Carte Blanche Festival

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.

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.