«Häxan» live vertont von NYX

IOIC, Filmpodium & Moods present

Häxan is a hybrid creature. With both documentary and dramatic scenes, Benjamin Christensen&#x27;s film tells the story of witchcraft from the Middle Ages to modern times and is also a study of how superstition and the misunderstanding of illnesses could lead to the hysteria of witch hunts. Due to the pictorial depiction of torture, nudity and perversion, the film was shortened, censored or even banned altogether in many countries. Today, it is captivating primarily because of its expressionist staging and dark, burlesque visions of horror. Since the 1960s, Häxan has been repeatedly set to new music, especially by male musicians from the fields of jazz and experimental music. As part of the silent film festival, we will be showing the original version from 1922 with a new live setting by the international female trio NYX with vocal artist and clarinettist Isabelle Duthoit, sub bass flutist and live electronic musician Angélica Castelló and pianist Sophie Agnel. Whether their music comes from heaven or hell is unclear. There is no question that witchcraft is involved in this masterful ménage à trois. The event takes place in collaboration with the Zurich Silent Film Festival, which is organised by the Filmpodium and the IOIC.

Vocals

Clarinet

Flute

Electronics

Piano

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam

Jazz Trombone Festival @ JazzBaragge

The winning band from the competition for student bands from Swiss jazz universities will open the weekly jam session at Moods on January 22th. With freshness and energy, the musicians of Mundus play with the codes of the traditional organ trio, borrowing a powerful sonic aesthetic and an electrifying groove from soul and hip-hop. Created by trombonist Victor Decamp, this warm sounding group reveals a wonderful interplay between the musicians. 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.

Harmonium

Trombone

Drum Kit

SHOLTO

Oscar SHOLTO Robertson is a London-based drummer, producer and composer. Having grown up with a fondness for jazz, soul, krautrock and the soundtracks of the 60s and 70s, SHOLTO lets these influences shine through in his debut EP The Changing Tides Of Dreams. From a warm sound palette, analog instrumental grooves and euphoric sentimentality, he conjures up pieces full of nostalgia and longing; music that deals with how our lives and our selves, which are never fully formed and satisfied, are constantly changing, learning and growing. Our booker, Yunus, will set the mood before the concert with a selection of vinyls.

Guitar

Keyboards

Violin

Vibraphon

Harp

Bass

Keller/Flury + Häni

Lieder ohne Worte neu in 3D

The classically trained pianist Simone Keller (*1980) moves between different styles and genres, seeks out the experimental and cultivates tradition. As a bridge-builder, she is particularly committed to broad social access to music. Her intensive concert activities take place at renowned international institutions as well as on the fringes and in niches, where she constantly engages with the new and unusual. Michael Flury, born in Solothurn in February 1983, is a slide trombonist, music archaeologist and sound artist. He composes, arranges and produces his own music and offers it for direct sale via his platform MUK. In the past, he has worked with greats from pop and rock culture, can be heard on many recordings, has collaborated with film and theater and has researched the intersection of art and science. Together, the Keller/Flury duo will open the Jazz Trombone Festival 2025, with reinforcement by sound designer, Jonas Häni.

Shannon Barnett Quartet

Australian trombonist Shannon Barnett is characterised by her expressive and varied playing. She moved to Cologne in 2014 to play in the WDR Big Band and began pursuing her own projects shortly afterwards: Among them the Shannon Barnett Quartet, with whom she has already released several albums, most recently«Alive at Loft» (2023). On stage, the improvisational quartet travels through Barnett&#x27;s compositions in an intense dialogue, combining influences from different corners of jazz, especially modern jazz.

Sounddesign

Samuel Blaser Trio

«The History of the Jazz Trombone» mit Luca Koch

Vortrag / Listening Session 

The trombone in jazz - a sonorous journey through history As part of the Trombone Festival, cultural journalist Luca Koch invites you to a lecture on the eventful history of the trombone in jazz. From its beginnings in the New Orleans bands through the swing era to the innovative sounds of bebop and the avant-garde - the lecture will shed light on the role of the trombone as an accompanist, soloist and creative source of inspiration in jazz. Who were the most influential musicians who shaped the sound and function of the trombone? What innovations did artists such as J.J. Johnson, Curtis Fuller and Trombone Shorty bring to the table? In addition to well-founded classification and exciting anecdotes, the focus is on one thing above all: the music itself.

Rocky, distorted electric guitar, round trombone interjections and just the right inputs from the drums: Samuel Blaser, Marc Ducret and Peter Bruun have been playing extensively together over the past few years, developing a dynamic language and a rather reserved interplay. Tumbling, grooving, simmering, the musicians take the musical ideas of their bandmates and put them into practice. The result is a freshly pressed EP: &#x27;Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground&#x27; was released on 24 October 2024 on Samuel Blaser&#x27;s own label.

CHINZILLA vs. EmC Splinter

CHINZILLA lives in a cave in a hill surrounded by buttons, knobs and faders. That’s where she creates the surreal, half electronic, half acoustic sound cosmos she navigates. She shouts, sings, squeeks and operates signal flows through pedals and in form of zeroes and ones. EmC Splinter (aka Jim Black) joins CHINZILLA  and adds speed and pressure to Josephine Nagorsnik`s multidimensional compositions.  Electronic Punk Poetry!

Vertigo Trombone Quartet

Jazzposaunenchor mit Lai*innen

Dirigiert von Bernhard Bamert

Jazz Trombone Choir: A large group of trombonists—this is something we usually know from church trombone choirs or classical trombone ensembles. The Jazz Trombone Festival has set itself the goal of launching such a trombone ensemble with jazz influences and has commissioned a roughly 20-minute program from jazz trombonist Bernhard Bamert (ZHDK, Tré, Vertigo Trombone Quartet). Under his direction, the music will be premiered by a group of amateur jazz trombonists on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 4:30 PM at the Jazz Trombone Festival at GZ Riesbach. Tickets can be purchased at the evening box office. GZ Riesbach, Seefeldstrasse 93, 8008 Zurich Concert location: Gemeinschaftszentrum Riesbach, Seefeldstrasse 93, 8008 Zürich

im GZ Riesbach

With their third album Openness, the Vertigo Trombone Quartet—comprising Nils Wogram, Jan Schreiner, Andreas Tschopp, and Bernhard Bamert—demonstrates that the trombone can be a lot of fun, and that four trombones mean fun to the power of four. The album title says it all: the sound of Openness is characterized by an incredible lightness, refined cheerfulness, and unconditional openness in all directions. Wayne Shorter once said, according to Tschopp, that the opposite of fear is not fearlessness, but openness. This openness has not only been deeply integrated into the Vertigo Trombone Quartet&#x27;s artistic process but is also reflected in their sonic aesthetic. Tickets can be purchased at the evening box office. GZ Riesbach, Seefeldstrasse 93, 8008 Zurich Concert location: Gemeinschaftszentrum Riesbach, Seefeldstrasse 93, 8008 Zürich

Florian Weiss' Woodism

Even without a harmony instrument, the four musicians of Woodism engage in an extremely harmonious dialogue: The Bernese quartet led by trombonist Florian Weiss makes full use of the free space created by the absence of filling chords and challenges listeners with sophisticated compositions between cool and free jazz, only to pick them up again with catchy passages. The new album «Inner Garden» (2024) also brings the whole palette with it: From beautiful melodies and light grooves to exciting improvisations and unexpected rhythm changes, everything is there. Tickets can be purchased at the evening box office. GZ Riesbach, Seefeldstrasse 93, 8008 Zurich Concert location: Gemeinschaftszentrum Riesbach, Seefeldstrasse 93, 8008 Zürich

Bassposaune

Bernadette Köbele: I like patriarchy and patriarchy likes me *stage

Franziska Bruecker – SALON OUTSIGHT

I hope you have your pass, we are entering patriarchal territory, or have you been kindly invited by someone? You&#x27;re going to have to grit your teeth a bit at rehearsal, then it&#x27;ll all be fine, you should just do a female solo – here&#x27;s a little masterclass with Beuys (perfect master) and Ariadne auf Naxos (perfect victim) and everything will be sensational! Participants: Concept, composition and performance: Bernadette Köbele Dramaturgy: Michael Kleine Costume: Chiara Alissa Estivariz Lopez Thanks to Husky Toby &amp; Claudia Blum, Philipp Köbele Many thanks to the kind support of Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich

Margaux Huber: Le Gay Printemps, short cut geraniums stage version

&quot;Le Gay Printemps, short cut geraniums stage version&quot;, is a garden, is a sound piece collage proposed as a temporal breach out of oppressions and imposed norms. Here poetry, in its experimental dimension, is a form of resistance a place to take shelter that belong to new spaces and other possibilities of being.

Franziska Bruecker: Essay On Distance

In her audio performance &quot;Essay On Distance&quot;, Franziska Bruecker explores distance as a protective mechanism and as a way of thinking about the female body as it is read on the music stage. Every body on stage is exposed to gazes, but not everyone deals with this experience in the same way, and not every body is exposed to the same gazes. &quot;Essay On Distance&quot; plays with the gaze and its power, using its ambivalence as a driving force.

Naira Ramos: Bitch Pose

The performance &quot;Bitch Pose&quot; examines the influence of the male gaze on the female body. With &quot;Bitch Pose&quot;, Naira Ramos aims to challenge the western ideal of beauty and regain control over one&#x27;s own body. Her performance is a radical response to the social pressures placed on the female body and calls for a redefinition of traditional notions of femininity and beauty.

Sonia Loenne: Moving In

Singing is ugly. Singing is exhausting. Singing is close. Singing is physical. I disperse from my head into my body. I become many. All my friends. All the variations of myself. My chorus pedal. My overdrive. The printer. The office carpet. Sonia Solo and the Sexist Shit Medley are back! This time as part of Salon Outsight and &quot;Women on stage - looks and views&quot;.

Performance

Video

Composition

Cello

Cleaning Women

Cleaning Women is an experimental group consisting of the three Finnish cleaning robots CW03, CW01 and CW04. Besides their unique music, Cleaning Women are also known for their alternative choice of instruments. The origin of their acoustic sound lies in self-built and self-customized instruments made from dismantled household items or material salvaged from various garbage cans. But what makes them really special is the way they sound. Although the starting point is avant-garde and experimental, the end result is a stunning combination of skillful musicianship, original soundscapes and accessible, even danceable music - a combination of cinematic sci-fi western and sparkling trash can disco. The Wire writes enthusiastically: Cleaning Women have made avant-garde into something to dance to. From the capital of performance electronica, Helsinki, Cleaning Women are the most visionary and dynamic live act to emerge in some time. Or quite simply in the words of Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo: They sound real good!

DIY Instruments

Stefan Aeby Trio

Enchanting melodies, enchanting timbres, urban-contemporary grooves and a very conscious and reduced use of preparations and techniques offer the trio, which has been active since 2007, a large playground for their musical journeys. With Stefan Aeby on piano, André Pousaz on bass and Michael Stulz on drums, the Stefan Aeby Trio achieves a new sonic dimension with a very unique, strong sound. ‘Fairy Circus’ is the trios fifth album. The trio reinterprets its music again and again, dynamically and full of lively energy, coming together to form a strong unit in both free and harmonically more complex parts. The trio&#x27;s music is very personal, allows a lot of freedom and leaves plenty of room for improvisation. The central concern is always the dialogue, the interplay. A trio that bravely and independently stands up to the flood of common genres and holds its own. And this independence is impressively demonstrated in the new compositions... The compositions are musical journeys, personal and intimate pieces that capture and touch the listener without emphasising technical and virtuoso aspects. This gives the music a gripping urgency!

MKZ @ JazzBaragge

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.

Tenorsaxophon

Baschnagel Group

10 Year Anniversary & Album Release «Luna Submarina»

Pius Baschnagel is known in the Swiss jazz scene as a drummer of the first hour and has an impressive list of performances to his name over the course of his career. As one of the few Swiss drummers, Baschnagel has played successfully as a popular sideman with international stars such as: Till Brönner, Barbara Dennerlein, George Gruntz, Dave Liebmann, Joshua Redman, the legendary Benny Golson and the renowned NDR Big Band. He was also the drummer of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra for many years and teaches at the ZHdK. For ten years, the band led by Swiss drummer has been creating their own music with their unmistakable sound. This has resulted in two albums: ‘Hello Dear Zyklop’ and ‘Timeline Promenade’. Now the Baschnagel Group is back with a new album ‘Luna Submarina’ (Unit). New music that is committed to the great arc, the deep emotions and the search for the magical moment. 10 years Baschnagel Group and album release! Let&#x27;s celebrate!

Saxophon

Bass Saxophon

Trumpet

Bass Trompete

Mercadonegro

Album Release «Se Acabó El Cuento» 

MERCADONEGRO - They are probably the best salsa band in Europe and are going on tour in Switzerland with their new album SE ACABÓ EL CUENTO. Mercadonegro has become one of the most sought-after groups for Latin American music over the years. Founded by José Armando Miranda, Cesar Correa and Rodrigo Rodriguez, the trio has grown over the years into a twelve-piece band with roots in Latin America and an adopted home in Europe. They are passionate about taking salsa out into the world and infect every audience with their enthusiasm. No leg will stay still and no shirt will stay dry!

Timbales

Congas

Bongos

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.

Together in Sound – Guest: Corinne Mauch

Brandy Butler – Listening Session

Together in Sound is a new event in collaboration with Brandy Butler that invites music enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the artistry of albums in a communal setting, offering a rare opportunity for focused, intentional listening. Each session a featured guest will present their favorite album, offering a personal introduction that delves into the significance of their selection. Following the introduction, attendees will listen to the full album recording together, uninterrupted, in an atmosphere that encourages deep engagement with the art of listening. Together in Sound offers a thoughtful and reflective way to start a Sunday morning, blending music appreciation with community interaction. The guest of this edition will be Corinne Mauch, Mayor of Zurich. Together, we&#x27;ll listen to Joni Mitchell&#x27;s album &quot;Shine&quot; (2007).

Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko

He is “a genius and living proof that the blues comes from Mali,” says Taj Mahal about his colleague Bassekou Kouyaté. He is the undisputed master of the ngoni (traditional West African long necked spit lute), which he has made internationally known by adding additional strings and using effects devices. With his extraordinary dexterity, he creates soundscapes that lie somewhere between blues, jazz and traditional Malian music. In his traditional Griotprogram “Folo Djelia” he reinterprets his parents&#x27; music and is accompanied by his wife, the fantastic singer Amy Sacko. A concert with a chamber music character that gets under your skin.

DJ Voilà Tim

Warm Up & Cool down

Tim Waller alias Voilà-Tim will play an exquisite mix of calm African tracks before and after the concerts.

Ngoni

SOYUZ (СОЮЗ)

SOYUZ is a creative collective from Minsk, Belarus, that combines the rich sounds of classical Brazilian music with a modern, global perspective. ‘Force of the Wind’, the third album of the trio consisting of Alex Chumak, Mikita Arlou and Anton Nemahai, builds unexpected bridges between the Música Popular Brasileira of the 70s and today&#x27;s Belarus. With a mixture of Russian and Portuguese lyrics, cosy-warm sounds and jazzy-groovy beats, SOYUZ create emotional compositions and wonderful, nostalgic moments that transcend language.

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Genius

Franziska Bruecker & Dave Gisler

Dave Gisler

This duo combines tradition and innovation in a fascinating way. Gisler&#x27;s melodic and harmonic sophistication weaves a thread through jazz tradition, while Bruecker&#x27;s unconventional voice and lyrics catapult the whole thing to a new level of abstraction and experimentation. Together, they are a duo that knows its roots, yet continues to discover and redefine new creative forms of expression.

Christoph Irniger’s Pilgrim with Yumi Ito & Hannah Gottschalk

Over the years, the Pilgrim Quintet, led by Zurich tenor saxophonist Christoph Irniger, has developed into one of the most exciting ensembles in the young European jazz scene. On the occasion of Dave Gisler&#x27;s Carte Blanche at Moods, the well-rehearsed band will be joined by the unique singer Yumi Ito, who is regarded as one of the most outstanding representatives of vocal improvisation. Their connection is storytelling, creating an all-encompassing sound that defies categorisation. Some compositions are freely improvised, others are fully notated, but most are somewhere in between, with a flexibility that reflects a life of freedom where informed choices are made spontaneously. The sound is correspondingly varied: an amalgam of all kinds of styles, small or large, bright or dark. An experience of feelings and images that Hannah Gottschalk translates live into sound-reactive visual performances characterised by abstraction and an interplay of artistic intention and improvisation.

Šuma Čovjek

Kultur Shock & Moods present: Album Release Tournee «Ringišpil»

Šuma Čovjek is the result of a transcultural Swiss-Bosnian-Algerian collaboration. With heart-wrenching lyrics in varied arrangements and brass beats, they transform their live concerts into fantastic moments. On February 7th, the nine-piece band will present their new album “Ringišpil”, which means carousel in Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian, at Moods. The album feels like a constant rotation forward, everything is in motion, in constant transformation and thus transience and rebirth. Common ground only survives in interaction: on stage, between band and audience, and in our society. We look forward to an eccentric mixture of melancholy ballads, rhythmic Balkan pop-rock pieces, oriental beats and furious brass sounds. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

DJ Emina

Warm Up & Afterparti

With the BalkanEkstra Parti there are no stops for Oriental sounds or Arabian rhythms – what’s important is the motto: danceable! Where the journey will take us through the night is unclear, but one thing is certain: dancing until the hips hurt, the feet burn and the stars dissolve with the dawn.

Nicole Johänntgen

Album Release «Labyrinth II»

Nicole Johänntgen&#x27;s Labyrinth is groovy, experimental, sometimes melancholic and here and there you can hear the flair of the Motown era of the 70s. After the successful and energetic evening in spring 2024, Johänntgen, Hansen and Stauffacher return to Moods - this time with the sequel - Labyrinth II. When the saxophonist creates music, she likes to look deep, reflect and feel life. While the unconventional line-up of saxophone, tuba (Jon Hansen) and percussion (David Stauffacher) offers unexpected new possibilities, Nicole Johänntgen remains true to her soulful, expressive and virtuoso playing, in which saxophone and vocals alternate in unexpected, artistic ways.

Tuba

Percussion

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!

Simon Grab & David Meier

Simon Grab – Album Release «Porœs» (-OUS Records)

A new collaboration between Simon Grab and David Meier, between dense, bass-heavy electronics and earthy, vibrating drums. For once, the focus is not on Simon Grab&#x27;s idiosyncratic no-input mixer noises, but on pulsating, delicate beat electronics enriched with feedback, joined by David Meier&#x27;s sensitive, energetic drumming. After several studio sessions and their first live performances, their first album is now being released.

errad0

Simon Grab – New Project Premiere

errad0 is a celebration of sonic error, exploring the limits of electronic music and industrial hip hop, investigating the space in between what can exist on a dancefloor or at a punk show. Vocal dirt thrown into the mic by brazilian vocalist Antigo influenced by the anthems of facçao and proibidão carioca, singing violent chants about the becoming of a monster the state portrays, driven by the experience of being born as a black person in Brasil, paired with bass heavy beats by swiss noisemaker Simon Grab that assault your innards and tickle the ears. With this hyperreal mixture in mind errad0 evokes a rotten visual narrative about a hedonistic dystopia - errad0 grows into a deformed creature that incorporates sound and mass,blurring the lines between sonic matter and organic flesh.

Izquierdo x Tavil

Tizia Zimmermann

Voice action and sonic extremism in collaboration for an absurdist outburst of artistic ideas of momentary nature...

Zimmermann/Corsano/Pitsiokos

Chris Corsano, Tizia Zimmermann and Chris Pitsiokos first played together in New York in summer 2023, during Tizia&#x27;s six-month stint in the big city. The trio quickly found a collective language drawing on their highly personal approaches to their respective instruments and their shared interests in free jazz, improvised music, drone and noise. Always in the process of discovery, each performance involves further revelations of until-then unimagined musical forms.

Voice Action

Moses Yoofee Trio

Noise Reduction & Moods present: Live 2025

Formed by talented producer and pianist Moses Yoofee, this trio brings together one of Germany&#x27;s hottest drummers of the moment, Noah Fuerbringer, and soulful bassist Roman Klobe. The sound is explosive, the playing unpredictable and the music a mix of jazz, hip-hop, soul and electro. As comfortable in the studio as they are on stage, with phenomenal performances of virtuosity and musicality, this power trio has attracted interest from the best festivals (We Out Here, Eurosonic, Reeperbahn, etc.) and titillated the ears of the best producers (Kaidi Tatham, Gilles Peterson, etc.). A musical slap in the face not to be missed.

KALI Trio

Kali represents the fresh spirit of a new generation of post-genre musicians. They feel at home in both composed and freely improvised musical contexts, following their creative intuition without ideology but with an even broader understanding of music history. With this in mind, Kali create dark pattern noise, raw minimal grooves and abstract, mystical trips with a sensitivity for sound and progressive power. The band&#x27;s creative possibilities range from epic dramaturgies to minimalist miniatures of sparkling beauty.

Style Bakery feat. Rita Roof / Pilar Vega / Benji Bonus / Sento

A superb live band meets renowned MCs and vocalists for a freestyle show: that&#x27;s the Style Bakery! Renowned acts present their songs in unique versions specially developed for this evening. Raw and unpolished. Hosted by the outstanding collective Jonny Ive, Pablo, Toni Schiavano and Flo Reichle. Valentines Eve promises to be full of diversity and unique voices: on this evening, rap takes a back seat for once: with Rita Roof, Pilar Vega, Benji Bonus and Sento, four extraordinary and versatile artists who could hardly be more different will take to the stage. Rita Roof, known as an outstanding backing singer for numerous Swiss hits, delights with her unmistakable voice. Born in Guatemala, she caused a sensation with her debut reggae album &quot;Stimm i mir&quot; and has since found her second musical love in the energetic soca genre. Sento, a 24-year-old singer and producer from Zurich, pursues a clear sound concept. His combination of infectious grooves, captivating vocal arrangements and bright synths makes his sound unique. He wowed the Swiss music scene with his EP Delirium and won two prestigious newcomer awards in 2024. Pilar Vega, an up-and-coming singer from Ticino, enchants with an irresistible mix of soul, hip-hop and pop. Her performances at events such as the Montreux Jazz Festival and the Openair St. Gallen are proof of her talent. We are particularly excited about her stage collaboration with Sento - they have already released the song Child together. Finally, Benji Bonus will shake a big pinch of rap over the evening. The Baden native is no longer an insider tip in the scene and achieved national fame with Cyperh &#x27;22. His trademark is the clever and musical mix of rap and vocals. As such, Benji&#x27;s latest album Golden Dream is only a snapshot in time, as singer-songwriter borrowings and earthy funk are important cornerstones of his work.

Host

Nicolas Masson Quartet

Album Release «Renaissance»

Renowned saxophonist and composer Nicolas Masson (&#x27;1972) immersed himself in the world of improvised music at the age of 20, meeting influential figures such as Cecil Taylor and Fred Hopkins in New York. His dedication led him to further studies with Frank Lowe and Makanda Ken McIntyre. After graduating from the Geneva Conservatory in 2000, Masson moved to New York City and continued his studies with respected musicians such as Rich Perry, Chris Potter and Greg Tardy. A key figure on the Swiss New Jazz scene and ECM artist, Nicolas Masson has collaborated with a wide range of international musicians and has an impressive discography with eight albums as leader or co-leader on the ECM, Fresh Sound and Clean Feed labels. rA new album, recorded at the renowned La Buissonne Studios together with Colin Vallon on piano, Patrice Moret on double bass and Lionel Friedli on drums, will be released on ECM in January 2025. Although all the compositions are by Masson, he emphasizes the special dynamic of this group: The essence of this quartet lies in the chemistry between us. Our compositions are just the starting point for a sonic journey in which the collective imagination takes the lead.  This deep connection, which has developed over almost two decades, makes every concert a unique and immersive experience.

GANNA feat. Julian Sartorius

«Kupala»

On Ganna&#x27;s latest album «Kupala», the versatile singer Ganna Gryniva with her warm, impressive voice and the versatile, creative drummer Julian Sartorius create a unique sound world of experimental jazz and electronics that is enchanting. Ganna has long combined the folklore of her native Ukraine with pop music in various shades and formations. Sartorius&#x27; multi-layered, rhythmic patterns build a bridge between organic timbres and the vocabulary of experimental music.

Emile Parisien Quartet

«Let Them Cook!»

When accidents happen, they usually happen in seconds, sometimes in minutes. But this one has been going on for 20 years... That&#x27;s how long it&#x27;s been since the members of the Emile Parisien Quartet first played together at a jam session. At the end, they looked at each other in disbelief. Not only had they been struck by a collective musical lightning bolt, but they also knew that they had just...well...brought something to life. The common breeding ground was jazz, but everyone had all kinds of seeds to sow in it, from classical music and contemporary sounds to rock, electronica and chanson. Saxophonist Emile Parisien, pianist Julien Touéry, bassist Ivan Gélugne and drummer Julien Loutelier tear down barriers, change rules and yet know exactly where they want to go. “The central concern of the band was and is storytelling,” emphasizes Parisien. Their new album “Let Them Cook” is like a fresh breeze and the band&#x27;s music audibly breathes the spirit of the year 2024 and no longer that of the founding year 2004. There was a special moment along the way: at a concert in Sweden towards the end of their “Double Screening” tour, they took the opportunity to deviate from a purely acoustic sound and integrate some electronics. It worked and it seemed that these electronic sprinkles never contaminated the band&#x27;s sound, but rather enhanced it.

Florian Arbenz «London Group»

feat. Ivo Neame, Jim Hart, Percy Pursglove, Immy Churchill

In his almost 30-year career, Florian Arbenz has proven time and again that he is not only a brilliant drummer, but also has a good nose for unusual and exciting combinations of musicians and instruments. In his latest project, he devotes himself to the musical contacts he has made during his frequent stays in Great Britain. The result is an exciting mix of top musicians from different generations, whom Florian Arbenz has tailored to his latest program. The music moves between hip grooves, exciting improvisations and lyrical parts, giving the musicians plenty of freedom to bring in their own musical history and personality. Nevertheless, the music never loses its coherence and its great arc and Arbenz puts his very own stamp on his compositions with sophisticated harmonies, strong melodies, unusual instrumentation and his flair for different combinations of his fellow musicians.

Flugelhorn

Simon Spiess Late Bloøm

Late Bloøm is the solo project of Simon Spiess, who takes on the role of multi-instrumentalist for this project. He is inspired by unknown instruments, which he gets to know through in-depth processes and thus creates new worlds of sound. Late Bloøm is a composer, sound researcher and sound architect. Although he is best known for his warm, soulful and transcendent sound on the saxophone, the musician is also a beast when it comes to sound design. He&#x27;s quick to admit that he creates beauty from a deep searching force: combining vintage woodwinds, modular synthesizers, tattoos and aesthetics. When he&#x27;s not busy practicing the saxophone or meticulously chiseling sounds, you&#x27;re likely to find him doing an intense mindfulness exercise. His music covers a wide spectrum of raw emotions, from calming to unsettling. Presence, connection and an appreciation of the full spectrum of the human experience are a through line in his work. That and the stark, contrasting contrasts (black and white, sometimes misty, metallic gray), punctuated by unexpected twists of garish pink!

Hainbach

Based out of Berlin, Germany, electro-acoustic composer Hainbach (*1978 Freiburg im Breisgau) creates experimental music that is both visceral and whimsical. Using esoteric synthesizers, test equipment and magnetic tape he creates “one hell of a trip” in his live sets and recorded music. He shares techniques on experimental music on his YouTube channel, which has attracted an ever growing audience of more than 180000 subscribers and over 16 Million views, with several videos going viral. His body of work includes film soundtracks, pop productions, chamber music, theater music, sound art installations and music software. Hainbach’s music has been featured in Pitchfork, The Wire, Bandcamp Daily, Bleep and Boomkat.

Noria Lilt

Warm-Up & Afterparty

In her constant quest for the in-between the genres, heavily influenced by dance music and rave culture, thirsty for bass, breaks, and bleeps; Noria Lilt puts together a bursting mix of the most heterogeneous electronic inspirations. From clubs to art centers and other live scenes, her practice oscillates between djing, live, composition and production, audiovisual installations, and multichannel pieces. Her production and composition process tends towards acousmatic and experimental music, with a delicate and unique sound design. TRNSTN RADIO co-founder, Kapitel Bollwerk resident DJ, SMEM artistic co-curator: she is an important figure and an active member of the cultural, nightlife, and musical scenes of Switzerland. In all her facets, she presents powerful messages in a captivating hybrid universe

Synthesizer

Woodwinds

Ali Dada

Local support will be provided by the Zurich band Ali Dada. Their music sounds like psychedelic guitars, sluggish drums and blurred soundscapes. The band draws essences from surf rock, slow jazz, lo-fi beats and ambient and cooks up their very own soup - dense, analog and full of joy. While their last releases were still located in downtempo and afterhour sounds, their recently released album Sum features a completely new, unique sound. Difficult to pin down and yet still present - somewhere between jazz, wave and the legacy of J Dilla.

Domenique Dumont

Domenique Dumont likes to keep quiet when it comes to the exact composition of the project. Until the booking was confirmed, it was also unclear to us who or what Domenique Dumont actually is - band, duo, solo project? But as the saying goes: It&#x27;s only music, baby. So why bother with trivialities? The act has also completely dispensed with a social media presence. When navigating through Dumont&#x27;s Spotify profile, you come across playlists with names like Global Groove (Groovy Sounds from around the World) or Electronica Romantica (Delicate digital expressions of the heart) and want to pee on the Porsche of the Spotify marketing people responsible. Because Domenique Dumont&#x27;s music is far removed from musical clichés. Instead, references from 50 years of pop culture and rare grooves are masterfully interpreted and served up instrumentally in a finely seasoned soundscape with extremely catchy melodies.

Sleepii & Chrigi G. us Z.

Warm Up & Afterparty

Before, between and especially after the concerts, GDS resident DJs take over the decks: Sleepii has been mixing bouncy tracks full of energy as part of the Fögel for almost ten years. Solo, she makes the music sound dreamy - the perfect way to drift off. But don&#x27;t worry: so far nobody has dozed off while listening! Chrigi G. from 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 in the radio program and presents his favorites mixed in clubs and bars or at festivals.

In Between Plus

Roberto Domeniconi

Music between the genres of today&#x27;s jazz, with a background of many years of experience in the jazz tradition and the experimental electronic music of the past decades: the electronic wizard and saxophonist Bruno Spoerri, the versatile pianist Roger Girod and the sensitive percussionist Tony Renold have come together to make music which has been freed of any stylistic boundaries.

Rapid Ear Movement

Four elegant men explore virtual particle fields, random unpredictable sonic constants, entanglement, mangledment, and several other superlatives of musical expression. All of this while having a great deal of fun!

Synthophone

Mammal Hands

Sometimes meditative, sometimes cinematic, with rhythmic elements that evolve, complement each other and develop into a driving maelstrom: Mammal Hands play a driving fusion of jazz and electronica that never loses its accessibility despite its complexity. On the contrary, the trio&#x27;s energetic live performances can put you in an almost trance-like state. The band is now on the road with their fifth album &quot;Gift from the Trees&quot; (2023) - a must for all fans of Portico Quartet, Gogo Penguin or Grandbrothers.

Driss El Maloumi

The undeniable talent of Driss and his two accomplices and their incredible on-stage complicity never cease to surprise and fascinate the audiences who attend their performances. In this trio project Driss invites us to distil the spices gleaned from the thousand paths he travelled between Arab, Western and sub-Saharan cultures.Quietly, simply, in the intimacy of a dialogue with two percussionists. So that his instrument can fully express its greed, its desire to revel in contact with other essences, other colours. He translates into music this personal journey between his own tradition and his encounters with other cultures.

Simon Spiess Helio

Album Release

A somnambulistic journey through moods, rhythms and energies. Although Simon Spiess Helio Quartet have not been playing together in this constellation for very long, they feel a strong bond. This closeness gives their sound an organic wholeness that lasts and touches until the very last note. Malcolm Braff shines on the piano with an expressive, sometimes bluesy touch and inspires with his percussive, repetitive way of caressing and breaking up the melody. Saxophonist Simon Spiess&#x27; solos shine with an unfathomable sensitivity and creative power. His embracing timbre spreads across the band&#x27;s sound like the warming beams of a setting sun, and even in the higher registers his tone retains its compact and grounded quality, lending the harmonies even more depth and substance. Bänz Oester impresses with his clearly emphasized bass lines and melodic, lyrical solos, which fit perfectly into the band&#x27;s sound structure and yet stand out with their uniqueness. Drummer Samuel Dühsler subtly underlays the swinging, bouncy rhythms with brushes and light pulses on the cymbals, providing the necessary structure. He creates the important balance to the melodies and harmonies and enriches them with a gentle conciseness.  Two generations come together here, enriching each other through their individual experiences and processes and creating a profound whole with their own compositions. In their sound, which is rooted in jazz, they organically and intelligently integrate other styles and influences - it is innovative, international and timeless. The strength of this outstanding band is their rhythmic interweaving, combined with an incredible harmonic sensitivity and dense, restrained expressiveness that makes their music resonate in the soul and heart for a long time to come.  The debut album by Simon Spiess Helio Quartet, recorded by SRF, will be released by Unit Records in February.

Mareike Wiening US Quintet

«Reveal»

As she set out to conceive the music for her third album Reveal as a leader, drummer/composer Mareike Wiening glanced around and discovered a wealth of potential inspirations in the tumultuous events of recent years. Of course, there were the global upheavals that we’ve all watched unfold with bated breath: the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, political divisiveness in the U.S., Europe and beyond. Then there were the life-altering experiences that took place closer to home: Wiening moved back to her native Germany in 2018 after six years in New York, settling in Cologne. She suffered the death of a close family member after witnessing a slow decline in health, and she’s reaching a stage of life where societal pressures to settle down and start a family begin to strongly impinge. All of this set against the backdrop of an uncertain future for the music industry as inflation soars in Germany. Realizing that such heady subjects could result in a decidedly stark and somber album, Wiening chose not to react but to reveal, searching inward for the warmth and spirit that connected her with music in the first place. On Reveal, her third album for Greenleaf Music, Wiening has crafted her richest and most deeply personal music to date. “Personally and as a musician, I’ve been in so many situations in the past few years where the future feels insecure or questionable,” Wiening says. “I really wanted to listen deep inside myself and find the joy and hope in music.”

Les Frères Smith

Les Frères Smith have been a mainstay of the Parisian Afro-groove scene for almost 20 years. Always on the lookout for something new, the eleven brothers have never gotten stuck in the mire of repetition. Permeable to outside influences from noisy concrete cities and nature, Les Frères Smith have combined funk and highlife, jazz and soul, tropical flavors, glowing copper and polyrhythms into a highly inflammable fuel heated by the enchanting voice of Swala Emati Smith and the fury of Prosper Smith. They call this fuel Afrikanbeat.

Altsaxophon

Baritone Saxophone

Claudia Masika

Experiencing music together is the focus of the family concert series at Moods. There are no children&#x27;s songs, but rather concerts with good music that invite you to dance and be amazed. In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, young and old have the opportunity to explore the colorful world of musical styles together and share their enthusiasm. Her grandmother recognized Claudia Masika&#x27;s singing talent at an early age. She introduced Claudia to the magic of traditional singing in the Luo language. Claudia has been in Switzerland for about 15 years and has established herself as a top act with her international band. Her own version of the Afro fusion sound has found favor with a wide audience at home and abroad, far beyond the Afro fan community. On stage, Claudia Masika is a force to be reckoned with and with a large portion of positive energy and humor, meaningful songs and an experienced band behind her, she puts smiles on the faces of the audience and rhythm in their legs. - Duration of the concert 50-65 minutes - Children of all ages are welcome to attend this concert. - We will make sure the volume is appropriate, but we still recommend ear protection for the little ones. - Children under the age of 12 can attend the concert free of charge, but we ask that you reserve a free ticket in the system. - Young people between the ages of 12 and 16 pay half price. - Can&#x27;t afford a ticket? Send us an email at info@moods.ch.

Dimitri Howald & the Amnis Band Extended

Album Release «Southern Return»

Guitarist Dimitri Howald lets himself drift on his third solo album Southern Return - with a curiously yearning music that brings together the most diverse influences from jazz, new wave and tropicalismo to create a very personal mixture. Drive off - to where the forests give way to palm trees and the landscapes are vast and tropical. The times, places and influences overlap in these 12 very personal pieces of music, which Dimitri Howald recorded all by himself: We hear Brazilian tropicalismo influences, light and delicate jazz guitar figures, harmonies that radiate an untranslatable saudade, while the wave drum machine sets the pace at times, as on earlier albums. Dimitri Howald recorded Southern Return over the course of three years. He plays with the individual musical elements, tinkers, sings, warms - and breaks the idyll with analog synth sounds that emphasize the shadows or with pieces that lead right into the youthful grunge band cellar. Slight melancholy, longing, unfulfilled and as yet unrealized dreams: all this resonates delicately in this music. The concert will be played with reinforcements, i.e. Howald&#x27;s Amnis Band will be stretched out and enlarged. His quartet, consisting of Stefan Schischkanov, Toni Schiavano and Flo Reichle, will be joined by Michael Haudenschild, Sebastian Lötscher, Nao Rohr and Cégiu for a truly extended evening.

Viola

Millà – Guy – Niggli

Lucas Niggli – GLUT3

This brand-new trio takes a completely contemporary approach to jazz&#x27;s loaded yet magnificent instrumental formula: the piano trio. Perhaps comparable to the symbolism of the string quartet in classical music, is still an enormously rich playing field in terms of colour and interaction possibilities. In this constellation, however, not only do three improvisers who have been washed in many waters and one improviser who is yet to be discovered in this country meet, all of whom are also among the innovators in the way they play their instruments, but three musicians who are also active as composers in the field of contemporary music, performance and current forms of jazz. The pianist is not accompanied by a rhythm section, and the established roles are constantly dismantled, resulting in an extremely agile, intense trio music, characterised by a high level of formal awareness, nimble turns, beautiful sounds, wit and a discipline that gives the improvisations a special urgency. The well-rehearsed duo Barry Guy – Lucas Niggli, which can already look back on 25 years of history (in the trio Demierre – Guy – Niggli, in the quintet Lucas Niggli BIG ZOOM, in Barry Guy&#x27;s London Jazz Composers Orchestra, in the trio with Maya Homburger and in the &quot;HexenTrio&quot; with the legendary Canadian pianist Paul Plimely) is once again expanded into a triangle and finds a congenial partner in Jordina Millà for a dance on a tightrope without a net or false bottom.

Mostar Sevdah Reunion

Kultur Shock & Moods present

The story of this ensemble is one of success against all odds. In 1999, Bosnian sound engineer and producer Dragi Šestić gathered a group of musicians from different ethnic backgrounds – Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks - in war-torn Mostar. At the time, it was a bold venture that was initially met with more suspicion than interest. Some bands get boring with age, others get better. Mostar Sevdah Reunion fall into the second category, and you don&#x27;t even know how they do it, because you were already more than satisfied with the previous album. The Bosnian combo seems to be getting more and more relaxed, they have nothing to prove anymore. No note is too much and everything is just right. They also know how to surprise again and again. After collaborations with Saban Bajramović, Esma Redzepova, Boban Marković and other Balkan greats, they are now working on their twelfth album with Antonija Batinić, who used to play rock, jazz and blues. It alludes to Robert Golden&#x27;s film Stories of Sevdah, in which Sevdah is described as &#x27;Balkan blues&#x27;. Comparisons between genres are always a misnomer, but there is a parallel, as Rusmir Pobrić so aptly explains in the liner notes: Blues is the music of slaves, Sevdah is the music of the slaves of love. Listeners can expect eleven tracks of great emotion – without any kitsch.

Mario Peric

The BalkanEkstra Parti doesn&#x27;t stop at oriental sounds or Arabic rhythms - the main thing is to dance! With the legendary concert and party series Kultur Shock, Mario Peric is one of the pioneers of the Balkan scene as an organizer, DJ and producer. He has been thrilling audiences for many years with his varied, explosive and crazy sounds. His musical spectrum cannot be pinned down to one direction. The main thing is that it rocks!

The Clients

EP Release «Sell Out»

This formation has been shining as an irresistible groove machine on the Swiss soul and funk scene for years. The sheer joy of playing and the irrepressible sound that these five experienced musicians conjure up together on stage will make even the designated dance grouches twitch their hips. After several releases over the last few decades, they are now christening their new album «Sell Out» at Moods.

Nicolas Masson Quartet

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