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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Zurich Jazz Orchestra performs Duke Ellington’s “The Nutcracker Suite,” conducted by Ed Partyka. Klaus Henner Russius reads E.T.A. Hoffmann’s “The Nutcracker Tale” The time before Christmas opens one’s eyes to the most wondrous things: glittering Christmas forests, enchanted castles made of marzipan or mechanical toys that are miraculously alive. But the pre-Christmas season also opens […]

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Robben Ford is one of the premier electric guitarists today, particularly known for his blues playing, as well as his ability to be comfortable in a variety of musical contexts. A five-time Grammy nominee, he has played with artists as diverse as Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Phil Lesh, Bonnie Raitt, Michael […]

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Zurich Jazz Orchestra Vocal Artistry Series British-Nigerian singer and songwriter Ola Onabulé has always been interested in crossing cultural and musical boundaries. With his emotion and virtuosity, his three-and-a-half octave baritone is the perfect instrument to do just that. His poignant storytelling, bringing to life his Nigerian roots, his Western upbringing, his family life, and […]

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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...

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 Viviane de Farias’ vocals are rhythmically strong and her voice is very versatile, soft and bright at the same time and contains just the right amount of lyrical emotionality – everything we love about Música Popular Brasileira. The singer was born in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro and grew up […]

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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...