It was this unerring timing and incredible drive that made the Count Basie Orchestra the epitome of swinging joie de vivre. The 1960s was a fruitful decade of performances and recordings for Count Basie and his orchestra, and the album “Kansas City Suite” kicked it off. The 10-movement suite was composed by Benny Carter specifically […]

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The “Ellington Suites”, written over the course of several years, are the focus of this concert evening. In addition to the complete masterpiece “Far East Suite” by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn from 1964, the ZJO will also play excerpts from Ellington’s suites “Peer Gynt” and “Such Sweet Thunder”, as well as music composed by […]

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Zurich Jazz Orchestra Vocal Artistry Series Efrat Alony and Ed Partyka have been working together for almost 20 years and have recorded with the Sunday Night Orchestra and the Ed Partyka Jazz Orchestra. They have also performed together with the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and the HR Big Band. The singer, bandleader and composer, who […]

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The long-standing and very fruitful partnership between Thomas Gansch and the ZJO will continue this year. In addition to the repertoire from the past, there will be new arrangements written by Ed Partyka especially for this concert, presenting Thomas Gansch as a composer and multi-instrumental soloist, but also as an amiable “enfant terrible”. In addition, […]

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German composer and pianist Claudia Döffinger presents her compositions and arrangements with the Australian singer Kristin Berardi with the Zurich Jazz Orchestra. Claudia Döffinger’s love for the sound of big bands is noticeable through her fresh approach: she combines experimental sounds with dense chords. In this way, hip-hop, indie and funk merge organically with her […]

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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...

Zurich Jazz Orchestra Vocal Artistry Series Viviane de Farias’ vocals are rhythmically strong and her voice is very versatile, soft and bright at the same time. It also contains just the right amount of lyrical emotionality – everything we love about Música Popular Brasileira. The Zurich Jazz Orchestra and Viviane de Farias will perform Jobim […]

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Zurich Jazz Orchestra Vocal Artistry Series as part of Mehrspur’s «Jazz Spectrum 2» Viviane de Farias’ vocals are rhythmically strong and her voice is very versatile, soft and bright at the same time. It also contains just the right amount of lyrical emotionality – everything we love about Música Popular Brasileira. The Zurich Jazz Orchestra […]

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Linda Porter, scion of a very wealthy and distinguished family from Virginia, was married to the American composer and songwriter Cole Porter for 34 years. In the roughly three and a half decades of their life together, she lead a luxurious high society lifestyle as an elegant prominent sociali […] more...

Zurich Jazz Orchestra Vocal Artistry Series It’s a worthy start to the second half of the season: we present you a young artist who is on the verge of making her way – here, but also internationally. Yumi Ito is not only a great composer and singer, but also a profiled musician who moves weightlessly […]

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