Le String Blö

Roberto Domeniconi

... combine the fresh energy of the young guard with the experience and expertise of musicians who have been shaking up the scene for some time. The two bandleaders and composers Sebastian Strinning and Lino Blöchlinger met at the Lucerne School of Music and began their musical collaboration as a duo in 2015, soon joined by Roberto Domeniconi, Urban Lienert and Reto Eisenring. The result is a music of solid and transparent constructions, a mixture of avant-rock and jazz - music full of energy and enthusiasm. Their second album &quot;Panda Bounce&quot; has just been released in 2024. 

Tenorsaxophon

Altsaxophon

Baritone Saxophone

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Bass

Drum Kit

Clits mit Sticks

11 Jahre GDS.FM - Afterparty hosted by Konsumkamine Kollektiv

If you only want to go to the after-party, you can pay the solidarity fee of 10 at the box office. The proceeds will be used to finance the construction of the new Konsumkamine bike for the Critical Mass. The Clits will be playing with sticks. The dynamic DJ duo from Zurich, consisting of Tsali and DJ Senn, have repeatedly been responsible for wild nights at Senderkeller, Kauz and the Am Bach Festival. Their music covers a wide spectrum from tech and breaks to fun edits, indie dance and wave. Box office only.

Disk Jockey

Anna Erhard

Hollabackshroom & Chrigi G. us Z.

11 Jahre GDS.FM - Warm Up

Two GDS resident DJs will be on the decks before and between the concerts: Hollabackshroom from Zurich played a wonderful summer set at the GDS roof terrace day last summer despite the rain. She will also be there for the anniversary. She only has vinyl in her luggage, but in various genres from psychadelic to hip hop, jazz, 50/60/70s, disco, rare grooves and ambient. Chrigi G. us Z. has been collecting music for a long time. Almost pathologically, actually. With GDS.FM, he has now found a way to make it accessible. He puts together daily playlists for the radio program and presents his favorites mixed in clubs and bars or at festivals.

Melting Steine

11 Jahre GDS.FM

Melting Steine are multi-instrumentalists and producers Martin Schenker and Luzius Schuler as well as keyboard player and bassist Dshamilja Kalt. Their nostalgic, warm instrumental music combines elements of jazz, bossa and psychedelic synthesizer music and sounds like the soundtrack to your dream island in the Mediterranean Sea. Their incomparable sound is created in a garage in the middle of Switzerland, where they record their compositions on an old Tascam tape machine with guitar, drum machines, flute and analog synthesizer. Lots of chorus, tape delay, vibrato, spring reverb and the warmth of analog recording technology give the music a psychedelic touch and you can hear the musical influences of the 60s and 70s. This is carefully crafted mood music that is sophisticated but has catchy melodies and unique sounds that have earworm potential.

Anna Erhard tackles the big issues with small words. With a trained eye and surgical precision, she dissects the thematic world of a thirtysomething and relentlessly presses where it hurts. On her recently released third album Botanical Garden, Erhard explores the boundaries between classic song structures and associative writing with sparkling imagination and a keen sense for everyday curiosities. While the music on Botanical Garden sounds somewhat more accessible than on Campsite, the lyrics also seem freer and more direct. Anna Erhard is larger than life - despite, or perhaps because of, her height of exactly 1.70 m. GDS.FM (Zurich&#x27;s radio against the current) is an independent and ad-free platform for music creators. We are committed to making local cultural diversity accessible on the radio. For ten years, we have been organizing our own concert series and club nights in various locations and broadcasting live from festivals and events of all kinds. Since October 2024 every now and then at Moods.

Guitar

Vocals

Anouar Kaddour Chérif - El Mizan

jazzhane & Moods present

El Mizan, translated as &quot;the balance&quot; in Arabic, symbolizes equilibrium and harmony, evoking a fluidity in movement. Initiated by Algerian composer Anouar Kaddour Chérif, El Mizan explores &quot;Magh-rock,&quot; a psychedelic folk fusion of captivating rhythms infused with Algerian chaabi and experimental music. The lyrics, in Darija, a Maghreb dialect, celebrate freedom, the aspirations of new generations, and the melancholy of exile, all expressed with a musical fervor transcending borders. Through its debut album, &quot;Harba&quot; (&quot;the escape&quot;), El Mizan evokes popular memories and infectious rhythms, blending scales and ideals without concern for geographical boundaries, forging connections between the East and the West. Inspired by the diverse cultural mix of its members, El Mizan creates contemporary sounds, delivering a pronounced rock sound punctuated by elegant vocal harmonies. This unique cultural fusion radiates immense energy, celebrating the wisdom of the elders and the passionate dreams of new generations.

Warm Up & Afterparty with Mumbi Kameri

Swiss-Kenyan selecta Mumbi Kameri is a Zurich-based music collector, selector, and radio host and curator. A resident at Kasheme and the initiator of the newly founded Kasheme Radio, Mumbi is known for her eclectic sets, with roots in reggae, jazz, and percussive sounds. She likes to take her audience on a musical journey that is both soulful and surprising. Mumbi’s tasteful selections have taken her to cities and venues in Salerno, Istanbul, Dublin or Berlin. We’re happy to host her for the first time at jazzhane.

Mandolin

Composition

Clarinet

Percussion

Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Theo Bleckmann

Ed Partyka and Theo Bleckmann have worked together on several projects in Germany and Finland since 2007, and as Theo is the new jazz vocal teacher at the ZHDK, a collaboration with the ZJO was but a matter of time. Originally this was supposed to happen last season, but unfortunate circumstances made a postponement necessary. Ed Partyka will arrange Theo&#x27;s own compositions as well as a broad repertoire ranging from jazz standards to songs by Kate Bush for Theo&#x27;s unique voice and combine them with the many interesting instrumental textures and timbres of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra. A very special vocal jazz concert. Theo Bleckmann is a multiple GRAMMY®-nominated singer, composer and ECM recording artist who has recorded more than 17 albums and collaborated with artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Sheila Jordan, Kneebody, Ben Monder, John Hollenbeck, Phil Kline, David Lang, Ulysses Owens, Bang on a Can All-Stars and, most notably, Meredith Monk since 1994. Bleckmann was interviewed by Terry Gross on the NPR program Fresh Air and appeared on the David Letterman Show with Laurie Anderson. He consistently tops the DownBeat polls, and in his home country of Germany he was awarded the prestigious JAZZ ECHO by the German Phono Academy.

Leitung

Saxophon

Trumpet

Trombone

Bassposaune

Tuba

Flugelhorn

Piano

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam

The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam offers an important platform for the Swiss jazz jam scene. After the musical opening of the jam band, lively and exciting sound conversations begin between musicians who spontaneously meet on stage, reflecting the diversity of jazz in all its facets. The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam is supported by the non-profit association JazzBaragge. There is no presale for JazzBaragge, only box office.

Hans Koch Solo

Hans Koch is a big name in independent and improvised music. Whether in ensembles such as the Barry Guy New Orchestra and the Ensemble d`Improvisateurs Européens, or as a soloist, complemented by electronics, samplings and computers, Hans Koch has made a name for himself as one of the most innovative improvising woodwind players in Europe. He has shared the stage with prominent musicians such as Cecil Taylor and Fred Frith, shaped the sound of the internationally renowned Koch-Schütz-Studer Trio and composed music for radio plays and films.

Der Grosse Bär

The story of the Big Bear began in the legendary Club &quot;Bazillus&quot; in 2011, from where it first moved to the &quot;Klubi&quot; and then to the &quot;Institute&quot;. At each location, the Big Bear organized a concert almost every month with the musicians of the Bär Kollektiv. In this way, the Big Bear has become a big institution, a big band, or rather an open cosmos that offers a refuge to many musicians from different backgrounds. Here, old hands meet young vixens, who can always learn from each other in both directions. Answers are found where the question has not yet been asked. This makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Bass Clarinet

James Carter Organ Trio

From moonlit ballads to funky workouts to the most cerebral post-bop, the Detroit-born saxophone master can seem to deliver all jazz history in a single set. Even when he appears on the verge of shattering his horn, overblowing rapid-fire lines to otherworldly effect, he&#x27;s evoking early jazz, jump blues, the avant-garde and other lessons residing inside his vast, scholarly knowledge of the music of the African-American experience.

Hammond organ

Wolfgang Muthspiel TOUCH feat. Linda May Han Oh & Lionel Loueke

In his latest project, Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel invites two outstanding musical personalities to work together: Linda May Han Oh, bassist from Australia, and Lionel Loueke from Benin, Africa. Three different musical colors, three continents, three players who are formative on their instruments unite in a concert program that captivates on the one hand with virtuosity and rhythmic power, and on the other hand opens up a wide space in which the protagonists meet in an improvised trialogue. The three musicians are known from jazz contexts: Linda May Han Oh played bass in Pat Metheny&#x27;s quartet for many years and has earned an excellent reputation as the leader of her own projects. Lionel Loueke, on the other hand, is a key member of Herbie Hancock&#x27;s band and has added his own unique expression to the guitar in his own trio and solo projects. Wolfgang Muthspiel, whose past four releases have appeared on the ECM label, explores another facet of his work in this new project. What the three musicians have in common, as different as they are, is, among other things, the quality of tone that gives the project its title: the touch. When musicians can be recognized by a single note, based solely on their sound, then they have found their own voice. After an initial rehearsal and recording phase in May 2023, TOUCH will be heard on Europe&#x27;s concert stages for the first time in Spring 2025.

The Next Movement

More Cowbell Tour

The boundless energy and lush groove delivered here is simply impressive. The Next Movement surprises again and again with their endless artistic output and groovy sound. This is also the case on their latest release «Never Coming Down»: explosive neo-soul funk! In terms of numbers, they are a trio, but their well-rehearsed, tight sound fills the room as if it were a quintet or even sextet. Absolutely legitimately, they have earned the title of «Europe&#x27;smust-watch-funk-band with their deep groove and pocket»! This time with a little twist – more cowbell!

Cavaliere Spruzzi (Monorecords)

Warm-Up & Afterparty

The man for funk in Zurich for 4 decades. Who doesn&#x27;t remember the legendary Cool Mondays? Smoky afternoons in THE record store in Zurich on Froschaugasse? Or the Real Funk for Real People series at Moods? Cavaliere Spruzzi is back! You better put on your dancing shoes!

Synthesizer

Tomorrow Tribal Quartet

Lucas Niggli – GLUT4

Tomorrow Tribal&#x27; stands for playing, for risk, for immediacy - and at the same time for maximum precision. Lucas Niggli&#x27;s commissioned work for the Tomorrow Tribal Quartet, which includes himself on drums as well as Brian Archinal (no-input mixer, vibraphone, megaphone, percussion), Gilles Grimaître (piano, Korg organ) and Sascha Armbruster (soprano saxophone, tubax), is based on a set of 16 playing cards that dictate the dramaturgy of the music. Each card depicts a specific musical motif, inspired by the four musicians playing together and by unique expressions in different, sometimes obscure, languages. Lagom&quot; (Swedish for &quot;not too much and not too little, just right&quot;), &quot;Ukiyo&quot; (Japanese for &quot;living in the moment&quot;) or &quot;Kephaloporosis&quot; (ancient Greek for a usually temporary state of mental confusion after intense stress) head the motif cards; these are terms that have no literal translation - they are as unique as the four musicians&#x27; musical languages. Each member of the quartet has all 16 cards and can play each one once. There is a playing table in the middle of the Boiler Room. When a new card is played, the other musicians can decide whether to jump straight to the new motif, &#x27;morph&#x27; from the old to the new, or not react at all. The piece thrives on spontaneous, intuitive musical action, so every performance will be unique. Only the groovy, melodic final canon, which the quartet will enter just before the end of the 45-minute performance, has been composed. Tomorrow Tribal will be an explosive and playful musical frenzy, full of surprises - and the odd joker will be thrown in for good measure.

Keyboards

Maud Paquis Quintet

Album Release «Circé» – Gewinnerin Publikumspreis ZKB Jazzpreis Festival 2024

Pianist, singer and composer Maud Paquis has a voice that takes jazz into unexplored realms where legends and magic merge. With her quintet, she presents her new album Circé. Inspired by the myth of Pygmalion, the persecution of witches, the creation of the universe and the mysterious flight of seagulls, she invites us on a journey between reality and hidden dreams. In addition to winning the Audience Award of the ZKB Jazz Prize 2024 at Moods, Maud Paquis has also performed on many important jazz stages in Switzerland, including the Cully Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Festival da Jazz in St. Moritz and the Langnau Jazz Nights. She has also performed on renowned pop stages such as Les Docks, Fri-Son, Balélec and a concert at La Première.

Ending Pad

Ensemble Kiosk / Anushka Chkheidze / Kordz

Set 1. Ensemble Kiosk Set 2. Anushka Chkheidze Set 3. Kordz The term Ending Pad stands for an end point or a transitional space. rDepending on the context, it can mean the conclusion or the bridge to a new phase. Whether in games, narratives or systems - it marks the moment when one phase ends and a new one possibly begins. In this sense, the title Ending Pad stands for the fact that an end is also a beginning. The pieces played are not self-contained, but merge into one another - like parts of a chain. They mark transitions, but do not close themselves off definitively, but open up new spaces. The material used was originally intended for something else and had been lying around on the hard drive as a sketch for years until the right moment ... Nevertheless, there is an end point: the concert marks the conclusion of the interdisciplinary cultural festival Brücke: Zurich-Tbilisi, which offers a wide range of exchange opportunities between the Georgian and Swiss art scenes and brings all participants and guests together in one space. The Zurich ensemble Kiosk forms the core of the project, supported by the two remarkable Georgian musicians Anushka Chkeidze and Alexandre Kordzaia (aka Kordz) as well as the Zurich percussionist Christian Wolfarth.rrWith music by protagonists from the most diverse styles, genres and generations of the Georgian music scene, including Russudan Meipariani, Ioseb Kechakhmadze, Alexandre Kordzaia, Anushka Chkeidze, Nika Machaidze and others. The concert was realized in cooperation with the Association “Georgische Kulturplattform”. The interdisciplinary cultural festival “Brücke: Zurich-Tbilisi” presents the current art and cultural scene in Georgia and deepens the cultural dialog between Switzerland and Georgia. It was founded in 2021 by the association: “Georgische Kulturplattform” in Zurich. The program includes various genres: art, film, literature, music and others.

Tasteninstrumente

Electronics

Szenografie

Afrobeats Explosion

The Afrobeats scene has virtually exploded in recent years, which is also reflected in the lively party scene that has developed around this genre. At the forefront from the beginning: &quot;Afrobeats Explosion&quot; at Moods. From its origins with Fela Kuti in the 70s to Wizkid – get ready for a special kind of dance explosion!

Bill Frisell & Thomas Morgan

«Small Town» DUO

With his way of effortlessly switching between jazz, pop and contemporary music, Bill Frisell, along with John Scofield, Pat Metheny and Marc Ribot, is one of the most influential guitarists of our time. With &quot;Small Town&quot; Bill Frisell and bassist Thomas Morgan present a collection of special duets that not only reveals their virtuoso interplay but also the poetry in their music. Music that has a bit of big city, a bit of small town, a bit of province in its sound. Music that flows quietly and simply. Guitar and bass in reductionist and minimalist interplay.

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