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

Vocals

Altsaxophon

Saxophon

Baritone Saxophone

Trumpet

Trombone

Bassposaune

Tuba

Flugelhorn

Guitar

Piano

Bass

Drum Kit

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

Roberto Domeniconi

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.

Tenorsaxophon

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

Percussion

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!

MKZ Bandfestival

Whether blues-rock trio or big band, advanced workshops or individual performances, original compositions and standards, the pop/rock/jazz department of Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich (MKZ) is excellently represented in its entire breadth. The proven concept with main and side stage ensures real festival character.

Bonga

Now 82 years old, looking back at 30 albums and a 50 year career, Bonga has experienced multiple lives. First as an athlete, he ran the 400 meters for Portugal, which once colonized Angola, before playing football for Benfica in Lisbon. As an activist, he campaigned against the Portuguese oppression of the Salazar regime and for the independence of his native land, which ultimately led him to his exile in the Netherlands. Then, in Rotterdam, he met a strong Cape Verdean community, composed music alongside them and gave birth to one of the greatest albums of African music: Angola 72. Bonga has now become an African music icon.

Dino Brandão

Support Act

Identity does not mean being the same, but at the same time. Luanda and Brugg at the same time. Simultaneously flying and falling, the good knee and the broken knee, the old medicine. Dance music that pays homage to anomalies in the mind and biographical irregularities. Gladly with a chorus, because Dino Brandao is still a cancioneiro, devoted to the song and the bittersweet symphony, a friend of the grand gesture. He unfolds this little pop music map of the world in crooked proportions. He strokes the drums of yesteryear, plays the foggy synthesizers, kicks on the drum machine - gleefully entangled in all directions. Dino Brandao can be all that and dances on the shards of his mirror image. He opens the evening with a short solo set.

Kornelia (Ladies on Records)

Warm Up & Afterparty

Kornelia Binicewicz is a Polish-born DJ, record collector and founder of the Ladies on Records project. She travels the world in search of obscure and captivating music, creating energetic DJ sets.

Congas

Accordion

The Blackbyrds

The Blackbyrds? These are the guys behind rare groove classics such as «Walking In Rhythm» or «Rock Creek Park». The band was founded in 1973 as a project by trumpeter and teacher Dr. Donald Byrd. Together they created an unmistakable style between jazz, funk and disco that inspired a whole range of hip-hop artists in the 90s, from Tupac to NAS to MF Doom. After celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2023, The Blackbyrds are currently on tour with founding members Keith Killgo and Joe Hall.

Emel and Henning (Spin Club Lucerne)

With their deep love for soul music from the &#x27;60s to the &#x27;80s and beyond, Emel Ilter and Henning Börm have been spreading feel good vibes across Switzerland, helping audiences rediscover the lost gems of black music. When they&#x27;re not spinning records in Lucerne, Basel, Zurich or St. Gallen, Emel and Henning love traveling across Europe with their crates full of 45s and LPs, playing at soul events and weekenders. They&#x27;ve already brought their sound to Germany, England, Belgium, Italy, Spain... and the journey continues. For over 12 years, they&#x27;ve been hosting the NOT TOO YOUNG Swiss Soul Weekender in Lucerne – an annual gathering where international vinyl collectors and music lovers come together to celebrate soul in all its forms. Their sets are a must for fans and crate diggers of Hip-Hop, Funk, House, and Disco – but most of all, for true music &amp; vinyl lovers. Strictly vinyl, strictly originals.

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