” with her unmistakable, eternally youthful voice is considered one of the most important jazz singers of all time. At 17, she won an amateur competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and was hired by Chick Webb for his orchestra shortly afterwards. With her positive charisma and musical skills, especially […]

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Ed Partyka and Theo Bleckmann have worked together since 2007 on several projects in Germany and Finland, and since Theo is the new jazz vocal teacher at the ZHDK, it seemed only natural that a collaboration with the ZJO should take place. This was originally supposed to happen last season, but an unfortunate illness kept […]

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Big Band musicians world-wide were saddened by death of master composer and arranger Bill Holman on May 6th, 2024, at the age of 97. His long and productive career spanned seven decades and produced hundreds of compositions and arrangements that have become well-loved core repertoire of big bands and their audiences world-wide. The last time […]

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Zurich Jazz Orchestra featuring Sandy Patton (voc) In 2024, we will be celebrating the centenary of the birth of Sarah Vaughan, one of the greatest jazz singers in history. Her career spanned almost five decades and she performed with a variety of top jazz musicians and big bands. She won two Grammy Awards and was […]

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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...

Dave Taylor has been the world’s most influential bass trombonist since he emerged on the New York music scene in the late 1960s. If you’re not a brass player, you may never have heard his name, but you’ve certainly heard his playing. Dave Taylor’s distinctive bass trombone sound can be heard on hundreds of albums, […]

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30 years Jazzclub Thalwil The Thalwil Jazz Club is 30 years old. It is therefore fitting that the Zurich Jazz Orchestra has been planning a no less impressive anniversary for some time: Sarah Vaughan, who was born in 1924, would have turned 100 this year. 1924 was a good year for jazz: Sammy Nestico was […]

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«Female Composers»-Series Some time ago, the ZJO launched the “Female Composers” series. This October, composer and pianist Nikki Iles will be visiting the Zurich Jazz Orchestra. “Iles is one of the most refreshing personalities to emerge on the British jazz scene in recent times, with a fluid sound and a supple, quirky phrasing as an […]

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