K.O.S Crew Dancehall Mood

Party

Dancehall Mood is the monthly reggae and dancehall party at Moods. Like on every first Saturday of the month, the K.O.S crew will make the Moods club cooking with hot riddims. This promises an evening full of dancehall hits and reggae rarities, perfectly tuned to the respective audience and immaculately presented by the K.O.S crew and their guest.

Schiffbau-Fest

Come by! The Schiffbau is reopening its doors and invites you in. Experience two days filled with theater, music, gastronomy, and many other highlights. Today, you can enjoy the Schiffbau from 10 AM until late into the night. 

Konkolo Orchestra

The Konkolo Orchestra is a Zurich-based band centred around multi-instrumentalist, producer and composer Alexis Malefakis. Their debut single «Blue G» (2022) was already a hit, now the album «Future Pasts» (2024) follows, a collection of funky to jazzy Afrobeat and highlife songs. An exuberant atmosphere and dancing mood are guaranteed when the Konkolo Orchestra performs in front of the audience with its light-hearted lyrics, cheerful melodies and a powerful brass section. This concert is free of charge, but admission is only guaranteed with a valid reservation.

Afterparty mit Chrigi G. us Z. (GDS.FM) & Maurice (Dust Surfers)

He has been collecting music for a long time - almost pathologically, in fact. With GDS.FM, he has now found a way to make his collection accessible. For his radio program he puts together suitable playlists for everyday living; in the live shows he invites guests and presents his latest discoveries; and in clubs and bars or at festivals he finally mixes his favorites live on the turntables. We are delighted that he will be doing the latter together with Maurice at the Schiffbau Fest! Maurice has been roaming Zurich&#x27;s alternative music scene for some time now as a DJ (Dust Surfers, Tropical Continent Soundsystem, King Clementine) and organizer (Helsinki, Stall 6, Theater Spektakel, Alors Festival). Of course, his DJ sets are danceable, but just as challenging and surprising. Genre designations are unimportant, the only thing that counts is telling a musical journey in an original way and with a wink.

Vocals

Saxophon

Trumpet

Keyboards

Guitar

Bass

Percussion

Drum Kit

Come by! The Schiffbau is reopening its doors and invites you in. Experience two days filled with theater, music, gastronomy, and many other highlights. The first event at Moods, the concert Konkolo Orchestra,  starts at 08:30 PM. 

Half Notes Presents: Samson Felipe

Samson Felipe is a Bossa Nova duo that, in addition to the gems of Bossa Nova, also includes pieces of Samba, Choro, MPB, and more recent Brazilian music in their repertoire. The duo consists of Samuel Schmassmann and Philipp Bucholtz. For this year&#x27;s Schiffbaufest, they will perform as the opening act at Schiffbauplatz. With the gentle sounds of Bossa Nova and the rhythmic variety of Brazilian music, Samson Felipe will create a dreamy and vibrant summer night atmosphere at Schiffbauplatz

Piano

Band-it Special

Four bands, or more precisely the four winners of Band-it 2024, will each play a 40-minute set on this evening. Band-it enables young bands and musicians to present themselves under professional conditions to a larger audience and a jury. At qualifications throughout the canton of Zurich, they show their skills each June and play at the finals in August for the coveted places on the podium. All styles are represented: from death metal to blues, from German pop to Balkan sound, from punk to rap. Young people aged 12 to 22 from the canton of Zurich are eligible to take part. Since 1989, over 1600 bands have taken part in the Zurich Young Band Festival. Band-it has been a springboard for numerous musicians: for example, Faber, Evelinn Trouble, Pablo Infernal, My Name Is George, Marylane and Sebass. Supported by Migros Kulturprozent and by the Department of Education of the Canton of Zürich

Brushy One String

Moods Summer Special

One man, one guitar, one string: that&#x27;s enough for the Jamaican singer to create an entire musical universe. Since his portraits in the award-winning film documentaries RiseUp and The King of One String, thousands of amazed listeners have succumbed to the charm of his songs; whether he is performing unplugged at a market in Jamaica, at New Orleans &amp; Heritage or at Global Fest in New York in front of a large audience. With a unique personality and his raw yet grandiose style, he immediately captivates the audience and skillfully uses his charismatic baritone voice combined with hypnotic, bouncy grooves on his one-string acoustic guitar.

Streetparade Special

Afrobeats Explosion & Dancehall Mood present

Afrobeats Explosion and Dancehall Mood are teaming up for this street parade and present you the best that the current Afrobeats, dancehall and reggae scene in Zurich has to offer. An evening full of Afrobeats and dancehall hits as well as reggae rarities. Get ready for a dance explosion of a special kind!

Marcos Valle

What an anniversary! In the year of his 80th birthday, Marcos Valle is also celebrating sixty years on stage. The Brazilian composer, producer, songwriter and musician belongs to the second generation of bossa nova and his 1998 album Nova Bossa Nova became a model for Brazilian electro and contemporary Brazilian jazz. Look forward to a danceable concert full of Brazilian rhythms, from samba and bossa nova to psychedelic Música Popular Brasileria, enriched with jazz improvisations, funk and disco rhythms. And last but not least, hits like &#x27;Summer Samba&#x27; and &#x27;Estrelar&#x27; that will catapult you straight into that beach holiday feeling. In collaboration with Adalu.

Alessio Menconi Organ Trio

In Zusammenarbeit mit dem italienischen Kulturinstitut

Admission to this concert is free, but reservations are recommended due to limited seating. Admission is not guaranteed without a reservation. Registration via: https://iiczurigo.esteri.it/de/gli_eventi/calendario/alessio-menconi-organ-trio-wes-100-celebrating-wes-montgomerys-100-years-anniversary/ A limited number of tickets have been set aside for Moods members. If the member tickets are used up, please use the registration link above. Alessio Menconi, guitarist from Genoa, who has performed on stage with Billy Cobham, Paolo Conte, Jimmy Cobb and many others, celebrates the centenary of his idol Wes Montgomery (Indianapolis, March 6, 1923 - June 15, 1968) with his trio. The trio performs Montgomery&#x27;s own compositions as well as other pieces typical of him and arranges them in a very personal way, without ever forgetting the original sound.

Hammond organ

Band-it Weekend

Band-it enables young bands and musicians to present themselves to a larger audience and a jury under professional conditions. In June, they show their skills at six qualifications throughout the canton of Zurich. Indie rock, German pop, Balkan sound, singer/songwriter, hip hop and punk: since 1989, over 1600 bands from all musical genres have taken part in this Newcomer Band Festival. For many of these young talents, Band-it has been a launch pad to great success, such as Faber, Evelinn Trouble, Pablo Infernal and Sebass. Admission is free. A project of Migros Kulturprozent and the Education Department of the Canton of Zurich.

Akutuk Origins

Moods Summer Special in der Barfussbar

Akutuk is a percussion technique from Cameroon: water is used as an instrument, played with bare hands and accompanied by singing. It is an exclusively female practice that is passed down from woman to woman over generations. The Akutuk Origins project aims to revive this almost lost cultural heritage and make it visible in public spaces. A hypnotic but surprisingly versatile sound that will unfold its full power in the wonderful setting of the Barfussbar. Supported by the Südkulturfonds. After the concert, you can dance to tropical beats of DJ Flavah Nice. Concert location: Barfussbar Frauenbad Stadthausquai, Stadthausquai 12, 8001 Zürich

Flute

Os Barbapapas

Imagine Fela Kuti jamming in an bar in a nameless, global metropolis with Martin Denny, but it is on glass harp… While this might sound like a sensationalist figment of an over-heated music journalist’s brain, it is not too far from what Os Barbapapas are able to achieve. The band from the music metropolis of Sao Paulo is named after the iconic but weird cartoon series from the 1970s. And the band members are just as amorphous and shapeshifting as the characters in the series: they learned gnawa in Morocco, have performed in circuses and built various instruments of their own. On their new album, appropriately named Enigma, the original seed of Os Barbapapas&#x27; global underground vibes comes to full bloom.

Glass Harp

Schenker – Kapilidis – Sommer – Baschnagel

Daniel Schenker

The four musicians, rooted in the Zurich jazz scene, have known each other for over 20 years and play together not only as permanent members of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra, but also in a variety of other formations. The quartet, which was formed especially for the Carte Blanche Festival, offers its own material with melodious jazz and plenty of interplay. As co-leader of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra, trumpeter and flugelhorn player Daniel Schenker is a central figure in the Zurich jazz scene. He has already recorded numerous albums (also in his own formation with American saxophonist Chris Cheek) and toured with musicians such as Kenny Werner, Joe Haider, George Gruntz and Bill Holman. Attend all three festival evenings with the Carte Blanche Festival Pass for CHF 49, which you can book via our ticketing portal.

Midlife

Rafael Schilt

The elegance of Paris meets the creativity of Zurich. Rafael Schilt and François Lana, two masters of their craft, compose their music together and let it shine on stage like stars in the night sky. Their music tells stories of love, loss and hope that flow directly from their hearts and touch the souls of their listeners. Rafael Schilt is as versatile as he is inspired - his compositions borrow elements from pop and modern dance music as well as from free contemporary improvisation - and his stage partners include Nils Wogram, Norbert Pfammatter, Colin Vallon, Bänz Oester and Kurz Rosenwinkel, to name but a few.

Flugelhorn

KIOSK feat. Natalie Beridze

Tamriko Kordzaia

Unfortunately, the concert of Tamriko Kordzaia &quot;KIOSK&quot; has to be postponed. The musicians Russudan Meipariani, Tamriko Kordzaia, Lena Kiepenheuer and scenographer Sophie Krayer, who have come together from (almost) all corners of the globe - Georgia, Switzerland and Germany - to form an eclectic ensemble, create a play with song forms from different epochs: They combine songs and playing styles, bring in Franz Schubert and Guillaume de Machaut and premiere music by Georgian composers such as Anushka Chkheidze, Nika Machaidze, Russudan Meipariani and Natalie Beridze. Natalie Beridze will also take part in the performance of her own pieces written for Ensemble Kiosk. Attend all three festival evenings with the Carte Blanche Festival Pass for CHF 49, which you can book via our ticketing portal.

Composition

Electronics

Szenografie

Anna & Stoffner mit Membrez und Mantel

Anna Frey

The band Anna &amp; Stoffner with Membrez and Mantel captivates with a highly energetic interplay of virtuoso musicians and urgent, unsparing lyrics. Rapper Anna Frey and guitarist Flo Stoffner, with Vincent Membrez on synthesizers and Lukas Mantel on drums, develop an intensity that is hard to resist. «Less than little is nothing, but little is more than nothing, little makes a difference.» This band is not afraid of the void and does not cover it up, but faces it, follows it and thus develops its own language, with driving grooves, poppy melodies, free improvisation, idiosyncratic guitars and dark, engaging basses. Rapper Anna Frey moves over this musical diversity with her poetic lyrics. Sometimes in singsong, sometimes in harsh phrasing. Always in search of the immediate expression.

Synthesizer

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Etran De L'Aïr

Welcome to Agadez, the capital of Saharan rock! With her dynamic repertoire of hypnotic solos and sun-bleached melodies, Etran de L&#x27;Aïr has earned themself a permanent place in the guitar music of Agadez. While other Tuareg guitarists are oriented towards western rock, Etran de L&#x27;Aïr plays a pan-African style that is typical of their home town and quotes a variety of cultural influences: from northern Malian blues to Hausa bar bands to Congolese soukous. The music evokes the exuberance of a wedding in Agadez, with an overwhelming abundance of guitars, while simultaneous solos sweep over each other playfully and with restrained precision; powerful but never exuberant. Supported by the Südkulturfonds.

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