With «Three Pictures», Steffen Schorn has generated a repertoire that presents the Zurich Jazz Orchestra in all its facets, providing ample space for all its timbres and a stage for every rhythm. The stylistic spectrum ranges from the very short «Wildbotz», a frenetically rhythmical piece o […] more...

With Ed Partyka, we head off to round two of our selection process. With his powerful imagination and his talent for composition, Ed Partyka has made major contributions to the European big band scene. With the influential Brookmeyer as a mentor, he has developed his personal writing style, which he has put on international display […]

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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...

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...

The first one of our candidates’ concerts will be under the direction of Tim Hagans. Born in Ohio in 1954, the internationally acclaimed trumpet player with his expressive tone was literally socialized in big bands. Large formations are the common thread in his career. His collaboration for this performance with the Zurich Jazz Orchestra offers […]

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We take a time journey back to the era of swing, back to the times of Harry James and Tommy Dorsey. Sinatra embodies the «American Dream» like no other performer. more...

Ella Fitzgerald with her unique, eternally young voice is considered one of the most important female jazz singers. At age 17, she won an amateur contest at the Apollo theatre in Harlem and was hired by Chick Webb for his orchestra shortly after. With her positive radiance, her musical abilities, most of all with her […]

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We are especially happy to feature Dave Liebman, a jazz ikon. For more than five decades, the historian has been developing his very own, distinctive sound language. It’s not only since having played with Miles Davis that Dave Liebman has created his own musical cosmos. «Loneliness of a Long Distance Runner» at the latest he […]

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On a regular basis, we invite Thomas Gansch, trumpet player from Vienna, to join us. He’s our choice soloist for Don Ellis’ challenging mix of jazz, 70ties fusion an odd meters. It’s always a pleasure for the audience, and for the band as well, although rumour has it that these concerts a […] more...