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17.11.2020 ∞0∞ DREAMERS Style Electronic Jazz Subtitle Pedretti - Iannone - Girod - Schaer

Artists Jean-Jacques Pedretti tb/sagattes, Fabien Iannone keyb/synth, Robin Arthur Girod g/b, Nelson Schaer rhythmbox/perc Description Four musicians coming from a free and singular jazz, a jazz for dreamers who privilege the emotional over the performative, turning their repetitive constructions almost to infinity, they decline a romantic and timeless music that lengthens life expectancy. An eternal cycle of improvisations on the theme of pulsation and synthetic modules, between man and machine, between tribal trances and space travel.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.02.2018 2henning Style Experimental Pop

Artists Rahel Kraft voc/synth/fx, Valeria Zangger synth/samples/dr Description Hand-made samples get looped, distorted, chased through the synthesizer, overlayed with singing and founded on drums. The sound produced here by Valeria Zangger and Rahel Kraft wafts between Indie Jazz, Experimental Electronica and also a bit of pop – there is no lack of lust to experiment and no fear of being driven into the unknown. The second chapter of the highly-promising duo 2henning is called «Puzzled Bird» (2018), a work that over three years has matured to become an audible delight.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.09.2017 47Soul Style Electro / Arabic-Dabke / Shamstep

Artists Ramzy Suleiman voc/keyb/electronics , Walaa Sbait voc/perc, Tareq Abu Kwaik voc/perc, Hamza Arnaout g/keyb/electronics/voc Description Shamstep. That's how this band, with its roots in Palestine, describes its music, which gives rise to enthusiastically dancing audiences from the Mid East to Europe. The four boys play a mix of traditional Arabic Dabke and electronic beats, Dubstep and Reggae. With analog synths, hypnotic guitar melodies and Arabic-English texts that deal with freedom and the fight for equality, they have developed their very own sound. And with that triggered a movement that unites cultures both on the dancefloor and way beyond the usual boundaries.

Moods celebrates its 25th birthday with Stolze Openair.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.01.2018 5K HD Style Trip-Hop / Atmospheric-Electro-Jazz Subtitle Kompost 3 feat. Mira Lu Kovacs Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Mira Lu Kovacs voc, Martin Eberle tp, Benny Omerzell keyb, Manu Mayr b, Lukas König dr Description Everything electric! Everything luminous! Everything urgent! In Autumn 2017, the line-up from Vienna, 5K HD – comprising from Kompost 3 and Mira Lu Kovacs, two previously separately playing protagonists of the young Austrian jazz scene – released their debut album «And to in A». Sometimes it sounds poppy and catchy, with crystal clear singing, then again the band lets the expectations dissolve and maneuvers lithely through wafting swathes of sound. With partly acoustic and partly electronic equipment, they move easily between Jazz, sometimes a Dubstep, then again a Breakbeat, a Funk Riff, a Prog-Rock escalation, everything effortless and seamless, but without ever losing sight of Pop.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.01.2021 60° Alliance Style Jazz Event serie We Stream! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Gaudenz Niggli electronics, Felix Niggli tp/electronics, Lucas Niggli dr , VielZuHell, Lukas Matthys visuals, Timo Raddatz Visuals, Hannah Gottschalk Visuals Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.02.2019 AA Trio Style Jazz Event serie Suisse Diagonales Jazz Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andrew Audiger p, Yves Marcotte b, François Christe dr Description Through Suisse Diagonales Jazz 2019, ten young up-and-coming Swiss bands get the opportunity to play in clubs outside their region of origin. The bands, as different as they may sound, are all equipped with musical autonomy, enthusiasm for innovation, stage experience and professional handicraft.

The three musicians of the AA Trio freely express themselves in their own language and blend modern influences with elements of the 50’s and 60‘s. They blend creativity, daring and freshness, constantly on the search for a simple and organic sound that always remain open.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.05.2019 AA Trio Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 0:51:26 Duration excl. titles 0:50:38

Artists Andrew Audiger p, Yves Marcotte b, François Christe dr Description In September 2015 the pianist Andrew Audiger founded the AA Trio with Yves Marcotte and Francois Christe. The energy of the AA Trio is based on the desire to express oneself freely in one’s own language and to blend modern electronic influences with the elements of the 50’s and 60’s. Over Andrew Audiger’s hypnotic grooves, the three musicians combine creativity, daring and freshness, constantly on the search for a single and organic sound that always remains open.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.05.2019 AA Trio Style Jazz Subtitle Finale Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andrew Audiger p, Yves Marcotte b, François Christe dr Description The two finalists compete against each other for the victory. The first concert starts at 20:30 and the second at 21:45. This is followed by the awards ceremony and the announcement of the winner of the audience prize.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

15.11.2018 Aaron Parks & Little Big Style Jazz

Artists Aaron Parks p/fender-rhodes, Greg Tuohey g, Anders Christensen b, Tommy Crane dr

Description Aaron Parks is one of these young Jazz pianists that has an impact way beyond the scene. Already in 2009 that became clear to the renowned Blue Note jazz label when it recorded Parks’ debut album, «Invisible Cinema». Aaron Parks is not only an excellent pianist, in addition he also has certain something which distinguishes great musicians from perfect technicians. His music is awash with tender ideas, oriented to the ocean, which is so eternal, so wild and yet so incomprehensibly wide. Parks has also released two albums – one as a solo and one in a trio with drummer Billy Hart and bassist Ben Street - on the renowned European label ECM. In his new band, Little Big, Parks shows yet more clearly that he is a master of telling stories without using words. With his music he projects in a wonderfully subtle manner the great epics into the mind’s eye of the listener.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.05.2017 Abou Diarra Style mandingue/afro/world 1:50:17 1:49:30 Artists Abou Diarra voc, n'goni, Moussa Koita p, voc, Laurent Loit b, Vincent Bucher harmonica, Amadou Daou perc Description Abou Diarra, from Mali, invokes the old tradition of the Mandingue folk of his home country. He adopts their rhythms and plays wonderful, danceable melodies. Yet, just like his master, Vieux Kanté, Diarra wants to take the African music way beyond the tradition and into the future: the talented singer and his band move somewhere in the direction between modern blues, gospel and R’n’B. His album, «Koya», features a blend of electric bass, mouth harp and electronic sounds with the sounds of the Ngoni.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.02.2019 Adam Ben Ezra Style Double-Bass Phenomenon Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Adam Ben Ezra b/p/keyb/tap dance Description Double-bass phenomenon, multi-instrumentalist and YouTube sensation – or, to give him another name: Adam Ben Ezra. Within the broad spectrum of instruments that he can play, in addition to the double-bass there is also the violin, guitar, piano, clarinet, oud, flute and cajon – he is indeed a multi-instrumentalist in the true sense of the word. On stage, Adam Ben Ezra builds his songs slowly; groovy basslines are supplemented by stepped rhythms – yes, he can also do stepdance – followed one after the other by bowed melodies, percussive elements drummed on the bass, sometimes joined by singing and electronic effects. From the very first note Ezra's captivating performance puts a spell on the audience and in the process pushes the double-bass deservedly into the spotlight.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.05.2017 Akku Quintet Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 1:05:04 Duration excl. titles 1:04:24

Artists Michael Gilsenan sax, Markus Ischer g, Maja Nydegger keyb, Andi Schnellmann b, Manuel Pasquinelli dr, Jonas Fehr visuals Description Dancing patterns, floating melodies and earthy grooves characterise the large-scale and multi-layered compositions of the Akku Quintet, led by the drummer from Bern, Manuel Pasquinelli. The band has an impressive style, which combines elements of jazz, minimal music, rock and pop. «AEON», the title of their third album, stands for the endlessly appearing, hardly measurable timezone and reflects the basic spirit of the new work. Music and live-visuals to dive into!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.12.2018 Aksham feat. Elina Duni. Marc Perrenoud & David Enhco Style Jazz Event serie Unerhört! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Elina Duni voc, David Enhco tp, Marc Perrenoud p, Florent Nisse b, Fred Pasqua dr Description Elina Duni and Marc Perrenoud are two vanguard exponents of the young Swiss jazz scene. In the course of recent years, Elina Duni, with her unmistakable voice, has sung her way to the highest league of European jazz singers and received enthusiastic reviews for her solo album released this year. Similarly, Marc Perrenoud, both as solo performer and with his trio, has earned an excellent reputation way beyond the Swiss borders. When the two of them met in a Perrenoud concert in 2017, the idea was born for a joint project as a quintet – and clearly independent from the musical territories where they been underway thus far. With the French David Enhco on trumpet, Florent Nisse on double-bass and Fred Pasqua on drums, they have found congenial quintet partners for the collective band, Aksham, whose name in Turkish means twilight. And in this dim half-light, there glows a fragile music, in which Duni's touching singing and Perrenoud's subtle keyboard style harmonises splendidly with the lyrical playing of trumpeter Enhco and the agile, airy rhythm section of Nisse and Pasqua. Let yourself be lulled – goosebumps guaranteed!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.06.2019 Alfredo Rodriguez & Pedrito Martinez Style Jazz/Cuba/Latin

Artists Alfredo Rodríguez p/comp, Pedrito Martinez perc/voc Description A summit meeting of two Cuban musical greats: both nominated for a Grammy, the musicians Alfredo Rodríguez and Pedrito Martinez discovered their passion for playing together as a duo in 2012 during the recording of Alfredo’s album, «The Invasion Parade». Now the two Cubans present their first duo album, «Duologue» (2019). Singer and percussionist Martinez, whose music school was the street, is a master of Afro-Cuban folk music and the Batá drum, which he ably demonstrated in collaboration with Sting, Paul Simon and Wynton Marsalis, amongst others. In contrast to Martinez, Rodríguez studied at the Havana Music School, where his work was influenced by Bach, Strawinsky and Cuban Jazz. He is one of the most impressive exponents of New Cuban Jazz, totally following in the tracks of pioneers such as Gonzalo Rubalcaba, and is the Artistic Director of the Global Gumbo Project, which was founded by Quincy Jones. During the concert, the audience will be witness to the dialogue – or should we say «Duolouge» - of this extraordinary duo.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.10.2018 Aline Frazão Style World/Singer-Songwriter/Folk Event serie Portugal: nova geração Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Aline Frazão g/voc, Jéssica Pina tp, Mayo b, Miroca Paris dr/perc Description Aline Frazão traces her African roots - the young songstress from Angola sings the music of the African Diaspora in Portugese. She submerges into the multi-faceted world of the Lusophonen Musik of the Portugese-speaking countries and unites the folk music of Angola with Brasilian and Portuguese folklore. On her last album «Insular» the songstress conceivably distanced herself from her musical origins: as a youth she sang Fado, Jazz, Brasilian Pop and African music, her first songs were influenced by Bossa-Nova. From this she increasingly cultivates her individual tonal language, her African roots are joined by a self-confident Indie-Rock attitüde. In autumn she will present her new repertoire in Moods.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.12.2018 Aly Keïta - Jan Galega Brönnimann - Lucas Niggli Style Jazz/World Subtitle «Kalo Yele» 1:30:37 1:29:50 Artists Aly Keïta balafon/voc, Jan Galega Brönnimann cl, Lucas Niggli dr/perc Description Aly Keïta is one of the great virtuosos of the Balafon, the West African xylophone. The musician from the Ivory Coast has added the Balafon to music of artists such as Joe Zawinul, Omar Sosa and Jan Gabarek. Together with the Swiss clarinettist and saxophonist Jan Galega Brönnimann and the Swiss drummer Lucas Niggli, Keïta mixes the traditional African repertoire with and improvisation. During the evening the band will present its new album «Kalo Yele» – energetic world music with its finger on the pulse.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.12.2020 Aly Keita Trio Style World/Jazz

Artists Aly Keita balafon, Roberto Badoglio b, Marcel van Cleef dr Description The swirling Balafon playing of Aly Keita is a spectacle, the sticks seem to dance over the keys. Born into a musical family, since childhood Aly Keita has built and played his own instruments and has played as sideman with the best: Omar Sosa, Joe Zawinul, Rhoda Scott, Paco Séry, Karim Ziad, Pharoah Sanders, Paolo Fresu and many more. Today Aly Keita lives in Berlin, where he became acquainted with the Dutch drummer Marcel van Cleef and the Italian bassist Roberto Badoglio. In their music they wander between spectacular African rhythms, polyphony and elements of jazz, and blend these into a wonderful and unique sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.05.2019 Amine & Hamza feat. Ze Luis Nascimento & Veronika Stalder Style Oriental Chamber Music

Artists Amine Mraihi oud, Hamza Mraihi quanun, Veronika Stalder voc, Valentin Conus sax, Baiju Bhatt violin, Ze Luis Nascimento perc, Jean-Pierre Schaller b, Maxence Sibille dr Description Traditional and contemporary music, full of playing enthusiasm, adventure and sensuality. The characteristic Tunisian brothers, Amine and Hamza, extract melodies from their exotic instruments – the short-neck oud and the zither kanun – that are far away from the typical stereotypes. Their music stands for the world awareness of Tunisia’s younger generation and knows no boundaries. Traditional rhythms team up with today’s drive, classical Arabic improvisational patterns are woven together with those from Jazz, the Oriental sonic landscape is enriched with that of Europe. And, especially for this concert in Moods, the brothers will be accompanied by the Brasilian percussionist Ze Luis Nascimento and the Swiss songstress Veronika Stalder.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.11.2020 Amine Mraihi - No Mads Spirits Style World

Artists Amine Mraihi oud, Angel Demirev g, Zacharie Ksyk tp, Axel Lussiez dr Description Amine Mraihi is regarded as a one-of-a-kind Oud-Virtuoso and one of the masters in contemporary music with roots in the Orient. With his modern and bold approach he constantly pushes the limits of his instruments. His latest project "No Mads Spirits" takes the listener on a journey through the Orient with acoustic and electric ouds, including polyrhythms, improvisations and passionate musical dialogues. On his musical journey he is accompanied by Phabu Edouards on tablas, Angel Demirev on guitar and Zacharie Ksyk on trumpet.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.09.2017 Amira Medunjanin Style Sevdah meets Jazz Event serie Balkankaravan-DIVAN Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Amira Medunjanin voc, Ante Gelo g, Zvonimir Šestak b Description A Bosnian Billie Holiday! Songstress Amira Medunjanin interprets the Sevdalinke, the „Bosnian Blues“, with a balance between enthusiastic experimentation and respect for tradition. Her current project „Damar“ comprises - for the first time - her own compositions, which she presents in a trio with guitarist Ante Gelo and bassist Zvonimir Šestak. The result is Bosnian music with a jazzy character, which assumes special expression through Amira's unmistakeable voice: melancholic, emotional and full of longing.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.01.2018 Amparanoia Style Latino Alternative Rock

Artists Amparo Sánchez voc/g, Jose Alberto Varona tp, Jose Luis Ferrer g/voc, Angela Lopez keyb/voc, Carmen Niño b/voc, Florencia Inza Alvarez perc/voc, Jose Miguel Martinez dr Description To this day songstress Amparo Sánchez has maintained a close friendship to Manu Chao, who inspired her to found her own band Amparanoia and who is also the producer of her first album «El Poder De Machín». Exactly 20 years after the release of the debut album, Amparanoia is once again underway on tour. They bring along the re-release of exactly this album, with the songs being newly interpreted with a whole bunch of fellow musicians. Like Manu Chao, Amparanoia also belongs to the so-called Mestizo scene, which stands for the interweaving of Latin American musical styles such as Flamenco, Rumba, Bolero with Ska, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae and Punk. That promises to be a party, to which songstress, bandfounder and «Queen of the Mestizio» Amparo Sánchez personally extends the invitation.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.10.2018 Ana Carla Maza Style Cuba/Songs/World Subtitle Noche Cubana

Artists Ana Carla Maza cello/voc Description Accompanied by the melodies and rhythms of her cellos, Ana Carla Maza enchants us on her imaginary journey through South America. The musical world citizen from Cuba is only 21 years old and is already fluent with all of the sounds of her cello. She masters every solo concert with her natural energy and skillful transition between tender and stormy cello- playing. From Brazilian Bossa-Nova to Cuban Habanera, Ana Carla Maza's voice rings throughout all the corners of the world.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.10.2020 Ana Popovic Show 1 Style Blues

Artists Ana Popovic g/voc, Michele Papadia keyb Description Ana Popović is pure Blues Power. With incredible charisma, boundless energy and virtuosity, the Serbian guitarist and songstress plays a rocky, funky blues. She achieved her European breakthrough in 2001 with the album «Hush», which was positively received by the media. She has been acknowledged as a brilliant guitarist and has received countless awards. To celebrate her 20th anniversary as a touring musician, Ana Popovic has released a new album: «Live for Live» and once again clearly shows why she can proudly look back on a career with thousands of shows worldwide. The program features not only her inspiring guitar-playing, but also her sensational band, which moves playfully between jazz, funk, soul and blues. anapopovic.com/home www.facebook.com/AnaPopovicMusic

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.11.2018 Anaïs Style Chanson/Pop

Artists Anaïs g/voc, Anthony Honnet keyb/voc, Bertrand Dessoliers b/g/voc, Davy Honnet dr/voc Description An engaging stage presence, witty song texts and fine humour: the French songstress Anaïs really understands how to entertain the audience with songs that tell complete stories. She became known through her hit «Mon cœur, mon amour» and her «Cheap Show», which she performed on her own with guitar, singing and loop machine. Her fifth album «Divergente» (2017) is a mixture of pop, musical poetry and Chanson, characterised throughout by Anaïs‘ wonderful, adaptable voice. The concert in Moods will be recorded and subsequently released as a Live Album.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.01.2018 André Manoukian & Friends Style Jazz/Oriental Subtitle Concert & Ambeo immersive audio experience Event serie Nuit des idées 2018 Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists André Manoukian p, Rostom Khachikian duduk, Mosin Kawa tablas Description André Manoukian is known for being, amongst other facets, as juror of «Nouvelle Star» and as musical chronicler with France Inter and Canal Plus, but above all else as jazz pianist and composer. With Rostom Khatchikian, master of the Duduk and Mosin Kawa on Tablas, he invites the audience on a journey to the Orient, to the Lost Paradise. The three musicians play expressive and melancholic sounds between Bill Evans und Erik Satie, Wien and Samarkhande, Trance and Ecstasy, Istanbul and Yerevan.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.01.2019 Andrea Motis Quintet Style Jazz Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andrea Motis voc/tp, Josep Traver g, Ignasi Terraza p, Joan Chamorro b, Esteve Pi dr Description Andrea Motis is only 23 years old, yet demonstrates an astonishing musical maturity: the Spanish singer and trumpeter likes to blow fresh wind into traditional jazz without being unfaithful to its roots. Following several projects with bassist and saxophonist Joan Chamorro, she released her first solo album «Emotional Dance» on Impulse! Records in 2017. On it, she sings in English, Catalan and Portugese – a touching warmth always accompanies both her singing and trumpet playing.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.12.2018 Andreas Schaerer – Luciano Biondini Style Jazz Subtitle «La Scintilla Nell' Ombra»

Artists Andreas Schaerer voc/fx, Luciano Biondini acc Description «La Scintilla Nell’Ombra» – «The spark in the shadow» – is the name of the brand-new program, whereby the two exceptional musicians Andreas Schaerer and Luciano Biondini meet up for the first time in an intimate duo constellation. Their musical encounter cheerfully moves between virtuosity, fiery dialogue and down-tempo poetry. During the evening they will combine own compositions with a selection of their favourite songs and Canzoni, which develop their very own emotional power with this line-up

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.07.2020 Andreas Schaerer & Björn Meyer Style Jazz Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andreas Schaerer voc, Björn Meyer b Description Admission only with registration: https://www.moods.club/de/programm/registration/

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.10.2020 Andreas Tschopp - Bubaran Style Jazz Subtitle «Tumbuk» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andreas Tschopp tb/composition, Matthias Spillmann tp/flügelhorn, Bernhard Bamert tb, Ronny Graupe g, Lionel Friedli dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.09.2020 Andrina Bollinger Style Jazz Subtitle Finale Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andrina Bollinger voc/p/perc/synth Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.09.2020 Andrina Bollinger Solo Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andrina Bollinger voc/p/perc/synth Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.02.2018 Anthony Joseph Style Afro/Poetry/Funk/Carribean/Jazz

Artists Anthony Joseph voc, Thibaut Remy g, Denys Baptise sax, Andrew John b, Richard Baker perc, David Olubitan dr Description Spoken Words combined with Caribbean rhythms: born in Trinidad, singer and performer Anthony Joseph lets his words flow, they are woven with percussion and brass instruments until they become one. On the album «Caribbean Roots» (2016) he researches his roots and brings together the otherwise isolated musical traditions of the Caribbean. The result is a touching, reflective and inspirational poetry, which is carried by a groovy sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.04.2019 Antibalas Style Afrobeat/Afro-Cuban/Afro-Jazz Event serie Alma Negra Residency Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Duke Amayo voc/keyb, Martin Perna sax, Lynn Ligammari sax, Raymond Mason tb, William 'Billy' Aukstik tp, Tim Allen g, Raja Kassis g, Reinaldo DeJesus congas, Marcus Farrar shekere, Kevin Raczka dr Description Those who like Afrobeats à la Fela Kuti should not miss this concert by the Antibalas Collective. Founded in Brooklyn twenty years ago, meanwhile the band has acquired an excellent reputation, not least due to its participation in the musical «FELA!». Those that have experienced the Antibalas Collective live also know why: here rhythmical horn passages are tightly woven with intoxicating percussion until an incomparable dense and groovy sound tapestry is created. Thus the band functions as a large rhythm machine, which captures the attention of every listener.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.09.2018 Antoine Boyer & Samuelito Style Jazz/Gipsy Subtitle dieGitarre.ch & Moods präsentieren Event serie Guitar Night Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Antoine Boyer g, Samuelito g Description Antoine Boyer and Samuel Rouesnel alias Samuelito became acquainted during their studies for classical guitar at the conservatory in Paris. Effortlessly and technically perfect, the 23-year-old Boyer and the three-year-older Samuelito weave Flamenco and Gypsy with Classical and Pop into something breathtakingly new. Their guitar voices enter skillfully into dialogue, they pass melodies to the other, exchange solo-passages and again and again bow to their role models such as the legendary Paco de Lucia, but also performers such as David Bowie («Life On Mars»). In 2016 the duo won the European guitar competition in Dresden, at the end of 2016 their first joint album «Coincidence» was released.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.02.2018 Antonio Farao feat. Grégoire Maret Style jazz

Artists Grégoire Maret harmonica, Antonio Farao p, Heiri Känzig b, Gary Husband dr Description Dynamic and multi-faceted piano playing combined with virtuoso mouth harp passages characterise the collaboration by pianist Antonio Farao and harp player Grégoire Maret. With Heiri Känzig on bass and Gary Husband on drums, here the result is a first-class quartet. The four musicians present a varied program with their own compositions and interpretations of jazz classics, although there is always constant provision of space for improvisation.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

13.11.2018 Antonio Sánchez & Migration Style Jazz

Artists Antonio Sánchez dr, Thana Alexa voc, Chais Baird sax, John Escreet p/keyb, Orlando le Fleming b Description It is perhaps no coincidence that a Mexican – that’s a musician that is equally close to North and South America – has strongly influenced the way of playing of the young drummer generation: towards the end of the 90’s the now 41-year- old Antonio Sánchez significantly further developed the rhythm of Latin Jazz in the bands of Danilo Pérez, David Sánchez and Sebastian Schunke. Pat Metheny was made aware of Antonio and meanwhile in his bands made the four- times Grammy winner Sánchez – thanks to his outstanding technique - into the vanguard of a new, breathtaking polyphonic and polyrhythmic drumming style. Sánchez was nominated for a Golden Globe for his drum solo in the Oscar-winning «Birdman» and thus became a world star. The drummer’s individual playing style lends an enormous energy to all the bands with whom he has worked – naturally, in the first instance, his own quartet, «Migration».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.05.2019 Arthur Hnatek Trio Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Francesco Geminiani sax, Fabien Iannone b, Arthur Hnatek dr/comp Description The Swiss drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek is a sideman in demand, for example in the trio of Tigran Hamasyan, in the quartet of Erik Truffaz Quartet, and with Dhafer Youssef, to name but a few. During his studies at the New School for Jazz in New York he became acquainted with saxophonist Francesco Geminiani, with whom he formed his first trio, including bassist Fabien Iannone. They play new

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.05.2019 Arthur Hnatek Trio Style Jazz Subtitle Finale Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Francesco Geminiani sax, Fabien Ianonne b, Arthur Hnatek dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.01.2018 Augur Ensemble Style Spooky Jazz/Contemporary Chambermusic/Improvisation Subtitle «Gästezimmer» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Anni Elif Egecioglu voc/cello, Eirik Dørsdal tp, Fabian M. Mueller p, Kaspar von Grüningen b, Norbert Pfammatter dr Description The Swiss-Scandinavian Augur Ensemble plays an individual mix of classical Chamber Music, New Music, Minimal Music, traditional and Free Jazz. Sometimes a melody will be relayed unisono by the trumpet, cello and singing, then again each musician extracts single tones from his instrument to weave a tonal tapestry. Such elaborate compositions trade places with group improvisations, which dissolve musical boundaries to provide the necessary space for creative excursions.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.10.2019 BaBa ZuLa Style Turkish Psychedelic Subtitle >>> Istanbul Spezial Event serie BalkanEkstra Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Osman Murat Ertel electric saz/electronics/voc, Mehmet Levent Akman electronics/cymbals/wooden spoons, Periklis Tsoukalas electric oud/voc, Ümit Adakale perc/darbuka Description Belly dancers, traditional costumes, poetry, theatre, painting, video performance and modern sound – BaBa ZuLa is a total audiovisual experience! Ever since the award-winning Fatih Akins documentation «Crossing the Bridge» they are considered to be the spearhead of progressive Turkish music, and that way beyond the Orient. Caravan grooves and Shaman sounds meet up with Club sounds and Psych-Folk hymns. Meanwhile, their live performances enjoy cult status: oriental instruments such as the Darbuka and the electric Saz find equal employment as the wooden spoon and the oscillator. This time they bring with them their new EP «Kızıl Gözlüm» – a treat for the ears and the eyes.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.08.2020 Bachar Mar-Khalifé & Francesco Tristano Style Jazz Subtitle ♪♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪ Piano ENCOUNTERS Festival Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Bachar Mar Khalifé p/voc, Francesco Tristano p Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.06.2018 Bahur Ghazi's Palmyra Style Arabic/Jazz/World

Artists Bahur Ghazi oud/comp, Patrizia Draeger acc, Christoph Baumann p, Luca Sisera b, Dario Sisera dr Description With his quintet, Bahur Ghazi offers us a view into a diferent Syria: the Syria before the civil war with the beautiful landscape and the cultural wealth. The nimble-fingered Oud player coaxes from his instrument sounds from the whiny to the rollicking; the centuries old, today destroyed city of Palmyra serves as the source of inspiration for his music. Together with his quintet, Ghazi builds a bridge to jazz. The exciting sonic worlds that result are captured on the debut album «Bidaya» (2018).

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.04.2018 Baiju Bhatts Red Sun Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Baiju Bhatt violin/comp/arr, Valentin Conus sax, David Tixier p, Blaise Hommage b, Cyril Regamey dr Description Introduction: The Zurich Cantonal Bank encourages young, innovative Swiss bands with its ZKB Jazz Prize. The 16th edition of the ZKB Jazz Prize is staged as a public six-day festival from the 29th April to the 4th May 2018 in Moods.

4-Day Pass (Elimination Evenings & Final): 70.-, first three evenings: 20.- each, final: 30.-, Jury concert: 38.-

All participants and more info from March on www.Jazz Prize.ch

Virtuoso, energetic, enthusiastic: the compositions of the Indian-Swiss violinist Baiju Bhatt are drenched in rhythmical finesse and melodious runs that go straight to the ears. Supported by his band, Red Sun, the performer from the Romandie skillfully interweaves influences from Jazz, World and Rock and thus create his very own sound somewhere between the Orient and the Occident.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.05.2018 Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra Style Gipsy/Balkan/Klezmer Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Sandra Sangiao voc, Mattia Schirosa acc, Julien Chanal g, Daniel Carbonell cl, Pere Nolasc violin, Ivan Kovačević b, Stelios Togias perc Description World music in the true sense of the word: this multi-cultural band from Barcelona blends traditional music from all corners of the Mediterranean. Songs, handed down from generation to generation, find themselves in new attire on the current album «Avo kanto» (2018). It is a collection of melancholic melodies and danceable rhythms between Gypsy, Balkan and Klezmer.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.02.2020 Bassekou Kouyaté & Ngoni Ba Style Mali/Afro/World

Artists Amy Sacko voc, Bassekou Kouyaté lead ngoni, Moustapha Kouyaté ngoni bass, Mahamadou Tounkara yabara/tama , Moctar Kouyaté calebasse/dr Description He is recognised as the world’s best player of the Ngoni, a West African lute: Bassekou Kouyaté. No wonder, then, that greats like Youssou Ndour, Bono, Santana and Dee Dee Bridgewater have engaged him for their projects. On the new album «Miri» (2019) Kouyaté again totally leaves aside his electrical sound effects and displays a more thoughtful, acoustic side. Without bowing in the direction of Western listening habits, their sound combines the traditional Griot music from Mali with Blues and Rock'n'Roll. His wife and songstress Amy Sacko is described as Mali’s Tina Turner. Together as a sextet, they provide a spectacular, rhythmically strong and expressive performance of the pentatonic music of Mali.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.03.2018 BCUC Style Tribal-African-New-Trance Event serie Urban Tribal Night Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Jovi voc, Hloni voc/rap, Kgomotso voc, Luja voc/rap/dr, Mosebetsi g, Thabo congas, Skhumbuzo marching/dr Description Confident and rebellious: with their committed texts, the South African Afro-Psychedelic-Funk collective BCUC have captured the global ear. The musicians combine traditional and modern sounds, among them choral singing, drums, guitars and vuvuzelas, the music of their Zulu ancestors, and influences from Hip-Hop. The result is an explosive sound cocktail which blows all the boundaries! And not only the musical: the formation also uses the stage to deliver political requirements. BCUC have a lot to say and lend audible expression to the displeasure of an entire folk.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.07.2020 Bergerausch Style Lieder anderer Art Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Betinko/Bettina Klöti voc/örgeli/banjo/reisealphorn/tools, Vera Kappeler p/harmonium Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.12.2020 Big Zis Style Rap/Mundart Subtitle LIVE-STREAM

Artists Big Zis rap, Ruedi Tobler aka Playmob.il keyb, Luca Ramella dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.04.2017 BIGYUKI Style jazz/groove 1:26:43 1:25:55 Artists Masayuki Hirano keyb, p, Randy Runyon g, Lenny Reece dr, sampler Description With his music, Bigyuki wagers the jump into the future! The keyboarder hails originally from Japan, meanwhile he lives in New York and has already collaborated with greats such as Q-Tip, Bilal Marcus Strickland and Mark Guiliana. On his debut album, «Greek Fire» (2015), Bigyuki plays unique compositions featuring elements of jazz, hip hop, soul, rock and electronica. On stage he will be accompanied by a drummer and a guitarist. Live, the trio creates an unexpectedly massive sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.03.2018 Bilal Style Neo-Soul

Artists Bilal Oliver voc, Randall Runyon g, Conley Whitfield b, Joseph Grisette dr Description He is an icon of Neo-Soul: the American singer Bilal. The texts are political and critical of society, the sound moves between Soul, Hip-Hop, Blues, Gospel and Jazz. His voice winds itself smoothly around all pitches and comes over sometimes soft, then again powerful. Down the years Bilal has worked together with the greats such as Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper and Kendrick Lamar and has developed into one of the most sought after exponents of the genre.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.11.2019 Bilal Style Neo-Soul

Artists Bilal voc, Randall Runyon g, Conley “Tone” Whitfield b, Joseph “Joe Blaxx” Grissett dr Description He is an icon of Neo-Soul: the American singer Bilal. The texts are political and socially critical, the sound moves somewhere between Soul, Hip-Hop, Blues, Gospel and Jazz. His voice winds sinuously through all the octaves in order to come over sometimes softly, at other times powerful. Over the years Bilal has worked with the greats such as Erykah Badu, Robert Glasper and Kendrick Lamar and in the process he has developed into one of the most renowned exponents of this genre.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.09.2019 Binker Golding's Band Style Jazz Subtitle #6 Event serie London Jazz Calling Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Binker Golding sax, Sarah Tandy p, Dan Casimir b, Sam Jones dr Description Old-school melodious Jazz – after about ten years, saxophonist Binker Golding has once again built a quartet around him. The sound is more melodious and jazzier than one would expect, given the last projects by Binker & Moses and Elliot Galvin. They focus on a clear «hard hitting jazz sound» of the 80’s and early 90’s. Traditional Jazz is enriched with modern influences from the world of soul. Their first album «Abstractions of reality past & incredible feathers» is scheduled to be released in September 2019.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.06.2020 Bitter Moon Style «Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed», eine Stummfilmvertonung Event serie #ZüriStream mit IOIC Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Réka Csiszér voc/elec, Simone Bernardoni elec Description «Streamed concert only, no audience»

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.01.2019 BKO Style Mali / World Subtitle Bamako Quintet

Artists Fassara Sacko voc, Adama Coulibaly voc/donsongoni, Mamoutou Diabate djelingoni, Ibrahima Sarr perc/djembe, Aymeric Krol perc/dr, Alou Sangare perc/voc Description The BKO Quintet was created from the encounter of two Mali cultures and their traditional string instruments: the Bambaras play the «donso n’goni» (lute harp of the hunters), the Griots play the «djeli n’ngoni» (guitar of the singers). With their quintet, the bandleaders Aymeric Krol and Ibrahim Sarr have brought these two traditions together in BKO. On their second album «Mali Foli Coura» (2017), the BKO also remain loyal to their unique sound: African percussion, distorted-hypnotic guitars and warm singing are woven into a dense sonic tapestry, which through the endless repetition generates an irresistible force.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.01.2021 BlauBlau Alle Drums Style Improvisation Event serie We Stream! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andrea Undset dr, Anuk Schmelcher dr, Arthur Hnatek dr, Béatrice Graf dr, Dino Brandao dr, Domi Chansorn dr, Hannah Bissegger dr, Mirko Schwab dr, Sarah Palin dr, Tillmann Ostendarp dr/lead, Hannah Gottschalk visuals, Marius Eckert visuals Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.08.2020 Bojan Z & Florian Favre Style Jazz Subtitle ♪♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪ Piano ENCOUNTERS Festival Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Bojan Z p, Florian Favre p Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.09.2018 Bombino Style Tuareg/Afro/Desert Blues/World

Artists Goumour Almoctar aka Bombino g/voc, Illias Mohamed g/calabash/voc, Youba Dia b, Corey Wilhelm dr Description Desert Blues from one of the most promising musicians from Africa! The singer and guitarist Omara «Bombino» Moctar is a charismatic personality; as a member of a Tuareg tribe in the Central African Niger he fosters a deep awareness for the music of the Nomads. During the last ten years Bombino has developed into an internationally known and admired musician with a sizeable list of fans and musical collaborators. This includes Stevie Wonder, Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Dave Longstreth, Dan Auerbach and many more. He was last in Moods in 2016, now he returns with his sixth album «Deran» - which means something like «with best wishes». Recorded in Casablanca, it is to date Bombino's most gripping and multi-faceted album with wishes for a world that is currently full of pain and chaos.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.11.2017 Booost Style Reggae

Artists Reggie Saunders voc, Séverine Robert-Grandpierre voc, Andreas Beer tp, Marc Schoedler sax, Dominic Montandon keyb, Thomas Chaillan g, Armando Ribeiro b, Dani Hächler perc, Chrigel Bosshard dr Description An evening against stiff hips and droopy mouths! From the remains of one of the best Swiss reggae bands, musicians of the erstwhile Moonraisers joined forces to form the groovy, pulsating band known as Booost. The name says it all. In addition to their own songs, they play the big hits of the last decade's pop and rock history in surprising and danceable reggae versions. The troupe of Swiss musicians and the US singer Reggie Saunders bring powerful beats to the stage, which quickly lead to a huge party.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.06.2020 Brandy Butler & Roman Hosek's «Balcony Session» Style Jazz/Soul/Talk Subtitle Now on stage Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Brandy Butler voc/multiple instruments/host, Roman Hošek g/host, Rodrigo Aravena b, Guest:, Prof. Dr. Stefanie Stadler Elmer Description Admission only with registration: https://www.moods.club/de/programm/registration/

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.11.2017 Branko Galoić & Skakavac Orkestar Style World/Balkan Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Branko Galoić voc/g, Sandra Tadić voc, Merel Schoutendorp tuba, Chris Corstens sax, Patrick Votrian tb, Igor Plzak dr Description «Gypsy Passport» is the name of one of his songs. And if anyone has earned a gypsy pass, then it is Branko Galoić. The Croation Singer-Songwriter left the then Yugoslavia with nothing and took himself on a journey to the West with nothing but hope for a better future. His music also sounds like a journey from the East to the West, where Balkan Brass is mixed with rocky guitar solos, Sevdah with Chanson and Gypsy with Reggae and. It is a totally atypical Balkan sound, which Galoić and the Skakavac Orkestar broadcast to the world – from the melancholic to party style, everything is in.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

13.05.2018 Bruno Spoerri & Crew Style Jazz Subtitle «On the Way»

Artists Christina Jaccard voc, Bruno Spoerri sax/lyricon, René Mosele tb, Gregor Müller p, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr Description Bruno Spoerri is considered as a pioneer, lateral thinker and link between diverse scenes. Now, with «On The Way», the 82-year old undertakes a new time journey through the jazz universe, from the Cool era of the 50's via Hard Bop and on to free improvisation, always on the search for new common denominators. He is supported by five young, distinct personalities, full of drive and spontaneous creativity.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.03.2018 Bucher's Organ Book Style Jazz/Swing/Latin Subtitle «27 Minutes» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Michael Bucher g/harm/pandeiro, Thomas Bauser hammond B3, Lukas Mantel dr/perc Description 27 minutes filled with groovy Hammond B3 sounds, virtuoso guitar escapades and a dynamic drummer - welcome to the CD release of Michael Bucher's current work «27 minutes» (2018). On stage, more time is freely allocated to the minimalistic and multi-faceted parts between composition and improvisation. Bucher expands the sound spectrum of the trio with a wistful harmonica and strumming Kalimba and now and then also allows his music to drift in the direction of Swing and Latin.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

27.10.2017 Céu Style Modern Brasilian Pop Event serie Noite Brasileira Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Céu voc, David Boveé g, João Leão keyb, Lucas Martins b, Thomas Harres dr Description This is how Brasilian music sounds away from Samba, football and exotic kitsch: «Noite Brasileira» strongly representsthe young, Brasilian power-ladies and their new music from abroadund ihrer neuen Musik aus Übersee.

They were labeled by no less than Caetano Veloso as the «The future of Brasilian music». With their cool sound, the 37- year-old Céu from São Paulo builds bridges to Europe. Her very sensuous, unobtrusive voice and an adventurous style mix, which can be described as a fusion of Samba, Reggae and electronica with a hint of Jazz, Soul and Urban Folk, has already brought the songstress four Grammy nominations in three categories. Her fourth album, «Tropix», which musically follows its predecessor, was released in 2016 and features restrained excursions into disco music, yet sounds somewhat rougher and more urban.

Moods celebrates its 25th anniversary with Caliente!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.09.2020 Chico Freeman & Heiri Känzig Duo Style Jazz

Artists Chico Freeman sax, Heiri Känzig b Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.04.2018 Chicuelo-Marco Mezquida Style Flamenco/Jazz Event serie In Guitar Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Juan Gomez "Chicuelo" g, Marco Mezquida p, Paco de Mode perc Description Following a series of successful events in Winterthur, it is time for the In Guitar Festival to depart for new shores. In 2018 the Festival comes to Zürich and to Moods, which over four days provides us with insights into the wealth of variety in the guitar world: guitarists from all over the world and an Oud player invite us on a musical journey that covers classical, jazz, Oriental music and Flamenco.

4-Day Pass: 120.-

Chicuelo and Marco Mezquida are united not only by their Catalonian origins but also by the passion for spirited music without genre boundaries. The Flamenco serves as the basis for excursions in the direction of Jazz, Fusion and World. The current album «Conexión» (2017) was recorded with percussionist Paco de Mode – the title is justly deserved, given the masterful combination of Jazz and Flamenco.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

31.07.2020 Chris Wiesendanger & Malcolm Braff Style Jazz Subtitle ♪♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪ Piano ENCOUNTERS Festival Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Chris Wiesendanger p, Malcolm Braff p Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.09.2020 Christoph Grab's Reflections Style Jazz Subtitle «Live at Haberhaus»

Artists Christoph Grab sax, Bernhard Bamert tb, Lukas Thöni tp, Bänz Oester b, Pius Baschnagel dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.12.2017 Christoph Irniger – Demian Cabaud – Jeff Williams Style Jazz Event serie Unerhört! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Christoph Irniger sax, Demian Cabaud b, Jeff Williams dr Description Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Christoph Irniger impresses not only audiences but also his colleagues over and again worldwide with new projects! His quintet Pilgrim, which shone at the unerhört!-Festival three years ago, brillierte, is celebrated as one of the most exciting ensembles of youngdes jungen European jazz. At this year's Festival it turns into a premiere: with Demian Cabaud and Jeff Williams Irniger brings two musicians to Zurich, whose huge experience will shed the best light on his own brilliance. Born in Argentinia, and at 40 years of age, the bassist has made his way into the bands of Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz/Ohad Talmor, Kurt Rosenwinkel and countless other greats of the contemporary scene. A good two musical generations older is the great Jeff Williams, who made a name for himself at the start of the 70's as an outstanding soloist and sideman of taste and groove to Stan Getz, Dave Liebman and many other great soloists. Later he also accompanied Joe Lovano together with Cabaud.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.01.2021 Christy Doran’s Sound Fountain «Lift the bar» Style Jazz Subtitle LIVE-STREAM

Artists Christy Doran g, Wolfgang Zwiauer b, Lukas Mantel dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.07.2020 CLAIRE HUGUENIN – MALCOLM BRAFF DUO Style Jazz Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Claire Huguenin voc/electronics, Malcolm Braff p Description Admission only with registration: https://www.moods.club/de/programm/registration/

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.06.2020 Dadaglobal Style Pioniere des Silhouettenfilms, Stummfilmvertonungen Event serie #ZüriStream mit IOIC Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dadaglobal elec Description «Streamed concert only, no audience»

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.12.2020 Dadaglobal Style Electronic/Improv

Artists Dadaglobal electronics/p, Lise Couchet visuals Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.06.2020 Dalai Puma Style Rhubarb Pop meets Barbershop Hop Subtitle Presented by Istituto Svizzero: New Vibes - Open Air Connections Event serie Live-Stream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Franziska Staubli voc/git/b, Yannik Sandhofer voc/git/b, Ramon Oliveras voc/dr Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.04.2018 Dalia Donadio’s Poem Pot Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dalia Donadio voc/comp, Urs Müller g, Raphael Walser b Description The «clinking poem pot» is Donadio’s research vessel for music and lyric combinations. In the new program, the trio from Zurich play texts by Daniele Pantano’s band «The Oldest Hands in the World». Fine irony blows through verse and sound, light, grotesque perspectives hint at something that disturbs or is even of deathly earnest. The trio’s music provides new space for Pantone’s poetry collection about exile, translingualism and «write-oneself- home» to unfold.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.05.2018 Dan Gharibian Trio Style Armenian/Gipsy/Songs/World Subtitle Chansons d'Arménie et Tziganes (Bratsch) 1:36:55 1:36:08 Artists Dan Gharibian g/voc, Benoît Convert g/voc, Antoine Girard acc/voc Description As member of the band Bratsch, Dan Gharibian was a symbol figure for the distribution of Gypsy music in the 80's and 90's. Now he is underway with his own trio, which unites guitarist Benoit Convert and accordionist Antoine Girard, two musicians of Gypsy jazz. Whether Gypsy ballads, songs from Armenia or Russia, or Greek blues – the trio's music is constantly coloured by Dan Gharibian's husky and charismatic voice.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.09.2019 Daniel Casimir & Tess Hirst Style NU Jazz Subtitle #6 Event serie London Jazz Calling Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tess Hirst voc, Tobie Carpenter g, Daniel Casimir b, Sam Jones dr, Chelsea Carmichael sax Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.09.2018 Dave Gisler Trio Style Jazz Subtitle «Rabbits on the Run»

Artists Dave Gisler g, Raffaele Bossard b, Lionel Friedli dr Description With Marie Krüttli and Dave Gisler, we have two exponents of young Swiss jazz on stage. Very few musicians manage to speak via sounds. Not to mention those which penetrate to the depths of the human. On his new album «Rabbits on the Run» (2018), to be released on the Intakt label, Dave Gisler has managed to pull off exactly this trick. Moments of floating calm are contrasted with forceful outbreaks of collective improvisation, constantly driven by the trio's finely- woven interplay. That's contemporary jazz from Zurich with a global format.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.02.2018 David Murray Infinity Quartet feat. Saul Williams Style Jazz/Poetry

Artists Saul Williams poetry/rap, David Murray sax, Orrin Evans p, Jahibu Shahid b, Nasheet Waits dr Description David Murray can look back on a long journey: hardly anyone else has so energetically researched the connection and shortcuts between the avantgarde and tradition and in the process acquired a profile that makes him unique amonst saxophonists of his generation. For his latest project, Murray's Infinity Quartet is joined by the rapper, singer, actor and poet, Saul Williams. Grown up in the Poetry Slam-Scene, Williams became known through his Spoken-Word albums, vital blends of HipHop, Punk, Elektro and kicking lyrics. Murray and Williams – an explosive collaboration by two high-flyers who - through their music - want to draw attention to the pressing problems of the world.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.01.2018 Depart feat. Jean-Paul Bourelly Style Jazz

Artists Jean-Paul Bourelly g/voc, Harry Sokal sax/effects, Heiri Känzig b, Freddy Studer dr Description Depart have travelled the jazz world for thirty years and impressed audiences with their energy-loaded sound. For their birthday tour the fulminant trio has invited the American Blues, Roots and Jazz guitarist Jean-Paul Bourelly to join them. The multi-faceted guitarist was a sideman to, amongst others, Miles Davis and with his funky, groovy and highly musical playing is an ideal fit for Depart. For their jubilee, the newly-formed quartet sets the sails for a new musical adventure!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.02.2021 Der Grosse Bär – Das Zirkumpolare Jazzorchester Style Improvisation Event serie We Stream! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Yumi Ito voc, Saadet Türköz voc, Lino Blöchlinger sax, Sebastian Strinning sax, Nils Fischer sax/cl, Manuel Mengis tp, Valerio Lepori tb, Bernhard Bamert tb, Aitor Studer g, Flo Stoffner g, Roberto Domeniconi p/moog, Flo Götte b/moog, Luca Ramella dr, Fredy Studer dr, David Meier dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.05.2017 District Five Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 2:29:04 Duration excl. titles 2:28:24

Artists Vojko Huter g, Tapiwa Svosve sax, Xaver Rüegg b, Paul Amereller dr Description District Five take the currents of today's jazz and forms them into their own tonal language with a perspective on tradition. However, they simultaneously demonstrate the courage to shift boundaries. A music full of ideas and tension with boundless energy and self-confidence – always ready to break out of the moment and into the happening. Virtuoso contemporary jazz with American flair!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.05.2018 District Five Style Jazz Subtitle «DECOY» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tapiwa Svosve sax/synth/electronics, Vojko Huter g/synth/electronics, Xaver Rüegg b, Paul Amereller dr Description These four youths from Zurich are stirring up the current jazz scene! Their sound is driven by a wealth of ideas and an enthusiam for experimenting - and that seems to be their recipe for success: last year they scooped the ZKB Jazz Prize, now they are in the starting blocks with their debut album, «Decoy» (2018). Comtemporary, ballsy Jazz – we can look forward to the album release.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.06.2020 District Five Style Jazz Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tapiwa Svosve sax/synth/voc, Vojko Huter g/synth/voc, Xaver Rüegg b/synth, Paul Amereller dr/electronics Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.11.2020 District Five Style Jazz

Artists Tapiwa Svosve sax/synth/voc, Vojko Huter g/synth/voc, Xaver Rüegg b/synth, Paul Amereller dr/electronics Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.07.2020 DIVVAS Style Electronic/Pop Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Corinna Nora voc/g/b, Dave Eleanor voc/synth/fx, Christoph Huber synth/sax/fx, Nicolas Stocker dr, Pixelpunx visuals Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.04.2019 Dobet Gnahoré Style Afro

Artists Dobet Gnahoré voc, Julien Pestre g, Pierre Chamot synth, Bodjo Dibo dr Description Dobet Gnahoré likes to put a spell on the audience over and again. For some it is her voice – powerful, yet sensitive – that gets straight under the skin, for others it is her stage presence and breathtaking dance sets. On her current album, “Miziki” (2018), the songstress and songwriter from the Ivory Coast includes electronic elements in her music for the first time and thus creates an even more energetic Afro sound than before.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.06.2020 Domeniconi – Keller – Weiss Style Improvisation Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Sandra Weiss sax, Beat Keller feedbacker/electric guitar, Roberto Domeniconi p/rhodes Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.06.2020 Domi Chansorn & Béatrice Graf Style Improvisation Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Domi Chansorn tba, Béatrice Graf dr Description «Streamed concert only, no audience»

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.11.2017 Dominic Egli Plurism feat. Feya Faku Style Jazz

Artists Ganesh Geymeier sax, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr/perc, Feya Faku tp/flh Description South Africa meets up with Jazz! Following «Fufu Tryout», the collective Plurism, led by the tireless drummer and tone collector Dominic Egli, now releases its third album: «More Fufu!». As the title suggests, this one follows on from its predecessor and combines African folklore with contemporary Jazz. It is quasi a colourful declaration of love for the African continent, its shimmering music and its dishes, of which Fufu is one. Together with the musicians Ganesh Geymeier, Raffaele Bossard and the South African trumpeter, Feya Faku, Dominic Egli develops song-like melodies and multi-layered, driving grooves with ease and playfulness.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.04.2019 Dorian Wood Style Avant-Garde/Indie/Soul/Folk/Experimental

Artists Dorian Wood voc, Alberto Montero voc/g, Xavi Muñoz synth, Marcos Junquera dr, Ronny Spiegel violin, Simon Heggendorn violin, David Schnee viola, Cécile Grübler cello Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.03.2018 Dr. Feelgood Style Pub Rock/Rythm'N'Blues

Artists Robert Kane voc/harmonica, Steve Walwyn g, Phill Mitchell b, Kevin Morris dr Description Just the ticket against winter depression and early year tiredness: Dr. Feelgood! The Rhythm'n'Blues legends of English pub rock groove straightahead and without compromise. As one of the few bands to be equally successful in the «British Blues Boom» and in the punk era, their live album «Stupidity» landed at the top of British charts in 1976. The band celebrated global renown with hit singles such as «Roxette», «Back in the Night» and «Milk and Alcohol». Although the last surviving member died in 1994, Dr. Feelgood are better than ever with drummer Kevin Morris, bassist Phil Mitchel, guitarist Steve Walwyn and singer Robert Kane.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.04.2018 Driss El Maloumi Style Arabic/Ethno/World Event serie In Guitar Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Driss El Maloumi oud/voc, Saïd El Maloumi perc, Lahoucine Baqir perc Description Following a series of successful events in Winterthur, it is time for the In Guitar Festival to depart for new shores. In 2018 the Festival comes to Zürich and to Moods, which over four days provides us with insights into the wealth of variety in the guitar world: guitarists from all over the world and an Oud player invite us on an musical journey that covers classical, jazz, Oriental music and Flamenco.

4-Day Pass: 120.-

A virtuoso on the Oud: it is easy for Driss El Maloumi to switch between the musical styles of the Mediterranean region and the centuries. Accompanied by two percussionists, brother Saïd El Maloumi and Lahoucine Baquir, with his Oud Maloumi leads us to a world where melodies become stories. Driss, who is equally at home in the Arabian classical world as he is in Jazz, presents a finely woven mesh, atmospheric harmonies and rhythms, where the magical, effervescent oud takes center stage.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.06.2018 Ebo Taylor Style Afro-Funk / Highlife / World

Artists Ebo Taylor voc/g, Henry Taylor voc/keyb, Deroy Taylor voc/perc, John-Kennedy Ntumy tp, Benjamin Osabotey tb, Emmanuel Ackon b, Philip Arthur perc, Rim-George Akandoh dr Description «The grand old man of Afro Funk» on the Moods stage! The 82-year-old guitarist Ebo Taylor is a legend: he has worked together with Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti and has significantly influenced the music of his homeland, Ghana. His sound is a gripping mix of Highlife, Afrobeat and Jazz with African rhythms and fat horn passages.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.12.2017 Elina Duni & Jean-Paul Brodbeck: Tribute to Billie Holiday Style jazz

Artists Elina Duni voc, Jean-Paul Brodbeck p Description Billie Holiday – an exceptional songstress that moves people, even today. The same shimmering sadness, that one knows from Billie Holiday, also swings in Elina Duni's voice. Born in Albania, the songstress and composer includes influences of the Balkan culture in her jazz and in the new interpretations of the songs of Lady Day. Together with pianist Jean-Paul Brodbeck, they create a musical space for the history of this jazz icon, whose life was constantly overshadowed. An evening under the motto of great singers of the past and of the future.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.02.2020 Elina Duni Part I Style Jazz/World Subtitle Elina Duni – «Life is the dancer and you are the dance» Event serie Carte Blanche Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Elina Duni voc, Rob Luft g, Tom McCredie b, Corrie Dick dr Description Carte Blanche Instead of the «Artist in Residence», for 2019 the Moods Jazz Association has organized a new «Carte Blanche» series which thus puts six outstanding musicians from the Zurich Jazz scene in the spotlight. They are offered the opportunity to compile a program that can be played throughout the year in Moods and other Zurich venues.

For two of her new «Carte Blanche» projects, Elina Duni has hooked up with Rob Luft, BBC New Generation Artist and Rising Star on the booming London Jazz scene. Luft’s playing sounds like the joie de vivre of West Africa, like Celtic Folk music and tender minimalism. His original and cheerful sound is the perfect complement to Elina’s singing. They will appear in two different line-ups, once in a groovy quartet and once in a Chamber Music formation with the guest trumpeter Mathieu Michel. In the process they take the audience on a journey from timeless Folk songs and on to jointly-written songs with current hot topics.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.05.2018 Elina Duni Solo Style Ethno/Songs/Jazz Subtitle «Partir» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Elina Duni voc, p, g, perc Description «We are all in uproar, thus destined to be torn away from that which we love.» That is the starting point of Elina Duni's first solo album «Partir», released on the ECM label. On it, she displays her talent as multiinstrumentalist, composer, and arranger – and relates to the listener heartbreaking stories of a life between Albania and Switzerland in nine different languages. She accompanies her warm and expressive voice with a few guitar sounds, percussion and some notes on the piano.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.06.2020 Ella Ronen Style Singer-Songwriter/Soul Subtitle Omanut & Moods present Live Stream Event serie Live-Stream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Ella Ronen voc/ukulele, Anisa Djojoatmodjo g/voc, Rodrigo Aravena b, Shai Sivan dr/keys/glockenspiel Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.12.2017 Emile Parisien & Roberto Negro Style Jazz Event serie Unerhört! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Emile Parisien sax, Roberto Negro p Description The energetic appearance in his own quartet in Willisau impressed both the audience and critics alike. As a result, Emile Parisien's refreshing, expressive, authentic playing has since become the symbol for the liveliness of French jazz.

Together with the young Italian pianist and theatre performer, Roberto Negro, with whom he became acquainted on his meteoric rise as fellow musician to Daniel Humairs and Michel Portals, he has now developed a mature, measured, intelligent and surprisingly vital improvisational program, based on the musical treasure trove of the first string quartet of György Ligeti (1953/54). In fact, this work, a meandering, constantly changing sequence of 17 short passages, respectively thoughts, offers many and surprising starting points for interesting own musical ideas, which the two great improvisers follow in a completely unrestrained manner. A real treat, which Moods and unerhört! equally like to serve as a closing contrast to Julian Eastman's compositions in the hands of the Kukuruz Quartet a week earlier.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.03.2017 Eric Hunziker's DogOn «Rotten Rainbow Rollercoaster» Style jazz/rock/groove Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles 1:48:00 Duration excl. titles 1:47:12

Artists Eric Hunziker g, Thomas Tavano b, Tobias Hunziker dr Description Eric Hunziker's new trio DogOn routinely navigates through the spheres of jazz, funk and «Open Space» and impressively steers their spaceship through delicately improvised meteorite showers and mysterious mists of sound. Take off is with funky atmospheric sounds, landing by earthy dub. When working with Hunziker's compositions, the band integrated spontaneously created grooves and impressions – until the repertoire was ready to be pressed for their debut album «Rotten Rainbow Rollercoaster». This evening in Moods features the album's release.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

27.12.2017 Erika Stucky feat. La Cetra Barockorchester & FM Einheit «Papito» Style Eine Metzgete mit Barockmusikern

Artists Erika Stucky voc/acc/film, FM Einheit sounds/noises LA CETRA BAROCKORCHESTER: Johann Keller org, Lathika Vithanange viola, Katya Polin viola, Christoph Rudolf viola, Bernadette Köbele cello Description If someone can tastefully combine butchery and Baroque music in a musical program with moving pictures, then it's Erika Stucky. Grown up in the USA and living in Zurich, for her newest project «Papito» the songstress has once again taken inspiration from her own life, namely her father, who was a butcher. For the realisation she has engaged the Grammy-nominated La Cetra Orchestra Basel and FM Einheit from Einstürzende Neubauten; Erika's film extracts from various slaughters turn the concert into a performance. Here Punk poetry and jazz get pushed through the mincer and what comes out the other end is – as always with Erika – a wonderfully bizarre spectacle!

Thanks for the friendly support: Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Fondation Suisa, Cassinelli-Vogel-Stiftung, SIS Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, Migros-Kulturprozent, der Fachstelle Kultur Thalwil and the Kanton Wallis.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.12.2017 Escape Argot Style Jazz Subtitle «Still Writing Letters» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Christoph Grab sax, Florian Favre p/moog, Christoph Steiner dr/comp Description The three gentlemen from Escape Argot invite us to the release of their debut album, «Still Writing Letters». With saxophonist Christoph Grab and Florian Favre, drummer Christoph Steiner (Hildegard lernt Fliegen) has put together a trio comprising some of Switzerland's best known jazz musicians. It is contemporary jazz, created through brisk interplay and peppered with lyrical melodies, compositional finesse and witty playing. Welcome on a sonic journey, which perhaps may not return to its origins.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.02.2019 Eyot Style Nu-Jazz

Artists Slađan Milenović g, Dejan Ilijić p, Marko Stojiljković b, Miloš Vojvodić dr Description As proud exponents of a new generation of European musicians the Serbian quartet breaks the time, geographical and cultural boundaries of Balkan jazz with an explosive cocktail which combines classical music with Art-Rock and traditional melodies. On the search for new sonic connections, Eyot tirelessly researches the interface between tradition and modern. In their quest, the four musicians lead jazz far away from trodden paths. Under the nickname «Nirvana des Jazz», Eyot explodes on stage with an immediately recognisable, fresh and powerful sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.12.2017 Fanfarai Style Gipsy/Balkan/Raï Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Samir Inal derbuka/guellal/ kerkabu/oud/voc, Patrick Touvet tp/voc, Yvan Djaouti tp/voc, Antoine Giraud tp/voc, Emmanuel Le Houezec sax/flute/voc, Mehdi Chaib sax/kerkabu/voc, Olivier Combrouze sax/baryton/voc, Smaïl Benhouhou keyb/perc/voc, Didier Combrouze b/voc, Abdelkader Tab perc/voc, Hervé Le Bouche dr Description A dance party is already programmed by this band, which follows the tradition of the Algerian street-party bands. And Fanfaraï go one better: the musicians with Algerian, Moroccan and French roots newly interpret the traditional music from the region of Maghreb and expand the typical North African instrumentation to include a whole horn section à la Balkan Brass. The traditional rhythms are pimped with Afro-Cuban, Salsa, Latin and Jazz and delivered on stage with much energy. A visa is superfluous but dance shoes are a must for the brass-blowing journey to the Southern bank of the Mediterraneum.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.04.2018 Fanfare Ciocarlia Style Gipsy/Balkan/Brass Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Costicã Trifan voc/tp, Radulescu Lazar voc/tp, Paul Marian Bulgaru tp, Craciun Trifan tp, Oprica Ivancea cl/sax, Dan Ionel Ivancea sax, Constantin Cantea tuba, Monel Trifan tuba, Constantin Calin horn, Laurentiu Ivancea horn, Benedikt Stehlescu perc, Costel Ursu large drum Description During the decades the instruments of the twelve masters of highspeed brass-band music of Fanfare Ciocarlia have acquired a patina quite their own. They are loved and mistreated. Over 2000 concerts within the last 18 years have left their traces! Not only on the instruments. And that is still not enough: the party at which Fanfare Ciocarlia blows up a storm and thus notoriously gets the audience a-whirlin‘ does not pass quickly. Forget «Balkan Beats», forget the hype, here comes the real deal!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.04.2018 Fatima Dunn – One Woman Orchestra Style Pop/Contemporary Subtitle «Birds and Bones» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Fatima Dunn cello/loopstation/voc Description A clear-glass voice meets up with a warm Cello sound: it could be kitschy, but it isn’t. With the help of a loop station, Fatima Dunn creates a sonic world that comprises rhythmic baselines, string harmonies, integrated sounds and powerful singing. Sometimes lyrical and tender, then again intensive and challenging, Fatima sings of dreams, longing and the ephemeral. Stylistically, their current album «Birds and Bones» (2017) can be categorized between Blues, Folk and Pop. The concert will be accompanied by video projection by the artiste from Luzern, Mirjam von Ow.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.11.2017 Feldermelder – Holy Oscillators Style Electronica/Wave/Surround Subtitle Mara Miccichè Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Manuel Oberholzer (Feldermelder) electronics, Marco Mercuzio Peron voc, Grégoire Quartier dr Description «Holy Oscillators» is the new project by the Swiss artist Feldermelder. It explores oscillation in all its forms and vibrancy. Originally conceived in order to present the large collection of analogue instruments of the SMEM in Freiburg, the show is now also on tour. In addition to the strong orientiation towards analogue sound creation, above all else «Holy Oscillators» research textures, sometimes densely, other times in space. «Holy Oscillators» is a surround show.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.10.2018 Félicie Bazelaire Solo Style Improvisation Subtitle Silvan Schmid Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Félicie Bazelaire b Description Félice Bazelaires moves between classical repertoire, contemporary and improvised music. Currently she is working on a new repertoire for double-bass with compositions from improvising musicians such as P. Bossard, B. Denzler and d'Incise. She presents her own works in different line-ups, including The Lair, DouBaP and in different constellations with C. Alvear, C. Busolini, M. Doneda and J. Grip. In addition, she founded the string ensemble CoÔ and is a member of Onceim.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.01.2018 Fiach Moriarty. Lisa O'Neill, Duach Style Irish / Trad / Celtic / Singer-Songwriter Subtitle Songs from Ireland Tour: Old & New Event serie Irish Night Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Fiach Moriarty g/voc, Lisa O Neill g/voc, Eamonn de Barra flute/bodhran/voc, Sean Regan fiddle/beatbox/voc, John McLoughlin g/voc, Stina Sandstrom fiddle Description For an evening Moods will turn into an Irish Pub, where pints will be served and the usual «Wie geht’s?» get's replaced by «What’s the craic?». However, instead of an Amateur-Cover-Pub-Band , a selection of exciting Irish musicians will stake their claims during the evening. Lisa O’Neill and Fiach Moriarty will present contemporary songwriting that is clearly influenced by the Celtic tradition. By way of contrast, the band Duach play a sound that one usually associates with traditional Irish Folk: with Fiddle players, Flute melodies and narrative singing, they invite you to (Irish) dance.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.11.2018 Flagrant délit Style Improvisation Subtitle Marc Méan Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dalia Donadio voc, Martin Perret dr Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) ist eine Carte-Blanche für herausragende MusikerInnen aus dem Raum Zürich, drei Abende im Moods zu gestalten. Der AiR, im November 18 ist dies der Pianist Marc Méan, kann die Vielfalt seines Schaffens präsentieren und mit Formationen experimentieren: Ein Set wird vom Künstler selbst bespielt, ein zweites Set von ihm eingeladene bestehende oder neu zusammengestellte Bands.

What happens at the very moment of recognition of what’s happening? «Auf frischer Tat ertappt» (caught in the act) equally comprises the past action and its reflection into the present. The duo Flagrant délit, with the Lausanne drummer Martin Perret and the Zurich songstress Dalia Donadio, wants exactly that: to be caught in the act and indeed to be ignited from the initial musical idea, by the energy of the moment. The subsequent reactions should be equally surprising as unpredictable. The play of the voice – each person’s own instrument of communication – with the voice of the alien and the opposite number is a repetitive theme. Language as the sound of the body is for drum playing and for singing a driving element in the discovery of music.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

13.02.2018 Flo Götte Solo – ÅSS UNDERGØN FÅÅn Style Drone Subtitle Flo Götte Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Flo Götte b/g/MPC Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) is carte-blanche for outstanding musicians from the Zurich area to shape three evenings in Moods. The AiR can thus present their creational variety and experiment with line-ups: one set is played by the artistes themselves, a second set is played by an invited existing or newly-formed band.

For years Flo Götte undermined the city with deep vibrations. A set featuring electronic bass, resonator guitars and MPC. The sum of all the frequencies leads to resonance of the space and strings.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.01.2019 Florian Favre – Néology Style Jazz/Rap/Hip-Hop

Artists Florian Favre p/synth/voc, Steve Lands tp, Simon Girard tb, Idan Morim g, Manu Hagmann b, Arthur Alard dr Description For his new project «Néology» Florian Favre focuses on his first musical love: hip-hop. He himself performs not only as pianist, but also as rapper. Together with guest musicians from the USA and France, Favre tests the boundaries of interaction between text and music and creates a blend of jazz, pop and hip-hop, where poetry and irony melt together.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.11.2017 Florian Favre Trio Style Jazz Subtitle «On a Smiling Gust of Wind» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Florian Favre p/comp, Manu Hagmann b, Arthur Alard dr Description With his nimble fingers, his charm and his musical candour, Florian Favre has already earned a firm place in young Swiss jazz. His trio, with Manu Hagmann on bass and Arthur Hnatek on drums, play jazz with surprising twists, lyrical passages and rhythmical sensitivity. The title of the new album «On A Smiling Gust Of Wind» should generate a positive, airy mood, as Favre explains: «I have the feeling, that the band was really flying during the recordings.» During the CD- Release, Florian Favre's Trio takes the audience for the first time on this musical flight.

Moods celebrates its 25th anniversary with La Spirale.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.01.2019 Florian Favre Trio Style Jazz

Artists Florian Favre p/comp, Manu Hagmann b, Arthur Alard dr Description With his nimble fingers, his charm and his musical awareness, Florian Favre has long established a firm place within Swiss jazz. Back from a long stay in New Orleans and New York and with enough new material for two concerts, the pianist returns for a bumper evening show in Moods. His trio, with Manu Hagmann on bass and Arthur Alard on drums, start proceedings by playing jazz with surprising changes, lyrical passages and rhythmical sensitivity.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.04.2018 Florian Weiss’ Woodoism Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Florian Weiss tb, Linus Amstad sax, Valentin von Fischer b, Philipp Leibundgut dr Description Trombone and saxophone versus rhythm section – even a harmony instrument finds a positively harmonic dialogue between these four young musicians. The quartet from Bern, led by Florian Weiss, completely utilises the space - which is created by the absence of filling chords – and challenges the listeners with sophisticated compositions, only to captivate them again with catchy passages.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.03.2019 Forq Style Jazz

Artists Henry Hey keyb, Chris McQueen g, Kevin Scott b, Jason "JT" Thomas dr Description Originally conjured up by pianist Henry Hey (David Bowie, Empire of the Sun) and Michael League (founder of Snarky Puppy), the Allstar-Band Forq from New York released what was already its third album in 2017. Meanwhile, Kevin Scott (Wayne Krantz, John McLaughlin) mans the bass instead of League, otherwise everything remains the same: groovier, dynamic sound, that tends to merge into rockier sequences and live-shows full of playing enthusiasm, daredevil and energy.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.11.2017 Francesco Cavaliere «Gancio Cielo 1» Style Electronic/Storytelling/Sci-fi Subtitle Mara Miccichè Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Francesco Cavaliere voc/electronics Description Francesco Cavaliere is known not only for the sensitivity with which he combines sounds, materials and spaces, but also for a very special taste for the most diverse forms of the exotic. Created with analogue technologies and populated by temporary phenomena such as glass, minerals and voices, his pieces are able to abduct the listener and take them on a fantastic journey to their innermost states.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.06.2018 François Lindemann 5tet Style Jazz/Oriental/World Subtitle «NU-BASS»

Artists François Lindemann p/comp, Amine Mraihi oud, Heiri Känzig b, Pierre-François Massy b, Olivier Clerc dr Description Top-class Ethno-Jazz – this is what one finds on the 2018 album «Nu Bass» from the 6tet led by pianist François Lindemann. The line-up is one of the most unusual in the long career of the musician from the West of Switzerland: in addition to piano and drums there is Tabla, Oud (Amine Mraihi) and two double-basses; the musicians are from Switzerland, France, India and Tunisia. Together they develop a swinging-melodious and grooving jazz, whose accentuation on the deep tones represents only one of many fascinating aspects.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.06.2018 Freak Power Style Funk / Acid-Jazz

Artists Ashley Slater voc/tb, Kate Cameron voc, Scarlett Quinn voc, Carly Bryant keyb, Tony Remy g, Dale Davis b, Adam Bushell dr Description Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out – everyone has danced to this 90's hit from Freak Power! Over 20 years have passed since then and founder Norman Cook is meanwhile known as Fatboy Slim. Now the British band is back again: with their bubbling mix of Acid-Jazz, Funk and Soul, they revive the good old times with just as much energy and groove and also bring along some new songs. A must for all nostalgics and all those who want to swing their hips again before the Summer break.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

27.04.2018 Fred Wesley & the New J.B.'s Style Funk Event serie ZKB Special Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Fred Wesley tb/voc, Gary Winters tp, Philip Whack sax, Peter Madsen keyb, Reggie Ward g, Dwayne Dolphin b, Bruce Cox dr Description «Mister Funk» returns to Moods! The lively trombonist that wrote musical history with the bands of James Brown and George Clinton and is recognised as one of the most important figures in Funk is not at all thinking about retirement. When it’s all about tackling the essence of Funk, no-one does it as well as the power-trombonist. With his New J.B.'s, Wesley proves that he is in a class of his own when it comes to putting together a sparkling Funk unit comprising brilliant musicians.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.05.2018 Freshlyground Style South African fresh Soul-Pop 1:25:28 1:24:41 Artists Zolani Mahola voc, Simon Attwell sax/flute/keyb, Julio Sigauque g, Christian Bakalanga g, Neil John Hawks b, Peter Cohen dr Description A flood of positive vibes from South Africa! With their groovy sound between Afro, Soul and Pop, the band led by the charismatic songstress Zolani Mahola gets you into a stong dance mood. Those who think they do not yet know the band is clearly mistaken: together with Shakira, Freshlyground produced the 2010 World Cup song «Waka Waka». For the concert in Moods they will bring along the new album «Can’t Stop» (2018) and a large quantity of summer feelings.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

13.01.2018 Gasandji Style Afro-Soul / Singer-Songwriter

Artists Gasandji voc/g, Greg Emonet g/b, Dramane Dembele flute/tama, Adriano Tenerio perc/voc Description The power lady from the Congo has a mind of her own and on stage fascinates us with her presence, her refinement and her empathy. Gasandji means something like «She that awakens the awareness». One could not describe the intention behind her music more appropriately. With her high, clear voice, sometimes tender and melancholic, sometimes full of power, she attests to the big topics such as love, hope and suffering. In the process she wanders between Jazz, Soul, Reggae and the sounds of her ancestors. «I want to bring the people closer to my home, without losing sight of the here and now», she says about her music. Her album «Le Sacré» was released in November 2017.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.08.2020 Gauthier Toux & Matthieu Llodra Style Jazz Subtitle ♪♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪ Piano ENCOUNTERS Festival Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Gauthier Toux p, Matthieu Llodra p Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

31.05.2018 Gauthier Toux 6tet Style Jazz

Artists Gauthier Toux p, Christophe Panzani sax, Zacharie Ksyk tp, Erwan Valazza g, Kenneth Dahl Knudsen b, Maxence Sibille dr Description Gauthier Toux, who is from France but lives in Lausanne, is at 25 one of Europe's up-and-coming piano talents. Inspired both by new currents in Jazz and other genres such as Hip-Hop and Pop, the pianist creates his very own sound. Toux has already impressed the Moods audience on several occasions, for the new album „The Colours You See“ (2018) he has expanded the trio to become a sextet.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.12.2020 Georg Bleikolm. Encor Studio und Patch XR Style Immersives Konzert Subtitle Leau, Vol.2 - The Rainmaker

Artists Georg Bleikolm voc/electronics, Christian Fischer fl/electronics, Max Santander violin/electronics, Steve Buchanan tapdance/sax/electronics, Sylvie Chen dance/performance Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.10.2017 Girma Bèyènè & Akalé Wubé Style Ethno / Groove-Jazz

Artists Girma Bèyènè voc/p, Paul Bouclier tp/perc/krar, Etienne De la Sayette sax/flutes, Loic Rechard g, Olivier Degabriele b, David Georgelet dr Description He is a legend of the «Swinging Addis»: the singer, pianist and arranger Girma Bèyènè has significantly influenced the Golden Era of Ethiopian music. In the lively music scene of the 60's and 70's, African rhythms were mixed with R’n’B, Soul, Funk and Big Band Jazz. After a break of 25 years, Girma Bèyènè now celebrates his comeback with the Parisian band Akalé Wubé, which has committed itself to that style of music. Their unforgettable debut concert last year was followed by the production of their debut album „Mistakes on Purpose“ (2017).

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.10.2017 Greek Traditional Music from Lalitades Ensemble Style Greek/World Event serie Greek Music Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Makis Baklatzis violin, Giorgos Pagkozidis perc, Nikolaos Angousis cl, Drosos Koutsokostas lute/voc, Giorgou Athanasios tp/voc/oud, Stavridis Athanasios acc, Alkis Zopoglou kanun, Michalis Kalliotzidis lyra from Pontus/voc, Tasos Paulidis lyra from Pontus/voc Description At the two-day Greek Music Festival you can discover and experience Greek music in its rich variety: The program offers a broad palette from the different regions of Greece, from traditional to contemporary music.

Festivalpass for both days: 85.- CHF: https://www.starticket.ch/de/tickets/greek-music-festival-20171005-1830 -20171007-0200-moods-zurich

The Lalitades Ensemble takes the audience on a musical journey throughout the north-eastern Mediterranean: in constantly changing line-ups, the nine musicians present the broad spectrum of traditional Greek musical culture. Following the first stop in Thrakien, musical visits will be paid in half-hour intervals to the different origins from Epirus via Macedonia, on to the islands of the Aegean, Pontus and Asia Minor. A diverse concert evening which provides insights into the variety of Greek music.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.05.2018 Grégoire Maret & Edmar Casteneda Duo feat. Andrea Tierra Style Jazz

Artists Andrea Tierra voc, Grégoire Maret harmonica, Edmar Castaneda harp Description Harp and mouth organ – two instruments, which one seldom encounters in jazz and especially not in a duo. The Swiss mouth organ player Grégoire Maret is already well-known, now he has joined forces with a top-class harp player: Edmar Castaneda took the stages of the world by storm with his harp-playing, which is hard to beat in tems of originality and virtuosity. The two will be accompanied by the Colombian songstress, Andrea Tierra.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.10.2020 Grégory Privat Trio Style Jazz

Artists Grégory Privat p/keyb/voc, Chris Jennings b, Tilo Bertholo dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.04.2019 Guy Mintus Trio Style Jazz Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Guy Mintus p/voc, Dan Pappalardo b, Philippe Lemm dr Description A young Jazz talent from Israel: Guy Mintus is only in his mid-twenties but has already played with greats such as Trilok Gurtu, Jon Hendricks and Arturo O’Farrill, won the «ASCAP’s Young Jazz Composer Award» and was awarded the public’s prize in the Montreux Jazz Festival’s “solo piano” competition category. His trio’s debut album, «A Home in Between», was recommended as a listening tip by Downbeat magazine. Now February 2019 sees the release of the trio’s second album, «Connecting the Dots». His music demonstrates a very individual style: he blends elements of Stride-Piano, Osmanian Makams, and Indian rhythms with counterpoint à la Bach, Spanish Flamenco and Jewish melodies.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

13.03.2018 Hadar Noiberg & Chano Dominguez Duo Style Jazz

Artists Chano Dominguez p, Hadar Noiberg flute Description What a duo! Together, the Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez and the Israeli flautist Hadar Noiberg balance between Jazz and World. Both borrow from the rhythms and traditions of their respective homes, which leads to the creation of numbers that range from the melancholy to the lively. Totally irrespective as to whether they play their own compositions or interpretations of standards from Spain, Brasil and the USA; their performance is expressive and touching.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.09.2019 Hailu Mergia Style Ethio-Groove-Jazz Event serie Alma Negra Residency Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Hailu Mergia keyb/voc/acc/melodica, Eliot Seppa b, Ken Joseph dr Description Musicawi Silt – no other song hits the nail on the head for a complete genre as this masterpiece on Hailu Mergia’s Album «Tche Belew» (1977). Back then, the keyboarder and accordionist, together with his band Walias and musical companion Mulatu Astatké, founded Ethio-Jazz. In the early 80’s, Mergia interrupted his musician’s career and fled from Ethiopia to the USA, where he worked as a taxi-driver until 2014, when the music treasure blog Awesome Tapes in Africa once again published his music. Following a 15 year break, 2018 again saw the release of a new album by Hailu Mergia, «Lala Belu» – a euphoric renaissance of Ethio-Jazz!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

31.03.2018 Hannah Williams & The Affirmations Style Soul Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Hannah Williams voc, Hannah Nicholson voc, Victoria Klewin voc, James Graham p/organ/wurlitzer, Adam Holgate g, Adam Newton b, Jai Widdowson-Jones dr Description What a songstress! The Brit Hannah Williams captures the audience with her powerful voice. Together with her band, The Affirmations, she works the Soul from the 60's with influences of Funk and Rock into a groovy blend. And so inspiring, that Jay-Z even used a Williams song as the basis for the Grammy-nominated title track «4:44» of his current album. Those who like Beth Ditto or Aretha Franklin should certainly not miss this concert!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.02.2020 Hannah Williams & The Affirmations Style Soul

Artists Hannah Williams voc, Victoria Klewin voc, Hannah Nicholson voc, Liam Treasure tb, Tom Taylor sax, Adam Holgate g, James Graham p/organ/wurlitzer, Adam Newton b, Jai Widdowson-Jones dr/perc Description What a singer! With her powerful voice, the Brit Hannah Williams soon takes you under her spell. She became known to music fans around the world when the Hip-Hop superstar Jay-Z sampled her spectacular song «Late Nights & Heartbreak» for his album in 2017. With her band The Affirmations, she now presents her new album «50 Foot Woman» (2019), on which she blends Soul from the 60’s with elements of Funk and Rock into a groovy whole. Those who like Beth Ditto or Aretha Franklin should certainly not miss this concert!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.01.2019 Herbie's EXPLO 3000 Style Jazz Subtitle «Push or Pull?» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Adi Pflugshaupt sax/fl/cl, Hans Feigenwinter p, Herbie Kopf b/comp, Pius Baschnagel dr Description Virtuoso electro-bassist Herbie Kopf and his Explo 3000 are back - and with a brand new album. «Push or Pull?» is the fifth work by this collective, which for more than 18 years has refined its own blend of contemporary jazz, Latin grooves and exciting soundscapes. Composer and bandleader Herbie Kopf is supported by Adi Pflugshaupt, Hans Feigenwinter and Pius Baschnagel, able instrumentalists that translate his ideas and concepts into energy-loaded music, which they enhance with irresistible drive and great dynamism.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.01.2018 Hervé Samb Style Jazz/Afro/Senegal Subtitle «Teranga»

Artists Hervé Samb g/voc, Alpha Dieng voc, Pathe Jassi b/voc, Alioune Seck perc/voc, Ndiaw Macdou Ndiaye dr Description On his current album «Teranga» (2017), guitarist Hervé Samb explores his Senegalese roots and based on this creates a new genre. Traditional West African rhythms and lyrical guitar melodies are echoed in Jazz classics, as if they had always belonged there. One could perhaps call this style Sabar-Jazz, with which Hervé Samb honours his land of origin and invites the audience on a journey to Senegal, the land of hospitality, or indeed «Teranga».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.03.2018 Hum Style Jazz Event serie Gamut Series #6 Collectivization Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Silvan Schmid tp, Jedrzej Lagodzinski sax, Nataniel Edelman p, Max Santner dr Description The young and energetic Zurich musician's initiative Gamut Kollektiv constantly creates new and individual platforms for young improvisational musicians. The dialogue and cooperation with the diverse scenes is encouraged and respectively conceptually integrated into new forms. The sixth edition of the series features members of various musician initiatives from Europe and South America: the musicians come from Geneva (Insub), Berlin (KIM Kollektiv), London (Loop Collective), Buenos Aires (KUAI Music) and Copenhagen (Love & Beauty Music).

HUM The quartet with musicians from Buenos Aires, Berlin, Copenhagen and Zurich plays a collectively composed and organised music. What brought them together was a stay in New York, common friends and concert visits. Since an almost coincidental meet-up in Berlin, they explored the possibilities of starting a transatlantic project. The concert in Moods is part of a tour through various home locations.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.09.2017 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Style Hypnotic-Brass / Jazz / Funk / Hip-Hop

Artists Gabriel Hupert tp, Amal Hubert Graves tp, Saiph Graves tb, Tarik Graves tp/voc, Uttama Hubert

Description Full horn passages and crisp riffs, mixed up with a Hip-Hop-Beat: that's the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Thanks to their father, Kelan Phil Cohran (Earth, Wind & Fire, Sun Ra), the seven brothers clearly have the music and rhythm in their blood. In their interplay, the trumpet and trombone sections complement each other seamlessly and develope catchy melodies, always supported by a steady tuba bass line. In the past, the band has played with diverse artistes such as Erykah Badou, Snoop Dogg, Prince and Damon Albarn (Gorillaz), and their new album «Bad Boys of Jazz» is currently being put together. The boys deliver an energetic live-show with rap passages and call-and-response interaction, which gets both musicians and audience alike dancing and sweating.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.03.2019 Ida Nielsen Style Funk

Artists Ida Nielsen b/voc, Kuku Agami rap/spoken word, Mika Vandborg g/voc, Patrick Dorcean dr/electronics Description Ida Nielsen’s star sparkled when in 2010 Prince invited her to join his line-up NPG and then later 3rdEyeGirl. And that for a good reason, because the Dane has laid claim to Funk with all that one needs: slap, fingerstyle, improvisation, sound and stage presence. However, it would be unfair to reduce Ida Nielsen’s musicality to only that of 3rdEyeGirl because for years she has not only played in many different formations, but is also underway with her own project. In 2019 Ida released her third album “Time 2 Stop Worrying”, which features a mix of oldschool Funk with Hip-Hop, Reggae and a hint of World Music. And, of course, always with lots of bass!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.02.2018 Ikarus Style Evocative Jazz

Artists Anna Hirsch voc, Andreas Lareida voc, Lucca Fries p, Mo Meyer b, Ramón Oliveras comp/dr Description Two-voice singing that ranges from soft to penetrative and from melodious to scat, and a rhythm section that experiments with challenging meters: that is Ikarus. Under the leadership of composer and drummer Ramón Olivera, the result is playing with free improvisation of their own musical style, which they themselves call Evocative Jazz. The quintet offers a charming show, where the listener is clearly challenged, but not overly. Contemporary jazz, which, in its creation, over and again discovers untrodden paths.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.10.2017 Imam Baildi Style Balkan / Greek / Hip-Hop / World / Electro Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Rena Morfi voc, MC Yinka voc/freestyle, Giannis Diskos sax/cl, Christos Skondras bouzouki, Lampis Kountourogiannis g/b, Orestis Falireas dj/b, Lysandros Falireas dr/perc Description The unique band Imam Baildi from Athens blends wild house, hip-hop and Latin rhythms with Melodies from the 30's and Balkan horns: an urban mix of traditional Greek music with new instrumentation, production and remix technology. With laptops, drums, Bouzouki, saxophone and clarinet, the brothers Orestis and Ysandros Falireas take old Greek songs to heart – and create musical treats! The band released a new live album in 2016.

This concert has been organised within the context of the CULTURESCAPES Greece festival: www.culturescapes.ch.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.12.2017 INEZ «for my friends» Style World/Pop/Jazz

Artists Ines Brodbeck voc, perc, Julie Fahrer voc, Christa Unternährer voc, Matthias Siegrist g, Niwel Tsumbu g, Sebastian Hirsig keyb, Fabian Gisler b, Eric Gut dr Description Behind INEZ stands Ines Brodbeck, the Swiss-Cuban percussionist and songstress. Her project «for my friends» originally started more through coincidence than plan only as a songstress trio, until more and more musical acquaintances joined them and the album of the same name was released in 2017. At the center we again find gentle, multi-voice singing in English, Spanish and Swiss-German. Around this, the group weaves a delicate sonic tapestry with dreamy melodies, melancholic passages and light, yet driving rhythms.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.11.2017 IOKOI+ARIA Style Electronic / Dark-Ambient / Glam-Doom Subtitle Mara Miccichè Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Mara Miccichè voc/beats/synths, Aria visuals Description IOKOI hi-jack us to an atypical gloomy dark ambient sonic world, where secretive song clouds are combined with dark electronics. Their compositions conjure up the deeper layers of being, the different overlapping realities and multiple selfs that exist in, with and through us. The concerts are journeys, metamorphoses into the now, which slowly deform and liquefy until the listeners lose themselves in a shimmering blue mirror image. In the current live set #LIQUEFY, IOKOI present their debut album with the Italian video artist ARIA, who accompanies the music with hypnotic images.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.10.2017 Itamar Borochov Style Jazz

Artists Itamar Borochov tp, Alessandro Lanzoni p, Yoni Zelnik b, Ziv Ravitz dr Description A new star in the trumpet sky! In his compositions, the Israeli trumpeter Itamar Borochov combines contemporary jazz with the sounds of his Middle Eastern homeland. Now living in New York, on the search for his roots, he has discovered his love of pan-African and Arabic music. Borochov‘s compositions move between cool jazz and Bebop, always coloured by the light, easy Arabic sound of his trumpet playing.

Moods celebrates its 25th birthday with Omanut

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.01.2020 Jaimie Branch Style Jazz Subtitle «FLY OR DIE» Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Jaimie Branch tp, voc, vibraslap, Lester St. Louis cello, voc, tiny cimbal, Jason Ajemian b, voc, egg shakers, Chad Taylor dr, voc, mbira Description Jaimie Branch has already contributed to a broad palette of projects, not only in Jazz, but also in Punk, Noise, Indie-Rock and Hip-Hop. Rather less well known, yet equally enchanting, is her work as composer and producer. These can first be discovered on her debut album «Fly or Die»: a 35-minute ride through all sorts of musical genres that knows no boundaries - always held together by the spooky sounds that she extracts from her trumpet.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

15.09.2017 James Taylor Quartet Style Acid-Jazz / Soul / Funk

Artists James Taylor hammond/voc, Mark Cox g, Andrew McKinney b, Pat Illingworth dr Description The Brit James Taylor is a talented Hammond B-3 organ player and a pioneer of acid jazz. Meanwhile, his quarter has written a 30-year history which comprises countless albums and collaboration with renowned performers such as Tom Jones, U2 and The Pogues. Throughout the years the James Taylor Quartet has developed its very own sound, which is audibly inspired by the funk of the 60's and 70's, R’n’B, psychedelic Jazz and film scores. Live, the JTQ will once again impress the audience with its energy-loaded show.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.05.2017 Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio «Extra Time» Style jazz Event serie Release-Tour Duration incl. titles 1:45:52 Duration excl. titles 1:45:12

Artists Jean-Paul Brodbeck p, Lukas Traxel b, Claudio Strüby dr Description Following an intensive creative phase as a sideman to the most diverse international musicians such as Johannes Enders, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Billy Hart and Andy Scherrer, in 2016 Jean-Paul Brodbeck formed his Swiss trio with the young bass talent, Lukas Traxel, and his long-standing companion, Claudio Strüby, on drums. Modern musical candour combines with the earthy spirit of the jazz tradition, Brodbeck's new compositions define the program. One hears a melodious and flowing repertoire which celebrates the interactive playing and represents the art form of the «piano-trio» in its totality.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.11.2019 Jellici Baldes Spacetracker Style Jazz Subtitle «The Journey» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Johanna Jellici voc/electronic soundscapes/tuning forcs, Jochen Baldes sax, Michael Gassmann flh, Yves Theiler p, Rafael Jerjen b, Moritz Flachsmann visuals Description Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of «Jellici Baldes Spacetracker», underway in a quintet in order to explore new sonic worlds. Many lightyears away from traditional Jazz, they forge onward into new sound galaxies which no-one has ever heard before: organic electronics blend with acoustic sonic timbres, driven by an intoxicating groove. In Moods they release their second album «The Journey».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.05.2019 Jeremias Kellers Vertigo Style Nu Jazz

Artists Florian Favre fender-rhodes, Jeremias Keller b/comp, Lionel Friedli dr Description In the line-up of Vertigo, the bass player Jeremias Kellers brings together pianist Florian Favre and drummer Lionel Friedli, daring and multi-faceted musicians, whose playing enthusiasm knows no style boundaries. The band creates dizzying songs, driven by a racing bass, impetuous grooves and dreamy synth sounds.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.01.2019 Jim Black Trio Style Jazz

Artists Elias Stemeseder p, Thomas Morgan b, Jim Black dr/electronics Description Since the 90's drummer and bandleader Jim Black has been one of the leading figures of progressive jazz – amongst others as the bandleader of AlasNoAxis. In recent years one has also heard him in his own trio, with the celebrated young pianist Elias Stemeseder and New York bassist Thomas Morgan. Based on songs, the trio develops its very own tonal language, differentiated over years, yet driven by fresh impulse.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.11.2020 Jim Black Trio Style Jazz Subtitle «Reckon» (Intakt Records)

Artists Elias Stemeseder p/keys, Felix Henkelhausen b, Jim Black dr/electronics Description A trio with a special flair for intermediate tones and differentiated nuances: Jim Black, since the 90‘s one of the most prominent figures of progressive jazz, develops a lyrical and melodious playing; the pianist Elias Stemeseder and the bassist Felix Henkelhausen open spaces for the sensitive and powerful sounds. A top-class trio, from the first to the last, fading tone.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.12.2020 JMO - Zusatzkonzert Style jazz/world/afrika Subtitle Jan Galega Brönnimann - Moussa Cissokho - Omri Hason

Artists Jan Galega Brönimann sax, Moussa Cissokho kora/voc/talking, Omri Hason perc, Sadio Cissokho kora/voc Description «Dandoula Tala», which in Mandinka means «no boundaries», is the title of the second album from JMO. Their music is accordingly free and moves between traditional and modern sounds from Africa, Europe and the Orient. The sparkling, clear sound of the Kora meets up with the sonorous, smoky tones of the bass clarinet and is driven by diverse percussion instruments. The repertoire was drafted by all three musicians and showcases their different influences; their interplay captivates us with its beautiful melodies and rhythmical elegance. The convergence of the three cultures, the selection of instruments and the rich pool of ideas, melodies and rhythms ensure the music is an unforgettable listening experience.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.04.2017 Jochen Baldes - Big Fish Style jazz/beat Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Jochen Baldes sax, Simon Spiess sax, Niculin Janett sax, Andreas Tschopp tb, Bernhard Bamert tb, Matthias Spillmann tp, Nolan Quinn tp, Christian Rösli fender-rhodes, Noam Szyfer g, Claude Meier b, Lukas Mantel dr Description It goes «Boom!» when Backbeat and horn sections flood the ear canals, the driving beat pushes the soloists and waves of tone cascades threaten to burst the room. With cleverly-written compositions, fat and colourful arrangement, and expressive playing, the band Big Fish drags us out of the seats and allows us to cheerfully experience, the power that music can possess. The band’s top-drawer line-up interprets the pieces by Jochen Baldes and Christian Rösli with verve and drive. A real pleasure!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.04.2017 Jochen Baldes - Bloom-Effect Style jazz/experimental Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles 0:53:20 Duration excl. titles 0:52:32

Artists Jochen Baldes sax, Franz Hellmüller g, Patrick Sommer b, Tony Renold dr Description Musik as roadmovie: film for head, heart, legs and soul. Music that doesn’t let go, gets you laughing, marveling, moving and dreaming. Like Miles Davis, who said about his album «Filles de Kilimanjaro»: a lightshow for the blind. Four musicians cover a wide musical gamut, which provides tension and relaxation, quiet and hectic, beautiful melody lines and abrupt breaks. All of them have played together for years in the most divers line-ups and have developed a musical language that demands complete trust, favours musical trickery and encourages freedom on stage.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.04.2017 Jochen Baldes - District Five Quartet Style jazz/beat Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tapiwa Svose sax, Vojko Huter g, Xaver Rüegg b, Paul Amereller dr Description The next generation of jazz musicians is stirring up the scene — and how. Only in their early 20’s, the four protagonists of the District Five Quartet already play at a high level. They are well and long acquainted and practice their interplay every available minute. The band takes the currents of today’s jazz and from these develops its own tonal language with a perspective on tradition. Simultaneously, they demonstrate that they also have courage to test boundaries. Music full of ideas and tension with boundless energy and self-confidence — always ready, to break out of the moment and into the event. Virtuoso contemporary jazz with American flair!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.04.2017 Jochen Baldes - Gabriela Krapf & Horns Style jazz/atmospheric Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles 0:53:57 Duration excl. titles 0:53:10

Artists Gabriela Krapf voc, p, Silvan Kiser tp, Raffaele Lunardi sax, Phil Powell tb Description Gabriela Krapf & Horns play easy-going magical music. The songstress on piano, in addition a trumpet, a saxophone and a trombone. Krapf is the head, the heart and the voice of the line-up. As a songstress she does not fit in any category. One knows her multi-faceted lead voice from the Homestories, Lobith and the Appenzeller Jazzkapelle. Krapf can write catchy tunes and arrangements that really get to you. On the new album the songwriter returns to her roots in Appenzell country. Determined, elated, Gabriela Krapf sings with nostalgic idyll. The sweet music is disturbed by fine dissonance. Only very few musicians can so convincingly dance on a tightrope without a safety net. Magical, in fact!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.04.2017 Jochen Baldes - Space-Tracker Style jazz/atmospheric Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles 1:01:16 Duration excl. titles 1:00:36

Artists Johanna Jellici voc, sounds, Jochen Baldes sax, Michael Gassmann tp, Yves Theiler p, Christian Weber b, Moritz Flachsmann "Packungsbeilagen" visuals Description Outer space, endless distance. We write the year 2017. These are the adventures of Space-Tracker who are underway to awaken compositions and ideas, exploit musical forms and create new fields of tension. Jochen Baldes (compositions) and Johanna Jellici (texts/soundscapes) and their musical companions - Michael Gassmann, Yves Theiler and Christian Weber - create moods where the nebula begins to illuminate in all its glory. Many light years away, Space-Tracker beams its listeners into musical galaxies.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.01.2018 Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra feat. The Sparklettes Style Jazz

Artists Daniel Blanc sax/flute, Thomi Geiger sax/cl, Domenic Landolf sax/cl, Dave Blaser tp/flh, René Mosele tb, Lucas Wirz tb/tuba, Joe Haider p/comp/arr, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr/perc, The Sparklettes:, Doris McVeigh voc, Isabelle Ritter voc, Nina Gutknecht voc, Xenia Zampieri voc Description Pianist Joe Haider does not let his ripe age prevent him from composing new scores. On the contrary, he uses his experience as an old hand on the jazz scene and invites the audience on a journey through the history of Swiss and European Jazz. Supported by an orchestra featuring top-class Swiss musicians and the four singers of «The Sparklettes», Haider presents his playing and compositional creations from the start of his career to the present.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.06.2017 Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet feat. Mark Turner Style jazz 2:08:25 2:07:38 Artists Jorge Rossy vib, Mark Turner sax, Jaume Llombart g, Doug Weiss b, Joey Baron dr Description Der bekannte Schlagzeuger Jorge Rossy (Brad Mehldau Trio, Charlie Haden, Chick Corea) tauscht seine Schlagstöcke gegen Klöppel und demonstriert am Vibrafon und an der Marimba seine Liebe zur Melodie. Ihm zur Seite stehen drei weitere Giganten der zeitgenössischen Musik und langjährige Freunde: Tenorsaxofonist Mark Turner, Gitarrist Jaume Llombart und Bassist Doug Weiss. Man addiere dazu noch den legendären Schlagzeuger Joey Baron und erhalte ein wirkungsvolles musikalisches Elixier. Modern Jazz in melodischer Höchstform!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.01.2020 Jorge Rossy Vibes Quintet feat. Mark Turner & Billy Hart Style Jazz Subtitle «Beyond Sunday»

Artists Mark Turner sax, Jaume Llombart g, Jorge Rossy vib, Doug Weiss b, Billy Hart dr Description Jorge Rossy remains unpredictable! Although he studied trumpet, he became known as the drummer with the Brad Mehldau Trio, only then to switch to the piano. On the other hand, in recent years he has concentrated on the vibraphone - according to Jorge Rossy the ideal combination of percussion, harmony and melody instrument. For his Vibes Quintet he has appointed an all-star-ensemble, comprising Mark Turner on saxophone, guitarist Jaume Llombart, Doug Weiss on bass and the legendary drummer Billy Hart. The long-standing companions develop a subtle dialogue - nuanced, brilliant and captivating.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.04.2018 Joscha Schraff Quartett Style Jazz

Artists Joscha Schraff p, Niculin Janett sax, Mo Meyer b, Paul Amereller dr Description Full or energy, lyrical, rhythmical and on the basis of harmony combined with a desire for freedom. Such are the compositions by bandleader and pianist Joscha Schraff, whereby the tonal possibilities of a typical jazz quartet are researched and exploited. Composed and improvised elements are traded constantly. The Joscha Schraff Quartet presents young and fresh music which appeals to the listener and offers much to be discovered.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.10.2018 Josef Leimberg Style Nu-Jazz Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Josef Leimberg tp, Tracy Wannomae cl/sax/flute, Anand Bennett g, Matthew Little keyb, Bubby Lewis b, William Logan dr Description His name is still unknown and that although Josef Leimberg has collaborated with the greatest Hip-Hop artists in recent years: Snoop Dogg, Erykah Badu, Dr. Dre - to name just a few - or newly SZA and Kendrick Lamar. As cosmic trumpeter from the Jazz scene on the West Coast the Californian distills a Jazz-Fusion, which switches between psychedelic exploration and R'n'B-Groove - with playing that unmistakeably reminds us of the electrical time of the great Mile Davis. On his debut album «Astral Progressions» he interweaves floating sounds, resonance and echoes with the intoxicating Cocktail-Jazz of the 60's.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.06.2020 ? Style Art Pop Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andrina Bollinger voc/dr, Marena Whitcher voc/dr, Arthur Hnatek dr/fx, Ramón Oliveras dr/voc Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.11.2019 Judith Hill Style Soul/Funk

Artists Judith Hill p/g/voc, Michiko Hill keyb, Gregory Moore g, Robert Hill b, Donnell Spencer Jr. dr Description The singer and multi-instrumentalist Judith Hill became famous when she sang his ballad «Heal the World» at the funeral service of Michael Jackson. Her debut album (2015) was produced by none less than Prince and even the Soul and Pop giant Stevie Wonder engaged her for recordings. Now she brings her second album, «Golden Child», which she composed and produced entirely on her own, to Moods. A wonderful, autobiographical journey through the music that she loves most; from Funk, Soul, R'n'B to calm Jazz ballads.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.02.2020 Julie Campiche Quartet Style Jazz Subtitle «Onkalo» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Leo Fumagalli sax/fx, Julie Campiche harp/fx, Manu Hagmann b/fx, Clemens Kuratle dr/fx Description There are tracks which create a unique and gripping atmosphere, right from the first tone. «Flash Info» from the Julie Campiche Quartet is one example. All four musicians deploy electronic effects and thus create a fragile yet powerful soundscape, where composition and improvisation keep the scales in balance. In the process, the music provides ample room to breathe and generates impressive tonal contrasts. Julie Campiche's musical language is characterised by the big questions of her generation: the huge quantities of radioactive waste, multi-media stimulus satiation and the search for identity in a digital age. February sees the release of her album «Onkalo», and the evening in Moods celebrates its launch.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.09.2017 Kala Jula – Samba Diabaté & Vincent Zanetti Style Mali Blues

Artists Samba Diabaté g/n'goni, Vincent Zanetti g/kora/djembé, Jacky Molard violin/viola, Hélène Labarrière b Description Kala Jula brings together Samba Diabaté, one of Bamako's most popular guitarists, with multi-instrumentalist and Djembe master, Vincent Zanetti. The Swiss-Mali duo newly interprets the music of the Mandingo tradition through blending of West African sounds with blues and jazz. In their current project, «Mande Kulu», the two musicians collaborate with violinist Jacky Molar and bassist Hélène Labarrière from France. Together, the four take the audience on a musical journey through the Nomadic culture of African countries.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.04.2017 KALI Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 1:02:49 Duration excl. titles 1:02:09

Artists Raphael Loher p, Urs Müller g, Nicolas Stocker dr Description The Zurich Kantonalbank encourages young, innovative Swiss bands with the ZKB Jazz Prize. The 15th edition of the ZKB Jazz Prize is a public six-day festival from 30th April to 5th May 2017 staged in Moods. For the finale on 5th May, the two jurors Elina Duni and Erik Truffaz will appear on stage with their musical collague Bugge Wesseltoft.

In 2015 Raphael Loher and Urs Müller from Luzern and Nicolas Stocker from Zurich created the trio, Kali. Founded as a Working Band, they develop their own blend of contemporary classical, alternative rock and improvised music – as if Rage Against the Machine and Morton Feldman had a daughter. From wonderful minimalistic intermezzos to astonishingly catchy, dense and powerful compositions, they derive a broad, dynamic and stylistic range without ever losing their own sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.04.2018 KALI Style Jazz/Minimal/Art Rock

Artists Raphael Loher p, Urs Müller g, Nicolas Stocker dr Description Founded as a Working Band in 2015, they have worked on their own blend of contemporary classical, alternative rock and improvised music – just as if Rage Against the Machine and Morton Feldman had a daughter. From wonderful minimalistic intermezzos to astonishingly catchy and powerful compositions, they develop a broad, dynamic and stylistic range without ever losing their own sound. For their music the audience awarded them the ZKB Jazz Prize in 2017. In Moods they present for the first time in Zurich their debut album «Riot» (March 2018), which was produced by Nik Bärtsch.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.08.2020 KALI Trio Style Jazz Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Raphael Loher p, Urs Müller g, Nicolas Stocker dr Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.11.2018 Kaos Protokoll Style Electronically Inflected Post-Spiritual Beats Subtitle «Everyone Nowhere» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Simon Spiess sax/cl, Luzius Schuler fender-rhodes/synth/fx, Benedikt Wieland b/synth/fx, Flo Reichle dr/electronics Description Beats drenched in electronics, post-spiritual Jazz, expansive cinematic painting, that’s how the new album «Everyone Nowhere» from Kaos Protokoll sounds. A few years ago they were known as an electronics Punk-Jazz-Trio, Kaos Protokoll expanded with two new cohorts, Simon Spiess and Luzius Schuler, and set to tackle music influenced by pictures and voices that reminds us of the Far North and bands such as ADHD and Jaga Jazzist. This evening celebrates the release of this new work in Moods.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.07.2020 ? Style Electronica Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Nicolas Balmer g/voc/synth, Markus Kenel b/voc/synth, Irene Rosset synth, Nicolas Stocker dr, Hannah Gottschalk visuals Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.10.2018 Khouri / Glanzmann / Schmid Style Improvisation Subtitle Silvan Schmid Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Silvan Schmid tp, Vincent Glanzmann perc, Lotus Edde-Khouri dance Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) is carte-blanche for outstanding musicians from the Zurich area to shape three evenings in Moods. The AiR can thus present their creational variety and experiment with line-ups: one set is played by the artistes themselves, a second set is played by an invited existing or newly-formed band.

Following the first evening of Silvan Schmid's Artist in Residence, now three solos should be staged, in various imaginary spaces. The preliminary collaboration comprises the definition of one's own idea of space and to search for interfaces. For the project, he has invited a dancer from Paris, Lotus Edde Khouri, and a drummer from Zurich, Vincent Glanzmann.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.09.2017 KiKu feat. Blixa Bargeld & Black Cracker Style Avantgarde Cosmic Punk/Groove & Words

Artists Blixa Bargeld voc, Black Cracker voc/words, Yannick Barman tp/electronics, David Doyon g, Cyril Regamey dr, Maxime Gianimetti visuals Description When the singer from Einstürzenden Neubauten and the New Yorker Rapper Black meet up with the innovative Swiss jazz duo KiKu, they destroy all the boundaries between electronic music, punk, hip-hop, poetry and jazz. Texts from the novel «Siebenkäs» by the German author Jean Paul provide the basis for the second joint album «Eng, Düster und Bang». Whispered, murmured and sometimes sung lyrics blend with electronic sounds and cool jazz structures to become hypnotic tracks.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.01.2018 Klischée Style Electro-Swing

Artists William Bejedi voc, Dominique Dreier keyb/synth, Kilian Spinnler sequencer/drumpad, Benjamin Kniel vj/visuals Description Hot Electro-Swing, Made in Switzerland! What began as a studio project was developed into one of the country's most renowned Live Acts – their live shows are notorious and leave behind dance-crazy crowds. Klischée mix Blues, Funk, Disco, House, Afro-Pop, Chanson, a pinch of Swing, Rap and Trap, thoroughly shake this mix and drive it through the speakers. An audiovisual artwork that is impressive not only for its musicality but equally also for its breathtaking visuals, light-show and dance performance.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.03.2018 Klô Pelgag Style Chanson Française/Québec Event serie Semaine de la Francophonie Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Klô Pelgag voc/p/g, François Zaidan g/keyb/charango, Geneviève Clermont viola, Marianne Bertrand cello, Etienne Dupré b, Marc-André Pételle dr Description The Canadian singer/songwriter Klô Pelgag creates a colourful dream world between French Chanson and Pop: the arrangements are light and playful, the string and piano melodies weave themselves into film-like passages. Above these, Klô sings with her bright, glass-clear voice, which can easily hop through all the pitches and stimulates the entire spectrum of emotions.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.10.2018 Kœnig Style Electronica/Experimental/Rap Subtitle Jazz & Electronica

Artists Lukas König a.k.a. KŒNIG dr/synth/rap Description Following the gig with Kompost3, Lukas Koenig aka Kœnig sets to wit his famous one-man-show. The history of the project begins with the Austrian band Bilderbuch, for which once Kœnig assisted on a song as a rapper. The band wanted to take him on tour immediately, therefore he put together a set from a drum and a small electronic fleet. The result is a bewildering coordinator masterpiece, which comes out wonderfully poppy despite all the experimental finesse.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.01.2018 Kolektif Istanbul Style Balkan/Turkish/Gipsy/Brass/Funk Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Asli Doğan voc, Richard Laniepce sax/kaval/bagpipe, Talat Karaoğlu cl, Ertan Şahin tuba, Tamer Karaoğlu acc, Batuhan Baraç dr/perc Description Progressive and Wedding Music are two terms that normally do not stand next to each other. This is not the case with the Kolektif Istanbul: progressive, because the boundaries are diffused and also because Jazz and Funk elements find a place between the Anatolian melodies and Balkan rhythms. The sound of the French-Turkish-Bulgarian ensemble becomes a melting-pot for different genres, inspired by their home city of Istanbul, where in any case the most diverse cultures blend together. And to what extent Wedding Music? The music of the Istanbul Kolektif is danceable and appropriate for a party - the more guests that turn up, the better the party will be!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.02.2018 KUSH K Style Spiritual Grunge Cure City Wave Subtitle Flo Götte Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Catia Lanfranchi voc/synth, Paul Amereller dr Description It's all about the autonomous visuality in the music, experimental popsongs with prepared voices, drums and analog and digital instruments throughout the whole spectrum. For the ultimate choice, in order to find their own space within sound directions, the band slots its genre under spiritual grunge cure city wave.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.07.2020 Kush K Style Indie/Pop Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Catia Lanfranchi voc/synth, Nicolas Habegger voc/g/synth, Pascal Eugster voc/b, Paul Amereller voc/dr Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.06.2020 L'Eclair Style Indie Afrobeats Subtitle Presented by Istituto Svizzero: New Vibes - Open Air Connections Event serie Live-Stream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Stefan Lilov g, Sebastien Bui keyb, Elie Ghersinu b, Alain Sandri perc/keyb, Quentin Pillet perc, Yavor Lilov dr Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.11.2017 La Dame Blanche Style Urbano-Cubano-Latino-Hip-Hop Event serie Urban Latin Fever Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Yaite Ramos Rodriguez voc/flute, Marc "Babylotion" Damblé keyb/comp/dubs, Pierre "Pedro" Mangeard dr Description A huge headscarf and cigar in hand: not everyone can bring so much coolness onto the stage like the Cuban Yaite Ramos Rodriguez aka La Dame Blanche. She grew up in the bubbling Cuba music scene as the daughter of Jesus “Aguaje” Ramos, Leader of the Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club. Cumbia and salsa - the musical styles that she has known since her childhood - provide the basis for her sound. With Hiphop, Dancehall and Reggae, she well and truly shakes up these old Caribbean styles until an irresistible hot-blooded mix has been created.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.05.2017 Lada Obradovic Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 1:12:31 Duration excl. titles 1:11:51

Artists Jean-Lou Treboux vib, marimba, Valentin Conu sax, David Tixier p, Blaise Hommage b, Lada Obradovic dr, perc Description Lada Obradovic was 17 when he took to the drums. She originates from Croatia, meanwhile she lives and studies in Bern. The music of her project is full of surprises: quiet, soft voices alternate with dissonant tones. The compositions are based on precisely composed rhythms, supported by a strong ostinato, decorated with tuneful melodies which generate a simplicity, yet simultaneously are based on complex structures.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.11.2020 Lanfranchi - Chansorn - Magnusson - Eugster - Habegger Style Improvisation

Artists Catia Lanfranchi voc, Nicola Habegger tp, Björn Magnusson g, Pascal Eugster b, Domi Chansorn dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.12.2017 Laurent Coulondre «Gravity Zero» Style Jazz Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Laurent Coulondre p/keyb, Yoann Serra dr/electronics Description He is the shooting star of the French jazz scene! Laurent Coulondre almost bubbles over with musical ideas and tones, which he beats out simultaneously with his hands on the keys and his feet on the pedals. Last year the young pianist won the Victoires-du-Jazz-Prizes as "New Discovery of the Year" and now again presents another new album: «Gravity Zero» (2017) is the name of the new work and it also sounds like jazz that allows itself to be driven in zero gravity and that freely, occasionally meets up with Funk, Fusion, Progressive Rock and Hard Bop. His music reminds us of Snarky Puppy and Chick Corea – groovy, jazz-rocky, fresh.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.06.2018 Laurent De Wilde Style Jazz Subtitle «New Monk Trio»

Artists Laurent de Wilde p, Jérôme Regard b, Donald Kontoumanou dr Description Laurent de Wilde is one of France's enthusiastic experimental jazz pianists and has released many more than a dozen albums. That the multi-award-winning artiste is not only a talented pianist, witnessed by his playing with Jack DeJohnette, Harold Land and Dee Dee Bridgewater, but also able to fittingly formulate thoughts, was demonstrated on his biography of Thelonious Monk. Twenty years following its publication, he now dedicates his new album «New Monk Trio» to the great composer and thus honours his 100th birthday. On the album, he presents eleven compositions by Monk and an own composition, an homage to him.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

15.12.2018 Lea Lu Style Singer-Songwriter/Pop

Artists Lea Lu voc/g/perc, Medi voc/b/g/perc, Mariana Bühring voc, Daniela Sarda voc, Shems Bendali tp/flh, Andreas Tschopp tb, Marc Méan fender-rhodes, Claudio Strüby dr, Specialguest:, Paperface voc/g Description Back to the essence. Back to the voice. That was the starting point of their album «Rabbit» that was released in 2017. That opened up a new path for Lea Lu, away from the usual pop structures and on to totally improvised song tapestries. Lea has put together a line-up of musicians - that are equally at home with pop as they are with jazz - especially for Moods. Moments of energy-loaded freedom are developed from meditative reduction and pop borrowings.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.06.2020 Lea Lu Style Singer-Songwriter Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Lea Lu voc/g, Shems Bendali tp, Lukas Traxel b, Claudio Strüby dr Description «Streamed concert only, no audience»

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.05.2019 Lea Maria Fries’ 22° Halo Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 0:53:08 Duration excl. titles 0:52:20

Artists Lea Maria Fries voc, Gauthier Toux p, Lukas Traxel b, Valentin Liechti dr Description 22 halo is a ring-like cosmic light effect which is caused when sunlight breaks on ice crystals in the atmosphere. Lea Maria Fries’ band of the same name now brings the related soundtrack to the stage. Toux’ sensitive piano atmospheres blend wonderfully with the seductive, demanding voice of Fries, who possesses a sound instinct for rhythm, groove and text. Liechti on drums is the earth for the entire band cosmos, makes it accessible, and provides space for Traxel to get his bass singing.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.08.2020 Leo Tardin & Stefan Aeby Style Jazz Subtitle ♪♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪ Piano ENCOUNTERS Festival Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Leo Tardin p, Stefan Aeby p Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.02.2018 LILLINGER-BLUM Style Noise/Improvisation Subtitle Flo Götte Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dominik Blum hammond, Christian Lillinger dr Description A summit meeting of instrumentalists: in order to avoid that something catchy lodges itself in the ear canal, the evening is brought to a close by the dream team of Lillinger-Blum, an evening with an exorbitant, wild Noise-Concert and free of the usual listening habits.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.01.2018 Lilly Martin Style Blues/Soul Subtitle «Minetta» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Lilly Martin voc, Oliver Keller g, Michael Dolmetsch keyb/p, Markus Fritzsche b, Tom Beck dr Description Powerful big-city Blues, a rough voice and an intimate charm - this is what Lilly Martin and her band stand for. Thanks to her apperances with Philipp Fankhauser, Michael Bublé, Ellis Hall and Polo Hofer, for a long time she has not only been a name only on the Soul scene. Lilly, whos has settled in Switzerland, also drew attention to herself as a Vocal Coach in Swiss television. The new album «Minetta» clearly illustrates why the this woman from New York with Cuban roots acquired international recognition so quickly: she sings Blues with passion, Soul with sensuousness. The songs are influenced by personal stories from her urban background in Minetta Street, New York, where she grew up.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.05.2019 Liniker E Os Caramelows Style Afro-Soul do Brasil

Artists Liniker Barros voc, Renata Essis voc, Eder França sax/fl, William Zaharanszki g, Fernando TRZ keyb, Rafael Barone b, Marja Lenski perc, Péricles Zuanon dr Description Liniker e os Caramelows are a celebration of life, colourful and open. With her charismatic performance, her distinctive soul voice and her humorous play with identities, Liniker, the Afro-Brasilian transgender songstress has within a few years ascended to become an icon of Brasilian contra-culture. Together with her band, OS Caramelows, she is without doubt one of the most exciting musical acts that Sao Paolo, the metropole of millions, currently has to offer. They blend Brasilian Soul with the heritage of Musica Popular Brasileira. The result is a definitely more intensive, danceable sound, sometimes sensitive, other times energetic. The rhythmical diversity ranges from powerful horns, rock elements and flute funk. One does not need to understand Portuguese in order to be completely taken by the show’s many extraordinary dimensions.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.01.2018 Lisette Spinnler Quartett Style Contemporary Jazz Subtitle «Sounds Between Falling Leaves» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Lisette Spinnler voc, Stefan Aeby p, Patrice Moret b, Michi Stulz dr Description Whether with or without words, in melodious song or onomatopoeic, imitating aminal or trumpet, babbling, warbling, lulling, sighing, moaning, tender, melancholic, frisky, frivolous, challenging, compassionate, cheerfully playful, loud or quiet, with the wink of an eye – Lisette Spinnler's ability for expression seems to be endless. With her instrument, the human - the female - voice. On her new album «Sounds Between Falling Leaves» she is accompanied by Stefan Aeby on piano, Patrice Moret on bass and Michi Stulz on drums. Together they exploit spaces in compositions for improvisation.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.05.2017 Locomondo Style Gipsy / SKA-Greek / Reggae / World Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles 2:08:02 Duration excl. titles 2:07:15

Artists Markos Koumaris voc, g, baglama, bouzouki, Yiannis Varnavas voc, g, Stamatis BesdekisGoulas keyb, samples, Christos Kalaintzopoulos acc, Spyros Besdekis b, Stratos Angelos Soundris dr Description This fiery mix of reggae and Greek Rembetiko goes straight to the heart and to those legs – to sing along, to dance, to take off. The eight musicians of Locomondo blend Reggae, Ska, Dub and Rock with elements of traditional Greek music in a unique manner. The music gains an irresistible power through the virtuoso interplay of countless instruments: guitar, bass, drums, percussion, keyboard, violin, Bouzouki and Baglama.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

27.02.2018 Lopez-Petrakis-Chemirani Style Mediterranean/Oriental/World

Artists Efren Lopez hurdy gurdy/Ogür sazi/ cretan laouto/kpuz, Stelios Petrakis cretan lyras, Bijan Chemirani zarb/daf/bendir/doira/riq/pumplin Description Folklore between the Orient and the Southern Occident: this trio is not only a summit of the most diverse cultures, but also of their typical instruments. Stelios Perakis bows and plucks the Cretish Lyra, Bijan Chemiriani lays down the rhythm on the Iranian Zarb and the Spaniard Efrén López plays on his conglomeration of Mediterranean instruments. They blend together the rhythms and scales of the Greek islands, Mediaeval Europe, Turkey and Iran. In the compositions of the current album, «Taos» (2017), we discover lyrical to fiery parts that fill the heart with Mediterranean warmth.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.02.2019 Louis Billette Quintet Style Jazz Event serie Suisse Diagonales Jazz Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Louis Billette sax, Zacharie Ksyk tp, François Lana p, Blaise Hommage b, Marton Kiss dr Description The Louis Billette Quintet researches an intimate and profound musical field, on the search for a decent, upright music, far away from tradition. Inspired by pictures of his schizophrenic brother, Billette‘s music defines a clear line of improvisational areas in which the members of the band can unfold.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.09.2017 Lucien Dubuis Trio Style Jazz

Artists Lucien Dubuis sax/cl, Simon Gerber b, Lionel Friedli dr Description The trio from Biel, led by saxophonist Lucien Dubuis, rises above the Swiss music scene with its cheeky approach to jazz and direct and uncompromising playing. The three musicians fully stretch the definition of jazz, which they combine with rough rock and hip-hop beats in order to powerfully, yet playfully deliver their own compositions on stage. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the band is now on tour with its newest album, «Reloaded» (2017).

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

15.01.2019 Luzia von Wyl Ensemble Style Jazz

Artists Luzia von Wyl p/comp, Amin Mokdad fl, Nicola Katz cl, Lukas Roos cl, Maurus Conte bn, Vincent Millioud violin, Jonas Iten cello, Christoph King b, Fabian Ziegler marimba, Lionel Friedli dr Description The young Swiss pianist Luzia von Wyl and her ensemble have developed a playing technique to cater for her seemingly boundless musical creativity and have recently released a second album, «Throwing Coins». Lyrical soundscapes with original instrumentation trade places with solid grooves, convulted rhythms encounter broadly spun melody lines – and time and again free space is generated for improvisation. That's how jazz sounds when it has its finger on the pulse.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.04.2017 M&T@L Style Metal-Jazz

Artists Thomas Puybasset sax, Laurent David b, Maxime Zampieri dr Description In Spring 2016 the trio, comprising bassist Laurent David, drummer Maxime Zampieri and saxophonist Thomas Puybasset, appeared in Paris within the context of the Moods series «Hits Recycled» and featured jazzy interpretations of Metallica songs. Meanwhile, M&T@L (Maxime & Thomas @ Laurent) have recorded a full album of jazz songs inspired by Metallica. High time, then, for M&T@L to present their work «IK» in Zurich. Metal fusioned with jazz – a powerful mix from a strong trio!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.11.2017 MADAM Style Experimental Sound- &Space-Sculpting Subtitle Mara Miccichè Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Mara Miccichè keyb/voc/effects, Marco Mercuzio Peron g/synth/effects/voc, Giacomo Carlone dr/electronics, Caterina Gobbi stones/mics/materials Description MADAM was created from the need to mutually energise and inspire. In the moment we lose ourselves via interaction of an improvised nature; through, in and with the listener. The intention is the creation of a common denominator with a chaotic nature, from which harmony and dissonance, stone and sound are sculpted into formless shapes.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.02.2018 Malcolm Braff – Jacques Schwarz-Bart – Laurent David – Stéphane Galland Style jazz Subtitle «SHIJIN»

Artists Jacques Schwarz-Bart sax, Malcolm Braff p/rhodes/synth, Laurent David b, Stéphane Gallland dr Description Four great musicians join forces: the Swiss star piano player Malcolm Braff, the French bassist Laurent David, the Belgian drummer Stéphane Galland, and saxophonist Jacques Schwartz-Bart with his roots in Guadeloupe. The founding of the quartet, whose members knew each other already from various bands, was no coincidence. So, for example, Galland and David went on the «Illusion» tour with Ibrahim Maalouf. The project «Shijin» – the guardians of the four cardinal points – is a musical melting pot of their stylistic and cultural diversities and promises jazz of the highest level.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.07.2020 Manon Mullener & Cesar Correa feat. David Stauffacher Style Jazz/Latin Subtitle ♪♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪ Piano ENCOUNTERS Festival Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Manon Mullener p, Cesar Correa p, David Stauffacher perc Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

31.05.2019 Manou Gallo Style Afro Groove / Funk Subtitle Afro Groove Queen

Artists Manou Gallo b, voc, Yannick Werthe g, David Thomaere p, Boris Tchango dr Description The African Queen of Bass – that’s Manou Gallo. The exceptional bassist from the Ivory Coast was discovered by Funk pioneer and bassist Bootsy Collins, with whom she produced the album “Afro Groove Queen” (2018). Constantly anchored by her African roots, Manou Gallo blends her sound with Funk, Jazz, Soul and Blues into a multi-layered sound collage. Live on stage, her groovy slap-bass solos ensure an unforgettable concert experience.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.05.2017 Manu Delago Style world/fusion/jazz/athmospheric

Artists Manu Delago hang, electronics, Isa Kurz voc, keyb, violin, Chris Norz beats, timpani Description He is probably on of the best Hang players worldwide: Manu Delago is known for his virtuoso playing on the Swiss metal instrument, the Hang, which is characterised by a softer and deeper sound when compared to the Steel Pan. In recent years, the percussionist, composer and producer has already toured with Björk and the Sitar-player, Anoushka Shankar and played with the Cinematic Orchestra. Currently on a world tour with his Live-Trio, Manu Delago presents his new solo album, «Metromonk», in its entirety, which covers all genres from pop and jazz on to minimal music. Driving rhythms, electronic sounds, melodious strings – there will certainly be no shortage of variety!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.10.2019 Manu Delago Ensemble Style World/Fusion/Jazz/Athmospheric Subtitle «Circadian» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Manu Delago hang/perc, Georg Gratzer woodwinds, Patrick Dunst woodwinds, Alois Eberl tb/acc, Bernie Mallinger violin, Jenny Ames viola, Clemens Rofner b, Charly Mair perc, Chris Norz perc Description He is probably the best Hang player worldwide: Manu Delago is famous for his virtuoso playing of the Swiss brass instrument, the Hang. The Grammy-nominated percussionist and composer was on tour with greats such as Björk, Olafur Arnalds and Anoushka Shankar. Now he is back with a new album and his biggest live show to date. «Circadian» (VÖ:13.9.2019) is an acoustic journey through the various sleep cycles – inspired by the human’s circadian rhythms and Delago's personal sleep deprivation during his international tours. It is however still the urban sonic worlds that inspire Manu Delago, yet he relates these in an ever increasing acoustic manner. One reason for this was the discovery of countless new percussion instruments from Vietnam, Russia, Turkey and Indonesia.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.06.2020 Mara Micciche aka IOKOI vertont «Häxan» Style Häxan (SE/DK 1922, 107 min), Benjamin Christensen Event serie #ZüriStream mit IOIC Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Mara Micciché aka IOKOI voc/electronics Description «Streamed concert only, no audience»

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

27.09.2018 Marc Amacher Style Blues

Artists Marc Amacher voc/g/harp, Christian Roffler keyb, Luca Leombruni b, Christoph Berger dr Description For his first solo album, Marc Amacher has bet everything on one card: the Blues. The full-blooded musician with the pithy, raw voice masters the genre in all its facets. After he impressed an audience of millions in 2016 with his participation in «The Voice of Germany», in the Summer of 2017 the singer and guitarist recorded 16 songs in 8 days in the renowned Powerplay-Studios in Maur - together with 32 acquainted musicians. The result is the most exciting Swiss blues album of the year: playful and wicked is how «8 Days» turned out.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.05.2017 Marc Halbheer's Madrid Edition Style flamenco/jazz

Artists Miguel Linares g, Yago Salorio b, Marc Halbheer dr, cajon, & surprise Guest Julian Oliveras g, tres Description What New York is to jazz, is Madrid for the Flamenco. In recent years, the Spanish metropole has become a second home for Marc Halbheer. The Swiss drummer began to tackle the fascinating music of Spain, and this soon led to friendships with musicians from the this very lively scene. With guitarist Miguel Linares and bassist Yago Salorio, he ultimately found the ideal partners for his Madrid Edition, a captivating audiophile's experience. The debut album will be released in May.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

15.05.2017 Marc Méan's «Taïga» Style ambient/alternative jazz 1:31:29 1:30:49 Artists Matthieu Michel flh, Fabien Iannone b, synth, Marc Méan p, synth, fx, Valentin Liechti dr, electr Description Marc Méan is active in various line-ups as pianist, keyboarder and composer. «Taïga», his new project with Matthieu Michel on the flügelhorn, Valentin Liechti on drums and bassist Fabien Iannone blends electronic with acoustic. In Méan's words: «,Taïga', that is the noise of the world, the illuminated mist of a lost landscape, tormented poesie. ,Taïga' sounds like the damped echo of a huge boreal pine wood...» In short: eyes closed and travel to foreign worlds!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.10.2017 Maria João & Léo Tardin «Songing» Style Jazz

Artists Maria João voc, Léo Tardin p Description The Portugese vocal acrobat Maria João meets up with the Swiss pianist and Pianoramax bandleader Léo Tardin. The result is a freely improvised dialogue between piano and song, based on pieces by Brasilian composers and from Tardin’s solo project. As the project name „Songing“ suggests, there is however also room for more traditional interpretations of the melodies - always executed with much expression, emotion and creativity.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.08.2020 Marie Krüttli & Benoît Delbecq Style Jazz Subtitle ♪♫♪♫♫♪♫♪♪♫♪♫♪ Piano ENCOUNTERS Festival Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Marie Krüttli p, Benoît Delbecq p Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.09.2018 Marie Kruttli Trio feat. Jonathan Barber Style Jazz

Artists Marie Krüttli p/comp, Lukas Traxel b, Jonathan Barber dr Description Jazz needs trios like these, wrote an English critic about her debut album "Kartapousse" (2015). And rightly so, The trio led by the 27-year-old from the West of Switzerland and winner of the ZKB Jazz Prize in 2016, MArie Krüttli impresses us with her mature tone, clear aesthetic and enchanting virtuosity. These young musicians follow new paths in the tradition of the piano trio with an assuredness that one would normally associate with an old hand. Marie Krüttli and bassist Lukas Traxel will be newly accompanied by the New York drummer Jonathan Barber.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.02.2018 Marko Marković Brass Band Style Balkan/Gipsy/Brass Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Marko Marković tp, Ivan Pavlovic tp, Miroslaw Krstic tp, Boban Demirovic tenor horn, Miroslav Sejdic tenor horn, Elvijan Demirovic tenor horn, Stoimen Ilic tuba, Stefan Ismailovic dr, Danijel Jovic-Goc tapan Description Brass-Giants — when it comes to Balkan Brass bands, the Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar defined the benchmark. No other band played quicker, cheekier or with more virtuoso. The ensemble provided the music for films by Emir Kusturica and made Balkan brass music world famous. Now his son Marko has formed his own Brass band, which audibly plays gypsy folklore with much temperament. In addition, the musicians pep up their songs stylistically: for example, there's a «Gypsy-Reggae» or sparkling Jazz, Latin Rhythms or Dancefloor Beats. Finally, however, each number is a big, ecstatic party.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.09.2020 Martial Art Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Martial In-Albon flh/tp, Philipp Saner g, Philipp Schlotter keyb, Thomy Jordi b, Nicolas Stocker dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.05.2017 Martin Lechner & Band Style soul/jazz

Artists Martin Lechner voc, Dave Feusi sax, Roland Köppel p, Patrick Sommer b, Andy Schnyder dr Description The warm timbre of his voice, his superb feel for rhythm and confident phrasing make Martin Lechner an exceptional talent. Without having taken a single hour of singing tuition, he interprets jazz classics and lends the songs a convincing individuality. Martin Lechner founded his own band with Swiss musicians following an «Open-mic» gig in 2006. Following his successful debut album, «Gentlemen Are Hard To Find», his second work is now released: «Somethin' Old & Somethin' New – Somethin' Else!»

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.09.2017 Match&Fuse Ensemble Style jazz Event serie Match & Fuse Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Heidi Heidelberg voc/g, Nils Fischer sax, Sam Comerford sax, Max Delporte b, Brendan Doherty dr Description Twelve musicians, six countries and some of the best of the new generation of creative improvisational musicians from throughout Europe. During four days in Dublin, three new bands will be created and the first of these will present their music in Zurich following an intensive time in Ireland.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.01.2018 MATS-UP Style Jazz/World

Artists Matthias Spillmann tp/flh/perc, Reto Suhner sax/cl/flute, Marc Méan p/synth, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr Description The music of the Swiss band Band Mats-Up combines the sound spectrum of a chamber music ensemble with spontaneous interaction. In the melodious compositions by Swiss trumpeter Matthias Spillmann, energy-loaded rhythms of jazz and African origin melt into a very individual and fascinating tonal language. The new album of his band Mats-Up, «The Nature Of The Blues», is an interesting mixture of the archaic and the contemporary. The starting point for the compositions is the harmonic series which we know from the oldest music traditions such as overtone singing and the Alpine Horn.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.01.2018 Matthias Tschopp Quartet Style Jazz Subtitle «Untitled» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Matthias Tschopp sax, Yves Theiler p, Silvan Jeger b, Alex Huber dr Description It needs quite some boldness to name an album simply «Untitled». Yet the title is not without reason: the starting point for Tschopp's compositions are paintings and sculptures without titles, from both Swiss artists and world-known painters. How do Pollock, Warhol, Basquiat and Konsorten probably sound, when their works are translated into music? Matthias Tschopp and his quartet paint with fine - and occasionally wild - brush-strokes a colourful jazz work of art that looks a little bit different every time.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.04.2017 Matthieu Llodra Trio Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 2:36:05 Duration excl. titles 2:35:25

Artists Matthieu Llodra fender-rhodes, synth, Fabien Iannone b, synth, Maxence Sibille dr Description The Zurich Kantonalbank encourages young, innovative Swiss bands with the ZKB Jazz Prize. The 15th edition of the ZKB Jazz Prize is a public six-day festival from 30th April to 5th May 2017 staged in Moods. For the finale on 5th May, the two jurors Elina Duni and Erik Truffaz will appear on stage with their musical collague Bugge Wesseltoft.

The Matthieu Llodra Trio moves somewhere between jazz, electronic music, Pop and Rock. They made a name for themselves at the Cully Jazz Festival, where since 2013 the trio leads the often wild jam-Sessions in the Caveau des Vignerons. Meanwhile, the three musicians have already shared the stage with greats such as Popa Chubby, Guillaume Perret and Nenad Gajin geteilt and now present their first album: groovy, enriched with electronic sounds and improvisation.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.09.2018 Max Petersen Solo Style Jazz Subtitle Mixtape Presentation

Artists Max Petersen p Description Composer and pianist Max Petersen, who lives in Zurich, enjoys being solo underway and that since some time. So this year he has released three 20-minütige «Mixtapes» online and as a limited number of cassettes. In Moods Max Petersen will present all three Mixtapes; a blend of lyrical ballads and explosive sound constructs, easy Swing and earthy grooves, classical themes and fantasies.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.09.2020 Max Petersen Trio Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Max Petersen p, Kolja Legde b, Fabian Arends dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.05.2019 MaxMantis Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Lukas «Jeff Mantis» Gernet p, Rafael «Rex Mantis» Jerjen b, Samuel «Bob Mantis» Büttiker dr Description Marvel meets DC meets Jazz: that’s MaxMantis – three Jazz musicians that relate a weird, constantly developing superhero story using musical themes, folk songs, jingles and free improvisation. And there are no playing or soloistic boundaries. On to infinity and yet further – Maximum Mantis!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.02.2020 Maya Kamaty Style Maloya refreshed/World Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Maya Kamaty voc, Stéphane Lépinay g, Moana Apo keyb, Dylan Marvillier dr Description With a blend of electronic elements, the typical island percussion and string instruments and the poetic Creole sound, Maya Kamaty effectively re-invents the music of La Réunion island. Yet, she never actually wanted to become a musician. It all began when she was studying in France and became homesick that she started writing songs, then mixed the French Chanson tradition with influences from La Réunion and subsequently began to introduce more electronics into her music. The result is a fascinating equilibrium between local and global, between acoustic and electronic, between the past and the future.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.04.2018 Me&Mobi Style Electro-Jazz Subtitle Support Act

Artists Philipp Schlotter keyb, Lisa Hoppe b, Fred Bürki dr Description Me&Mobi is a synthesis of a classic piano trio and a grunge garage band. Rhythms from electronic music find themselves again in new clothes and allow themselves to be enmeshed in beautiful, simple melodies. Together with the natural sounds of wood and metal, the result is a sound played by a trio with boundless, collective enthusiasm for improvisation.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.09.2017 Meridian Brothers Style Cumbia / Avantgarde / Psycho-Tropical / Groove de Bogotá

Artists Maria Valencia multi-instrumentalist, Alejandro Ferero keyb/electronics, Eblis Alvarez g, Cesar Quevedo b, Mauricio Ramirez dr/perc Description The Meridian Brothers from Bogotá really stir up the tropical sound: traditional Latin American musical styles get a mauling and distorted to the absurd. What originally started as an experimental project by the avantgarde musician Eblis Alvarez, it has meanwhile as developed to a Live-Band, which significantly stretches the definition of Latin music with a variety of instruments and synthesizers. So far, that Cumbia takes on a a psychedelic form and Salsa becomes progressive rock.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.05.2019 Meshell Ndegeocello Style Jazz/Soul

Artists Meshell Ndegeocello voc/b, Jebin Bruni keyb, Christopher Bruce g, Abraham Rounds dr Description In the African Swahili language Ndegeocello means “Free as a Bird”. And in fact, bassist Mesheli Ndegeocello, born in Berlin and living in the USA, belongs to the free spirits of the Afro-American post-modern. She has successfully collaborated with The Rolling Stones, Madonna and David Bowie equally as with Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette and Joshua Redman. The songstress, bassist and powerlady Mesheli surprises us over and again with the qualities of all types of music, free from all genres and boundaries. For her latest album “Ventriloqusim” (2018), Mesheli helps herself to pop classics from 1982 to 1994 and puts her own stamp on them. The results are brilliant new interpretations of songs by Prince, Sade, Lisa Lisa and many others.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

25.02.2018 Mich Gerber Style Ambient/World/Experimental/Pop Subtitle «Shoreline» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Mich Gerber b, Andi Pupato perc Description Mich Gerber creates whole new sonic worlds equipped only with a bass and a live-sampling-looping-system. He exploits the entire range of sounds that this instrument has to offer and works himself slowly through groovy bass-lines via bowed melodies and on to multi-faceted harmonies. Inspired by string instruments from all over the world, this lends his music an oriental flair and he extracts from his bass both the typical dark sounds plus rougher higher notes. On the tour Release Tour of the new album, «Shoreline» (2018), Mich Gerber is underway with percussionist Andi Pupato. Here the double-bass deservedly takes the spotlight.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

27.11.2017 MM Style Ambient/Experimental Subtitle Mara Miccichè Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Mara Miccichè voc/keyb/synth Description Catch the moment, get oneself entangled in timelessness - imperfect, impermanent, incomplete. Allow oneself to play and be played, via tentative voices and dissonant sounds. MM is the physical self of IOKOI, perhaps the real real. Relayed in a manner raw and personal, electronically populated and organically impressed, new.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.06.2017 Mohamed Abozekry «Karkade» Style oud/oriental Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles 1:39:21 Duration excl. titles 1:38:34

Artists Mohamed Abozekry oud, Lofty Abaza violin, Mohammed Farag ney, Hany Bedair riq, Wassim Halal dohola Description He juggles with the traditional musical styles of his North African homeland, the creativity of jazz with the power of rock music: the Egyptian Oud player, Mohamed Abozekry, who these days lives in France. The traditional Arabesque sounds of the Oriental lute meet up with Flamenco and South American influences. Abozekry learnt to play the Oud from an early age with the famous Naseer Shamma in his «House of the Arabian Lute» in Cairo. At 15, he was already the youngest teacher of the instrument in the Arabic world. «Karkadé» is the name of his newest project.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.10.2017 Moonchild Style New-Soul / Nu-Jazz Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Amber Navran voc/sax/cl, Max Byrk sax/flute/cl/keyb, Andris Mattson tp/flugelhorn/keyb, Efajemue Etoroma dr Description Moonchild plays the finest Neo-Soul, yet one constantly gleans that the three musicians stem originally from traditional jazz. The trio - comprising songstress Amber Navran and horn-players Max Bryk and Andris Matteson - has meanwhile made a name for itself in the soul-jazz scene and has already collaborated wuth the greats such as Stevie Wonder, Jill Scott and India Arie. Their album «Voyager», released in May 2017, totally follows their muical path thus far: from atmospheric to groovy, with synthesizer sounds and influences from hip-hop and funk. Their style reminds us of Erykah Badou and Robert Glasper, and yet they are unique; not least thanks to Amber Navran's voice, which lends Moonchild's music its own character.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.09.2018 Mother's Finest Style Funk / Rock

Artists Glenn Murdock voc, Joyce Kennedy voc, Ebony Watson voc, Alexis Jackson voc, Gary Moore g, John Hayes g, Jerry "Wyzard" Seay b, Dion Murdock dr Description There was a time when half of the world danced to «Baby Love», the hit by the legendary crossover band, Mother's Finest. They released their first album in 1976, numbers such as «Mickeys Monkey» and «Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go Dat Way» have long become classics and fill all the dancefloors, even today. Their explosive blend of Jazz, R&B, Rock and Funk sounds captivating, provocative and passionate. The band's key to success? Their live shows! And: they are seldom to be seen in such intimate settings such as Moods!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.11.2017 Muthoni Drummer Queen Style Urban-Afro / Hip-Hop / Rap / New Beats

Artists Muthoni Ndonga voc/perc, Nneka Ifeoma Okebugwu voc/keyb, Olga Lacroix voc, Jean Geissbühler comp/pad, Grégoire Escoffey comp, Félix Fivaz dr, Nathalie Cabral perf, Daniela Dias perf Description This Power Woman is a stunner! In 2013, the Kenyian rapper, songstress and percussionist Muthoni initiated the project Drummer Queen in collaboration with the Swiss Producer GR! (MDQ) and Hook. The band was the highlight of the recent M4Music festival. The second joint album "SHE" will be released in the Autumn of 2017. Above all else, one should not however miss her indescribable live-show: throbbing beats that shake you to your bones, rapped passages, lingering singalong lines, powerful female dancers and at the centre Muthoni: she spreads her message full of energy and with great charisma.

Moods celebrates its 25th anniversary with M4Music.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.03.2021 Nadja Zela & Band Style Folk Event serie We Stream! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Nadja Zela voc/g/org, Nico Feer g/voc, Michel Lehner b/voc, Fisch dr/perc, Mini Royal Poodle Choir: , Vera Rudolf von Rohr voc, Rico Zela voc, Reto Karli voc Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.11.2020 New-Jazz Trio Morgenthaler-Röllin-Ruben Style Jazz

Artists Robert Morgenthaler tb/efx, Urs Röllin g/efx, Tanel Ruben dr Description The music of the New-Jazz Trio is a highly explosive, interaktive mixture of avantgarde-jazz and groove. Energy-loaded rhythms blend with complicated meters, melodious compositions are paired with wild improvisation. An independent, gripping music in the here and now. Archaic, from rocky to balladesque, the three virtuoso instrumentalists lead every attentive ear through exciting soundscapes, in the process they touch the heart, the stomach, soul...and let time stand still. The Swiss duo Morgenthaler/Röllin has played together for more than ten years and has received heaps of praise from critics as an «Innovative Duo in the Borderland». Now they move up a gear with the Estonian drummer Tanel Ruben, voted Jazz Musician of the Year

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.09.2017 Nick Porsche Solo Style One Man Pop Band

Artists Nick Porsche dr/g/voc Description The busy drummer of the Biel band Puts Marie is impressive, even when he is on stage on his very own: Nick Porsche sings and plays catchy pop songs on the guitar with his hands and the drums with his feet.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.06.2018 Nicolas Masson – Gauthier Toux – Patrice Moret – Lionel Friedli Style Jazz Subtitle PARALLELS

Artists Nicolas Masson sax, Gauthier Toux p, Patrice Moret b, Lionel Friedli dr Description A sonic journey to the parallel universe: «Travelers» is the new album by the quartet Parallels, led by Nicolas Masson, the saxophonist from Geneva. On the third work released on ECM, there are nine compositions, all inspired by persons, living or dead, near or far, famous or anonymous. With his compositions, Masson encourages his fellow musicians to creative reflection. In the middle of this constantly changing sound landscape, one will encounter some of Colin Vallon's most beautiful ballads, the subtle passages by drummer Lionel Friedli and the colourful bass playing of Patrice Moret.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.09.2020 Nicolas Ziliotto Trio & String Quartet Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Nicolas Ziliotto p, Cyril Billot b, Axel Lussiez dr, Anna Agafia Egholm violin, Marie-Sophie Baumgartner violin, Thomas Levier viola, Anna Borkenhagen cello Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.05.2018 Niculin Janett Quartet feat. Rich Perry Style Jazz Subtitle «Complexes» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Niculin Janett sax, Rich Perry sax, Lisa Hoppe b, Claudio Strüby dr Description Together with Rich Perry, the Niculin Janett Quartet presents its new album, «Complexes», which will be released in Moods on this evening. The band's music contemplates the simple complexes and the complex simplistics of life through the lens of jazz music. Led by both strong saxophone voices of Niculin Janett and Rich Perry, the quartet winds its way through originals, Gypsy folk songs and standards. This, despite all seriousness, with a pinch of humour.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.09.2017 Nik Bärtsch's Ronin Rhythm Clan Style Ritual Groove Music Event serie Saisonstart: EXIL zu Gast im MOODS Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Michael Flury tb, Martial In-Albon tp, Fabian Capaldi sax/fl, Manuel Troller g, Nik Bärtsch p/rhodes, Sha bcl/sax, Thomy Jordi b, Kaspar Rast dr Description An old acquaintance is the guest to start the season – Nik Bärtsch. For 13 years he has played Zurich every Monday with Ronin in the neighbouring club Exil, since its founding in 2009. The idea to expand into a Rhythm Clan came from the Artist-In-Residence in Moods in 2002. Meanwhile, Bärtsch has established his own genre of „Ritual Groove Music“ on the international stage and suddenly it's almost ten years since he last played Moods. High time to change that! The start to the season in the 25 years jubilee year and the launch of www.moods.digital provide the perfect opportunity to again invite our friends and neighbours and together with Exil to jointly celebrate at the party afterwards.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.09.2020 Nils Wogram Root 70 Style Jazz

Artists Nils Wogram tb, Hayden Chisholm sax, Matt Pennman b, Jochen Rückert dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.06.2018 NOJAKîN Style Alternative Pop/Chamber Jazz Subtitle «Perfection In A Bird» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Corinne Nora Huber voc/g, Christoph Huber sax, Michael Haudenschild p/keyb, Jeremias Keller b, Clemens Kuratle dr Description Nojakîn skilfully weave complex elements of instrumental jazz with the simple beauty of songwriting. Full of relish, virtuoso Corinne Nora Huber's voice wends its way through piano accords, melts with the guitar and saxophone and pays homage to the bitter-sweet melancholy over and again. Founded 2013 in Bern by front woman Corinne Nora Huber, Nojakîn presents in 2018 with «Perfection in a Bird» its second album. The band is meanwhile a name on the young, innovative Swiss jazz scene and in 2017 were amongst the 10 bands of Suisse Diagonales Jazz.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.10.2018 Omar Sosa & Yilian Canizares feat. Gustavo Ovalles Style Afro-Cuban-Jazz/Latin Subtitle Noche Cubana

Artists Omar Sosa p/fender-rhodes, Yilian Canizares voc/violin, Gustavo Ovalles perc Description Warm-hearted and full of relish, that's Omar Sosa and Yilian Canizares and that's how they sound on their new project «Aguas». Their musical relationship began recently in Moods. Our in-house cupid Carine Zuber brought the two together following a concert by Omar - an «Instant Match» - and straight after seeing each other they were together in the rehearsal room in Barcelona. The result is a sensitive and very personal album which is inspired by water and its invisible powers; a blend of Afro-Cuban music, Classical music, and Jazz. The rhythm is provided by the virtuoso Venezuelan percussionist Gustavo Ovalles. A trio not to be missed.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.01.2018 Omer Klein Trio «Sleepwalkers» Style Jazz

Artists Omer Klein p, Haggai Cohen-Milo b, Amir Bresler dr Description Omer Klein is one of the terrific jazz musicians that Israel produces at regular intervals. His compositions lack for nothing in terms of virtuosity or diversity; lyrical key melodies transform seamlessly into complex rhythmical passages. The interplay with Haggai Cohen-Milo on bass and Amir Bresler on drums leads to a dynamic groove which audibly demonstrates that the three are close freinds and a well-rehearsed trio. Klein's seventh album «Sleepwalkers» (2017) is not only musically, but also content-wise bang up to date: the tracks deal with the community of today, with the inhabitants of big cities that bumble through life like sleepwalkers with Smartphone in hand.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

15.02.2018 Omri Hason Modus Quartet Style Levant Jazz Subtitle «Facing East» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Houry Dora Apartian voc, Antonello Messina acc, Lorenz Beyeler b, Omri Hason perc/hang Description With his «Modus Quartet», the Israeli percussionist Omri Hason takes excursions through various musical genres such as Tango, Jazz and Oriental music. Antonello Messina's virtuoso accordion playing meets up with the fantastic, groovy bass lines of Lorenz Beyeler, these supplemented by the subtle percussion rhythms of Omri Haso and Houry Dora Apartian's Syrian-Armenian singing. On their new album, «Facing East», they blend driving Oriental rhythms, various folklore sounds and hypnotical grooves with Jazz.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.06.2018 Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Style Afro / Kongo-Rumba / Highlife / Funk

Artists Vincent Ahehehinnou voc, Pierre Loko voc, Cosme Anago voc, Gontran Guedou tb, Vital Assaba tp, Désiré Ajanohun g, Moise Loko keyb, Gustave Bentho b, Célestin Honfo congas, Roland Melome dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.04.2018 Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp XXL Style Jazz/Afrobeat/Postpunk/Power

Artists Aby Vulliamy voc, Liz Moscarola voc/violin, Joanna Burke violin/voc, Naomi Mabanda cello/voc, Maël Salètes g, Titi g, George Murray tb, Florian Saini tb, Aïda Diop marimba, Anne Cardinaud marimba, Seth Bennett b, Vincent Bertholet b, Guillaume Lantonnet perc, Wilf Plum dr Description Distorted guitars, light-footed Marimbas and a highly rhythmical string quartet are only a fraction of what distinguishes this unusual orchestra. What at first sounds chaotic are in fact are multi-layered compositions, whereby the sounds of the different instruments and Liz Moscarola’s characterful singing are woven into a dense, groovy entity. A gripping sound that sounds sometimes like Rock’n Roll, then Afro-Pop and then again Post-Punk.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.10.2017 Ornithology Style Free Jazz Subtitle Silvan Jeger Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Silvan Jeger g, Jan Roder b, Dieter Ulrich dr Description On his bandcamp-label «Publish/Perish» Silvan Jeger released, amongst others, a solo guitar album with the name Ornithology, the idea of which is now expanded to a trio – with no-one less than the bassist Jan Roder from Berlin, and the drummer Dieter Ulrich from Zurich. Whilst Roder considers Jeger to be a most inspiring bassist and they appear for the first time together on stage, Ulrich and Jeger can already look back on many years as an improvising rhythm section.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.12.2017 Orquesta Mercadonegro Style Salsa Subtitle Noche de Salsa!

Artists Cesar Correa p/musical director, Armando Miranda voc, Josbel Rodriguez voc, Rodrigo Rodriguez voc/timbales, Humberto Amesquita tb, Lisbel Acosta tb, Giancarlo Ciminelli tp, Gabriel Otoya tp, Eduardo "Dudu" Penz b, Walter Rebatta bongos, Edwin Sanz congas Description It is probably Europe's best Salsa band: over the years the Orquesta Mercadonegro has become one of the most in- demand groups for Latin Amercian music. Founded by José Armando Miranda, Cesar Correa and Rodrigo Rodriguez, the trio has grown through the years into an eleven-piece band with roots in Latin America and their adopted home of Europe. With much passion, they spread the Salsa throughout the world and inspire every audience with their enthusiasm. No dancing leg will remain still and no shirt will reamin dry!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.12.2017 Othella Dallas Style Blues

Artists Othella Dallas voc, Alex Hendriksen sax, Ueli Gasser g, Peter Wagner p/keyb, Michael Chylewski b, Lukas Gasser dr Description Othella Dallas is back in Moods - and that at 92 years of age! Born in 1925 in Memphis, the dancer and songstress began her singing career already at 25 and was soon standing on stage with the greats of jazz such as Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, Sammy Davis jr., Nat King Cole. She has been living in Switzerland since the 60's and became recognised nationally with her album «I Live the Life I Love». The little girl from Memphis became the Grand Old Lady of Jazz, Blues and Funk and the Lady is still able - even with her advancing years - to enchant and inspire the audience with her charismatic personality.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.10.2019 Oum Style Arabic/World

Artists Oum El-Ghait Ben Essahraoui voc, Yacir Rami oud, Camille Passeri tp, Carlos Oscar Mejias Perez sax/machines, Damian Nueva Cortes b Description In Morocco the songstress Oum has long captured the hearts of her people of her country and is revered like a diva. She blends Moroccan Gnawa rhythms with fine doses of Jazz sounds, Pop, R’n’B, Soul and Funk. A qualified architect, she brings the genre-mix into a balance, on which her expressive voice can unfold in a wonderful manner. Her journeys and encounters in recent years have provided the material for her new album «Daba», which translated means «now». This urgency in the title is echoed in the songs: on the search for a universal music, she reflects on the world’s disquiet, yet simultaneously inspires hope.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.06.2020 Pablo Nouvelle Style Electronic/Piano Pieces Subtitle «Piano Pieces» Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Pablo Nouvelle p/synth/sampler, Florian Favre p, Mario Hänni dr, Kaleidoscope String Quartet:, Ronny Spiegel violin, Ola Sendecki violin, David Schnee viola, Sebastian Braun cello Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.01.2020 Parisien / Peirani / Schaerer Trio Style Jazz

Artists Emile Parisien sax, Vincent Peirani acc, Andreas Schaerer voc Description Three fascinating sound-jugglers, who extract unknown sounds from their instruments and tackle the boundaries of Jazz. Emile Parisien, French soprano saxophonist, lives every moment of the music and turns it into a dance. His creativity and variety appears to be immeasurable, the tones just seem to bubble out from him. Furious, virtuoso, grandiose. The same can be said for Vincent Peirani. When he plays accordion, it sometimes sounds like an organ, then like a brass instrument or like a human voice. And then we have the Bern vocal-chord virtuoso Andreas Schaerer - swift, sensitive and unpredictable. With his unlimited spectrum of expression, he is capable of driving his musical partners to new musical heights.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.09.2017 Peter Kernel & Their Wicked Orchestra Style Avantgarde / Indie / Art-Punk 1:07:13 1:06:26 Artists Kety Fusco harp, Zeno Gabaglio cello, Martina Jacoma harmonium/choir, Boris Tarpini viola, Barbara Lehnohoff viola/p, Aris Bassetti perc/voc Description You can slot her somewhere between Art Punk, Post Pop and Indie Rock: the duo Peter Kernel, comprising the Canadian songstress Barbara Lehnhoff alias Camilla Sparksss and the guitarist from Tessin, guitarist Aris Bassetti. The singing sometimes tender, then again screamed, the guitar melodies distorted and the rhythms forceful – there is no lack of creativity and the desire to experiment. Yet now and then, inbetween, we find beautiful melodic detours, harmonies and lyrics that invite us to sing along. The cello, harp and harmonium add further dimensions to the Wicked Orchestra and the music of Peter Kernel.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.11.2020 Peter Schärli Young Quintet Style Jazz Event serie Moods-Aïda-Alliman Preis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Elian Zeitel voc, Peter Schärli tp, Mareille Merck g, Madlaina Küng b, Samuel Schärli dr Description Can jazz be refreshing and unconventional yet simultaneously capture occasional listeners? For trumpeter Peter Schärli this is not a problem. For more than four decades he has sat pleasurably between the categories of avantgarde and tradition. Melodic, relaxed, transparent. The music of Peter Schärli appeals to many people who think they do not like jazz. His Young Quintet, with which he can tank up on energy from a new generation, also proves this point. The repertoire comprises own compositions by the band members. A real treat for both ears and eyes.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.03.2017 Philipp Schaufelberger: Christy Doran – Noël Akchoté Style improvisation Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Noël Akchoté g, Christy Doran g Description One an old hand from the rock jazz world of the 70's, the other socialised towards the end of the jazz era in Paris in the 80's, both together rich in experience in all types of improvisation, which will certainly play a role in this duo. This first encounter between these two prominent guitar voices promises to be an event where it pays to attend!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.09.2020 Pius Baschnagel Group Style Jazz Subtitle 50 Years Celebration Special Concert

Artists Pius Baschnagel dr/perc, Reto Suhner sax/fl/theremin, René Mosele tb/electronics, Gregor Müller keyb, Patrick Sommer b/gimbri, Special Guest:, Steffen Schorn sax Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.02.2018 Pius Baschnagel Group Style Jazz Subtitle «Hello Dear Zyklop» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Gregor Müller p, René Mosele tp, Reto Suhner sax, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr Description Groove, room for improvisation, personal and musical development – that is what sets the Baschnagel Group apart. Every band member has his own very personal notes that they contribute to Baschnagel's compositions. On the latest album, «Hello Dear Zyklop», which will be released on this evening, traditional, jazzy conventional, groovy passages trade places with soundscapes and electronically-generated sounds. The result is a mix of gripping and fragile sounds and passages. Sometimes purely acoustic, other times electronic.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.07.2020 Prinz Kamal Khan Style Jazz/Psychedelic Rock Event serie #ZüriStream Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Benjamin Blum fender-rhodes/synth, Giuliano Nodari g, Merlin Mattheeuws b, Samuel Schmassmann dr Description Streamed concert only, no audience

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.10.2018 Raphael Jost & Lots of Horns Style Jazz Subtitle «Moosedays» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Raphael Jost p/voc, Lukas Thöni tp, Florian Egli sax/flute, Christoph Grab sax, Lukas Wyss tb, Nils Fischer sax/cl, Raphael Walser b, Maxime Paratte dr Description He is singer, pianist, songwriter, arranger and bandleader and has already received a Swiss Jazz Award for his debut album - Raphael Jost can easily be described as an exceptional talent. He surprises us with his powerful, warm voice and understands like no other how to move between Jazz and Pop. Now Jost visits Moods to release his second album «Moosedays», which has been released on the German Enja Records label. On it, he assumes the role of the crooner and, together with his band, he presents primarily his own songs where he again demonstrates both his ability as an arranger and his flair for catchy melodies. He brings along a horn section, comprising five superb soloists who, when they want to, can sound as massive as a Big Band.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.12.2017 Raphael Jost's Swinging Christmas Style Swing

Artists Raphael Jost p/voc, Lukas Thöni tp, Christoph Grab sax, Raphael Walser b, Jonas Ruther dr, + special guests Description Just before Christmas, Moods invite us for a «Swingin’ Christmas Night». Who doesn't know them: «Let it Snow!», «Winter Wonderland» or «Santa Claus Is Coming To Town» and how all the others are called – the songs which Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett brought to the radios at Christmas. The band led by Raphael Jost dusts off all these wonderful Christmas classics and adds the pep of his own arrangements. Add a glass of red wine and lots of peanuts. A swinging start to the Christmas celebrations!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.12.2020 Raphael Jost's Swinging Christmas Style Swing/Jazz Subtitle LIVE-STREAM

Artists Raphael Jost voc/p, Stefanie Suhner voc, Lukas Thöni tp, Christoph Grab sax, Raphael Walser b, Jonas Ruther dr Description Just before Christmas, Moods invite us for a «Swingin’ Christmas Night». Who doesn't know them: «Let it Snow!», «Winter Wonderland» or «Santa Claus Is Coming To Town» and how all the others are called – the songs which Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett brought to the radios at Christmas. The band led by Raphael Jost dusts off all these wonderful Christmas classics and adds the pep of his own arrangements. Add a glass of red wine and lots of peanuts. A swinging start to the Christmas celebrations!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.05.2017 Raphael Walsers GangArt Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 2:31:40 Duration excl. titles 2:31:00

Artists Tobias Meier sax, Niculin Janett sax, Marc Méan p, Raphael Walser b, Jonas Ruther dr Description The bassist forms the backbone of a band, and without one it typically all falls fairly flat. Raphael Walser, born in Zurich in 1988, has matured into a robust backbone-bassist, yet simultaneously proved that you also have to take him seriously as a composre and soloist. The quintet's multi-faceted, unpretentious music is a dialogue between proven and experimental forms of expression. In other words: here we have a band at work that knows its onions, but is also prepared to take risks.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

17.01.2019 Raphael Walsers GangArt Style Jazz Subtitle «Zwischen Grund und Grat» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Niculin Janett sax, Ganesh Geymeier sax, Marc Méan p, Raphael Walser b, Jonas Ruther dr Description Raphael Walser's preferred approach to his composition work is to translate the moods of pictures and landscapes into music. For the new album by his five-piece ensemble GangArt «Zwischen Grund und Grat» the young bassist therefore took inspiration from the painter Giovanni Segantini and from folk songs about the life of Swiss mountain folk. The result is an ode to the traditional Swiss language and songs.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.10.2017 Remember Häns'che Weiss feat. Bireli Lagrène Style Gypsy/Manouche/Jazz

Artists Bireli Lagrène g, Holzmanno Winterstein g, Vali Mayer b Description Häns’sche Weiss, who died last year, was one of the most prominent exponents of gypsy jazz. For the French guitar virtuoso Biréli Lagrène, he was even the decisive source of inspiration to learn to play the guitar. Weiss‘ long-standing bassist, Vali Mayer from Zurich, and guitarist Holzmanno Winterstein invite Biréli Lagrène as an honourable guest to revive the musical works of Häns’sche Weiss. A homage to Gypsy Jazz!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.01.2018 Rémi Panossian Trio Style Jazz

Artists Rémi Panossian p, Maxime Delporte b, Frédéric Petitprez dr, Nicole Johänntgen sax Description Jazz in all its aspects! The three friends from the South of France, pianist Rémi Panossian, bassist Macime Delporte and drummer Frédéric Petitprez are individually superb instrumentalists with an unbelievable treasure trove of musical ideas, which they realise with a virtuosity and professionalism that look wonderful easy. This is demonstrated by the spectrum on the album «Morning Smile» that was released in October 2017, from exquisite ballads on to brutal accord- cascades on the piano keys. In parts it is a risky and explosive cocktail, a fine mixture of rock rhythms, Electro, and even influences of Hip-Hop.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.06.2018 Reto Anneler «Stille Post» Style Jazz

Artists Reto Anneler sax, Christoph Grab sax, Lukas Traxel b, Claudio Strüby dr Description The new project by saxophonist Reto Anneler unites four individual musicians of the Swiss jazz scene. The quartet pursues the dialog on the principle of the children's game «Chinese Whispers»: sometimes citatory, then again alienatory, but constantly combining jazz tradition and contemporary music according to the rules of the game.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.09.2018 Rhoda Scott Lady Quartet Style Jazz Subtitle «The Happy Birthday Tour!» Event serie Saisonstart Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Rhoda Scott org/hammond, Sophie Alour sax, Lisa Cat-Berro sax, Julie Saury dr Description A load of female power to start the season! «We free Queens» (2017) is the name of the new album, with which the legendary organ queen Rhoda Scott this year celebrates her 80th birthday. The «Barefoot Lady» will be accompanied by three powerful French musicians; together the Lady Quartet moves between Hard Bop, Soul, Blues and Gospel. A delightfully cheerful female band that bubbles with energy!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.02.2018 Richard Spaven Trio feat. Cleveland Watkiss Style Jazz/Groove/Drum'n'Bass/Broken Beat Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Cleveland Watkiss voc, Stuart McCallum g, Daniele Gulino b, Richard Spaven dr Description Snarky Puppy, The Cinematic Orchestra, Flying Lotus – the drummer Richard Spaven's c.v. pays testament to an impressive career. Through collaboration with an entire palette of bands, Spaven has developed into a skillful drummer that is able to deploy his rhythmical genius in the most diverse musical styles. His current project «The Self» (2017) moves between Jazz and Electronic Music, from Drum ’n’ Bass via Broken Beat on to Dubstep. Spaven's ongoing basic principle: «In the end, it's the groove that counts.»

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.12.2020 Rislane & The Lovers Style Modern Retro-Soul Subtitle LIVE-STREAM

Artists Rislane El Harat voc, Dave Blaser tp, Daniel Zihlmann p, Martin Deplazes g Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.10.2020 Samuel Blaser Quartet feat. Marc Ducret Style Jazz

Artists Samuel Blaser tb, Marc Ducret g, Masatoshi Kamaguchi b, Gerry Hemingway dr Description Slowly but surely, Samuel Blaser, the Swiss trombone player is becoming the figurehead of the current jazz scene. The musician with residence in Berlin and New York is not only a virtuoso trombonist with the flair for new types of sound but also a band leader with inspiring ideas. With his top-class quartet, featuring the guitar genius Marc Ducret, Blaser plays a type of hypermodern Hard Bop, sometimes freely floating, sometimes storming forward and celebrating the overall inspired and precise interplay.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.05.2018 Samuel Leipold Quartett Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Samuel Leipold g/komp, Toni Bechtold sax, Lukas Traxel b, Samuel Büttiker dr Description Guitarist Samuel Leipold is deeply rooted in Jazz, although in his compositions elements of new classical music always creep in. In the quartet, Leopold takes on the alternating role of sideman and soloist, depending on whether the floating chords or overambitious melodies in collaboration with saxophonist Toni Bechtold should define the sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.09.2020 Sc'ööf Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Noah Arnold sax, Elio Amberg sax, Christian Zemp g, Amadeus Fries dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.09.2020 Sc'ööf Style Jazz Subtitle FINALE Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Noah Arnold sax, Elio Amberg sax, Christian Zemp g, Amadeus Fries dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.11.2020 Schärli & Zytynska «duoplus» mit Charlotte Hug Style Jazz Event serie Moods-Aïda-Alliman Preis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Peter Schärli tp, Sylwia Zytynska vib/perc, Charlotte Hug viola Description For twenty years Sylwia Zytynska and Peter Schärli have played together in various projects: they jointly participated in several live sound installations, together with other musicians in a large-scale project in the German/Polish border town of Görlitz/Zgorzelec, and Zytynska also played in the regular line-up of Schärli's «Sound Experience/Klangerlebnis» (together with Lauren Newton - voc, Sylwia Zytynska - perc, Jean-Jacques Pedretti - tb, Peter Schärli - tp). For several years they have also performed as the duo Schärli & Zytynska and that with increasing success. This collaboration led to the idea for their new project, Schärli & Zytynska «duoplus», which is extended to include Charlotte Hug, who has already played together with Peter Schärli in the trio «Mais» in the 90's.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.05.2017 Schnellertollermeier Style jazz 1:12:06 1:11:26 Artists Andi Schnellmann b, Manuel Troller g, David Meier dr Description Schnellertollermeier play uncompromising music between modern composition, minimal music, psychedelic and brutal rock music, saw through genre boundaries with instrumental force and wisely pitch the heart against the head. Since working on their album «X», their music demonstrates the clear intention for the band to sound like a single compact organismus, inside which there are no limits between persons or individual instruments. «X» gained rave reviews throughout the whole world and was voted by the US Wall Street Journal as one of the 12 best albums in 2015 – alongside Björk, Kendrick Lamar, Courtney Barnett and Battles.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.02.2018 Sekou Kouyate Style Groove-Kora / Afro/Mandingo / Funk / Blues / World

Artists Sekou Kouyate kora/voc, John Mutumbo g, Teun Creemers b/voc, Francis Kweku Osei dr/tama/voc Description Sekou Kouyate is one of the world's best Kora players. With his instrument, the «Jimi Hendrix of the Kora» from Guinea brings the sounds of West Africa to the stage in his own special way: he creates a totally new sound, electrically amplified, with various effects, and totally ignoring genre barriers. He skilfully combines the traditional sound elements of his homeland of West Africa with Jazz, Blues, Soul, Funk and Afro-Pop. The result is a groovy sound with many facets and that captivates the listener.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.04.2017 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Style afrobeat/world/funk 2:17:36 2:16:56 Artists Seun Kuti voc, Joy Opara voc, dancer, Iyabo Adeniran voc, dancer, Adebowale Osunnibu sax, Ojo Samuel sax, Oladimeji Akinyele tp, David Obanyedo g, Oluwagbemiga Alade g, Tajudeen Lekan Animasahun keyb, Kunle Justice b, Kola Onasanya congas, Wale Toriola perc, Okon Iyamba shekere, Ajayi Raimi Adebiyi dr Description Stormy music, merciless rhythms and an incredible groove: Seun is the son of Fela Kutis, the founder of Afrobeat, which once caused fear and concern amongst Nigeria’s dictators. In his concerts, the young Seun – singer, soloist and saxophonist – displays the same anger as his father and in addition has the charisma and wit of a great entertainer. Even as a child, Seun was a member of Fela’s legendary band, Egypt 80, which accompanies him to this day. Seun plays the Afrobeat in the family tradition, yet lends it his own fresh spirit with influences from rap and hip hop. A few months ago he released an EP with three new songs, coproduced by Robert Glasper.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.03.2017 Shabaka & The Ancestors Style jazz Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles 1:54:56 Duration excl. titles 1:54:08

Artists Siyabonga Mthembu voc, Shabaka Hutchings sax, Mthunzi Mvubu sax, Gontse Makhene perc, Ariel Zomonsky b, Tumi Mogorosi dr Description He has already appeared on the Moods stage with The Comet is Coming and Sons of Kemet: the busy saxophonist Shabaka Hutchings. One of his further projects is the South African band, The Ancestors. With them he generates a profound vibe, which follows hot on the heels of the spiritual jazz of Ayler and Coltrane. Hutchings' ecstatic groove-jazz also makes this genre interesting for a younger audience. Because, with Hutchings, jazz is not a label with limits, rather something that further develops of its accord – and for certain also during this evening in Moods!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.03.2018 Shai Maestro – Ari Bragi Kárason – Rick Rosato – Arthur Hnatek Style Jazz Subtitle MELISMETIQ

Artists Shai Maestro p, Ari Bragi Kárason tp, Rick Rosato b, Arthur Hnatek dr Description The Swiss drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek is a sought-after sideman, for example in the trio of Tigran Hamasyan, in the Erik Truffaz Quartet and with Dhafer Youssef, to name only a few. Together with the Israeli pianist Shai Maestro, the Icelandic trumpeter Ari Bragi Kárason, and the Canadian bassist Rick Rosato, he has now released his first album «Melismetiq» (2017) by his New York jazz project of the same name. The top-class quartet produces dreamy, yet spirited jazz, characterized by Karason's soft trumpet sound and Maestro's lyrical piano playing

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.01.2020 Shake Stew Style Intergalactic Jazz-Trance Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Clemens Salesny sax, Johannes Schleiermacher sax, Mario Rom tp, Lukas Kranzelbinder b/lead, Oliver Potratz b, Niki Dolp dr/perc, Andreas Haberl dr/perc Description With A Shake Stew, Austria's Jazz band of the hour, much is extraordinary. Starting with the line-up: two drummers, two bass players, two saxophones, a trumpet. Quasi two trios plus one. Their comet-like ascendance is also without parallel: a sold-out debut album, a closely-watched collaboration with Shabaka Hutchings and performances at all the renowned Jazz festivals from Frankfurt to Montreal, from Istanbul to Mexico, speak for themselves. And then there's that sound: driving rhythms, the horns sometimes blaring, sometimes virtuoso, sometimes melodious, borrowings from Afrobeats, Funk and Swing. Music that reveals a hypnotic spell, one wants to soak up every note, to dance, to shake oneself and hope that it will never stop.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.02.2018 Shalosh Style Jazz

Artists Gadi Stern p, David Michaeli b, Matan Assayag dr Description This Power-Trio is yet another musical discovery from Israel: together the three young musicians and longstanding companions produce an electrifying sound. Raw jazz is played with a rock attitude, whereby tender melodies accompany rhythmical complexities. The numbers, partly inspired by literary works and partly cover versions, are composed by pianist Gadi Stern. Together with Matan Assayag on drums and David Michaeli on bass, with their latest album, «Rules of Oppression» (2017), Shalosh captivate the jazz world and the one or other rocker's heart.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.09.2017 Sheila Jordan Style Jazz

Artists Sheila Jordan voc, Renato Chicco p, Peter Herbert b Description Sheila Jordan, the «First Lady of Bebop», is characterised by a voice deployed like an instrument and unique hearing that allows her to fully respond to her fellow musicians. The 88-year old songstress is well-known for her scat singing, spontaneous text improvisations, and sensitive song interpretations, which she always delivers with a captivating presence. As personal friend and stage partner to jazz legends such as Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins, there is probably no one more qualified to revive a piece of jazz history.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

15.05.2018 Sheila Jordan & Big Band der Hochschule Luzern Style Jazz

Artists Ed Partyka lead, Benjamin Knecht sax, Mathias Landtwing sax, Michael Koller sax, Andri Schärli sax, Chris Sommer sax, Pascal Fernandes tp, Martin Borner tp, Martin Gilgen tp, Nicolas Jäger tp, Maurus Twerenbold tb, Jasmin Lötscher tb, Jonas Inglin tb, Sandro Willauer tb, Nico Stettler g, Kenny Niggli p, Vito Cadonau b, Noah Weber dr, feat., Sheila Jordan voc Description The «First Lady of Bebop» meets up with Swiss Jazz new blood: this Spring The Big Band of the Hochschule Luzern is underway with Sheila Jordan. Meanwhile 90 years old, the jazz songstress is known for her scat singing, spontaneous text improvisation and sensitive song interpretations, which she presents with captivating expression. As personal friend and stage partner of Charlie Parker and George Gruntz, there is probably no one else better equipped to rejuvenate the heritage of these two jazz legends, together with the Big Band der Hochschule Luzern.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

01.05.2018 Shems Bendali Quintet Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Shems Bendali tp, Arthur Donnot sax, Andrew Audiger p, Rafael Jerjen b, Marton Kiss dr Description Trumpeter Shems Bendali from the Valais has clearly been inspired by the great trumpet players such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Christian Scott and Arve Henriksen inspirieren. In contrast with the rhythm section, he creates melodies from the melancholy to the lively, which are constantly characterised by his tender trumpet sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

22.05.2017 SID «Völuspá» Style jazz/pop Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Rea Dubach voc, g, Luzius Schuler p, fender-rhodes, moog, Lukas Rutzen dr Description Síd plays experimental jazz, takes a broad approach and sounds from enchanted and romantic onto metallic and hard. «Völuspá» is the second studio album to be released by the Swiss trio inspired by Iceland. Fourteen tracks long, «Völuspá» cannot be allocated to specific musical style. The combination of electronic, natural sounds, and classical instruments is hypnotic, epic and is full of magical sounds.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.10.2017 Silvan Jeger – Dominic Oppliger aka Doomenfels «Glorihoul» Style Literature/Spoken Word Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dominic Oppliger perf/lesung Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) is Carte-Blanche for excellent musicians from the Zurich area to shape three evenings in Moods. The AiR can present his creations and experiment with different line-ups: one set is played by the artist himself, a second set by invited, existing, bands or by newly-concocted bands.

A steep alley leads upwards. Light at the start of the street. Cars. A town bus. The sweat-drenched T-shirt is ice cold. My wallet in my rear pocket. My sharp breath in the jangly night air. The familiar bass line escapes through the stage exit. My band colleagues simply play on without me. I climb up the alley.

Dominic Oppliger (Doomenfels) is going nuts: to disappear from the stage in the middle of the concert. A stream of Unconsciousness in Dialect, a monotonous rap that swells up into a drone of errors and confusion and then suddenly: Randy Newman.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.10.2017 Silvan Jeger – Kingdom Behauptung Style Pop/Rock Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Silvan Jeger voc/b/synth, Tapiwa Svosve sax/synth, Mario Hänni dr Description Apart from the multilinguism, with «Kingdom Behauptung» there is the chance of a certain double meaning: on the one hand, a claim to a kingdom, that itself also could be eponymous, whilst a basic concept of pop appears on its flag. Contention as the way, ambivalence as the means. Silvan Jeger makes his debut with his new band of chiefs – sheltered by the multi-talented wingmen Tapiwa Svosve and Mario Hänni.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.10.2017 Silvan Jeger – Schwalbe & Elefant Style Free Improvisation/Singer-Songwriter/CH-Lyrics Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dalia Donadio voc, Linda Vogel harp/voc Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) is Carte-Blanche for excellent musicians from the Zurich area to shape three evenings in Moods. The AiR can present his creations and experiment with different line-ups: one set is played by the artist himself, a second set by invited, existing, bands or by newly-concocted bands.

Schwalbe & Elefant set Swiss-German lyrics within the contex of freely improvised music and slick song forms. In the sonic undergrowth of their duo-improvisations we find spoken text passages in unison with harp-playing, lively sung melodies, together with confused and stumbling syllables. Donadio and Vogel address the raw, physical local happenings and not the fleeting, digitalised world events.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.10.2017 Silvan Jeger – This difficult tree – LP Release «Double Sun» Style Jazz / Singer-Songwriter / Free Improvisation Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Silvan Jeger voc/b/shrutibox, Silvan Schmid tp, Frantz Loriot viola, Vincent Glanzmann dr Description The quartet led by the bassist and singer Silvan Jeger, who now lives in Zurich, combines the roots and branches of singer/songwriter and world music with jazz and free improvisation. A band like a tree that sometimes grows in a gnarled manner, or sometimes, amazingly, blossoms and bears fruit. The individual compositions stand as discrete objects in a white exhibition room, yet are bound together by the band sound from the sensitive Bonsai botanists that are also simultaneously mammoth tree fellers. This difficult tree now releases its debut album, "Double Sun".

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.04.2018 Silvan Schmid Quintett Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Silvan Schmid tp, Tapiwa Svosve sax, Silvan Jeger cello, Amaiur González tuba, Vincent Glanzmann dr Description Trumpeter Silvan Schmid is anchored both in the active young Swiss and especially in the Zurich jazz scene, he plays in diverse line-ups, is co-founder of the Gamut Collective and the Jazz Festival of the same name in Zurich. With his unconventional line-up for a quintet, the musical building blocks line up against each other: Consonance versus dissonance, interplay versus duel, improvisation versus composition, tone versus sound, note versus note. The result is a counterpoint fabric, woven by the ensemble.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.09.2018 Simon Spiess Trio Style Jazz Subtitle «Towards Sun» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Simon Spiess sax, Bänz Oester b, Jonas Ruther dr Description In order to get to light, one must go through darkness. Bänz Oester, Jonas Ruther and Simon Spiess follow this principle on their adventurous and musical journey. This evening in Moods sees the release of their new album «Towards Sun» (2018), which demonstrates the delicate strength which the experienced trio brings to the here and now with much tension and concentration.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.04.2019 Skyjack Style Jazz Subtitle «The Hunter» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Andreas Tschopp tb, Marc Stucki sax, Kyle Shepherd p, Shane Cooper b, Kesivan Naidoo dr Description Arrived in order to remain. What began in 2013 as an exchange between South Africa and Switzerland advanced to become a definitive band. The Skyjack quintet combines some of the most sought-after Jazz musicians from both countries, who together develop African Grooves, Jazz and enchanting tonal landscapes into their own musical language. Their evening in Moods sees the release of the new album «The Hunter».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.11.2018 Sly & Robbie meet Nils Petter Molvær & Eivind Aarset Style Dub-Electro-Jazz Subtitle Nordub

Artists Nils Petter Molvaer tp, Eivind Aarset g, Robbie Shakespeare b, Sly Dunbar dr, Vladislav Delay electronics Description Sly & Robbie, these are the Reggae legends from Jamaica: drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist and keyboarder Robert Shakespeare, both members of Black Uhuru. Together with the Scandinavians Nils Petter Molvær, Eivind Aarset and Vladislav Delay, they create a unique sonic world which ranges from the colourful, melancholic sounds of Norwegian jazz to the energy-loaded grooves of Jamaica. Their «Nordub» project garnered world-wide attention following a joint tour in 2015/2016, now the long-awaited album of the results of their musical collaooperation has been released.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.09.2017 Soccer 96 Style brutal/frenetic/polyrythmic-jazz/drums/electronica Event serie Match & Fuse Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dan Leavers synth, Maxwell Hallet dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.05.2018 Sonar & David Torn Style Jazz/Rock Subtitle «Vortex» Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles 1:35:09 Duration excl. titles 1:34:22

Artists David Torn g, fx, Stephan Thelen g, Bernhard Wagner g, Christian Kuntner b, Manuel Pasquinelli dr Description Powerful, intense, hypnotic: the Swiss quartet Sonar plays Minimal-Sound with Rock attitude and a progressive mindset. Complex structures are developed slowly; repetitive guitar riffs are complemented by groovy bass lines and solid drums into a polyrhythmic structure, which is then continually further developed. The current album «Vortex» (2018) was produced by the renowned US composer, guitarist and ECM producer David Torn; during the studio work he also became a musical performer.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.08.2020 Song Yi Jeon & Max Petersen Duo Style Jazz Event serie #SummerOfLive Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Song Yi Jeon voc, Max Petersen p Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

12.02.2018 SONGSINGCIRCLE Style Song Singing Subtitle Flo Götte Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Bettina Klöthi voc/g, Hansueli Tischhauser g, Flo Götte b, Joy Frempong voc/fx, Catia Lanfranchi voc/synth, Tapiva Svoswe sax, E.K.R, Moderation: Eddie Ramirez + Band Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) is carte-blanche for outstanding musicians from the Zurich area to shape three evenings in Moods. The AiR can thus present their creational variety and experiment with line-ups: one set is played by the artistes themselves, a second set is played by an invited existing or newly-formed band.

The broad Singshow. In Songsingcircle one gets acquainted to relaxed musicians. The centre is not occupied by the own music of the guests, rather their own personal favourite songs. In the process, the Stand-Up comedian Eddie Ramirez will lead you through the evening and accompany you on a journey of musical specialities. Here the history of rock and pop gets all scrambled up and pulled for once - shrill and unexpectedly - through good musical taste.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

10.02.2018 Souad Massi Style Arabic / Singer-Songwriter / World

Artists Souad Massi voc/g, Mehdi Dalil g, Rabah Kalfa perc Description The political and social situation in the Arabic world doubtless provides sufficient material for musical contention. This is also the case for the songs by the Algerian Singer/Songwriter, Souad Massi, who tackles the development in the Arabic countries and protests against the intolerant attitude of the present time. Her guitar-playing sounds Arabic- Andalusian, her voice is laden with sorrow and melancholy. She presents her current project «El Mutakallimûn» (Masters of the Word) within an intimate context and small line-up.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.09.2017 Spanish Harlem Orchestra Style Salsa / Latin-Jazz 1:49:56 1:49:09 Artists Oscar Hernandez p/lead, Marco Bermudez voc, Carlos Cascante voc, Jermey Bosch voc, Doug Beavers tb, David Rotschild tb, Mitch Frohman sax/fl, Hector Colon tp, Manuel Ruiz tp, Geroge Delgado perc, Jorge Gonzalez perc, Jeffrey Lopez perc, Gerardo Madera b Description Back to the era of the Latin Jazz Big Bands! The Spanish Harlem Orchestra rejuvenates the New-York-Style Salsa Dura with much energy and a full sound. The 13-piece All-Star-Formation plays complex arrangements by pianist and bandleader Oscar Hérnandez with incredible precision, which leads to the perfect interweaving of percussion, horns and singers. Hardcore Salsa that triggers a strong need to dance!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.05.2018 Spillmann / Held Duo «100 Years of Songs» Style Jazz Subtitle Jurykonzert Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Matthias Spillmann tp, Pablo Held p Description Trumpet and piano as two areas of a joint sound spectrum: here there are not only two superb instrumentalists at work, but kindred spirits. Under the title «100 Years of Songs» Mats Spillmann and Pablo Held tackle the song culture. Space is given equally to classics by George Gershwin and Billy Strayhorn as well as current pop songs by Sophie Hunger and Leslie Feist and «Kunstlieder» by Alban Berg and Wayne Shorter.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.05.2017 Stefan Aeby Trio «To The Light» Release Tour Style jazz

Artists Stefan Aeby p, toypiano, electronics, André Pousaz b, Michi Stulz dr Description Stefan Aeby, the pianist from Freiburg, together with his musical partners André Pousaz on bass and Michi Stulz on drums, generate a poetic undertone. Distilled sound art and atmospheric music-making: Monumental force and top-level musical sport are avoided in favour of intuition, interaction and wallowing in sounds. The new album «To The Light» is a considered, almost academic approach towards a personal musical universum, which is revealed through Aeby's compositions. After four years it is high time for the trio to visit Moods again.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.04.2018 Stiller Has Style Mundart

Artists Endo Anaconda voc, Boris Klečić g/bj/tambura, Roman Wyss keyb, Andreas Wyss b, Andi Pupato perc Description Every Easter Moods welcomes Stiller Has to Moods. Such wonderful traditions must be preserved, therefore the band again brings to the stage their album «Endosaurusrex», released in 2017. Inspired by fairy tales in the style of Brothers Grimm, Endo Anaconda holds a distortion mirror up to the community. In his bitter-sweet dialect verses, Hans has depression in happiness, Bambi is into sadomaso, and even the devil has to go for therapy. The Wishing Table makes him sick and the land of plenty comes only with a gastric band. And along the way, Endo dissects our small world, on the search for the last paradise «where it's not so uptight as here».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.03.2018 Strobes Style Jazz Event serie Gamut Series #6 Collectivization Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dan Nicholls keyb/electronics, Matt Calvert g/synth, Oli Steidle dr Description «A sonic triangle of electrified polyrhythms, spaced-out synth jams and off-kilter beats.» This is how Strobes describe their extraordinary debut album. The trio comprises keyboarder Dan Nicholls (who played with Squarepusher and Matthew Herbert), the drummer Oli Steidle (Oliwood, Philm, Dicken Finger) and guitarist and synth-player Matt Calvert (Tree Trapped Tigers, Heritage Orchestra).

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

13.11.2020 Style Bakery feat. E.K.R / LIL BRUZY Style Hip-Hop/Soul/Freestyle Subtitle FREESTYLE SHOW

Artists E.K.R rap, LIL BRUZY rap, Eileen host, Baqabond voc, Benj Külling keyb, Toni Schiavano b, Flo Reichle dr Description In this living room edition of Style Bakery, two Zurich legends find each other: the Zurich lion "E.K.R." and "Lil Bruzy", a young star in the Zurich trap sky; both underground and yet fundamentally different. Between their hits "Susi" and "Trottinet" lie over twenty years and several rap eras. The Bernese dancer "Muud" dances elegantly back to the future. And as always, the improvised live beats are accompanied by freestyle and dancing.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.02.2021 Style Bakery feat. LASKAAR / TOMMY VERCETTI / MUUD Style Hip-Hop/Soul/Freestyle Event serie We Stream! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Baqabond voc, Pablo host, Benj Külling keyb, Toni Schiavano b, Flo Reichle dr, Guests:, Laskaar voc, Tommy Vercetti rap, Muud dance Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

16.09.2017 Šuma Čovjek Style Balkan/Gipsy Event serie Balkankaravan Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Ivica Petrušić voc, Hafid Derbal voc, Martial In-Albon tp, Thierry Kuster sax, Philipp Hillebrand cl, David Rufer tb, Noam Szyfer g, Manuel Wülser keyb, Oliver Herzog b, Nelson Brunner dr Description With their blend of Balkan, Polka, World, Brass and Jazz, the ten boys with Swiss-Bosnian-Algerian roots do not sound in the slightest like a typical Balkan Pop band. Melancholic Sevdah melodies trade places with tight horn passages, on a foundation featuring a groovy rhythm section. The songs will be sung alternately in Arabic, English, French, Serbo- Croatish, Roma and Spanish with seamless transition. Sounds like Babylonian language confusion? It is indeed. Yet music that seduces us to dance is a language that everyone understands.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.11.2018 Sunbeam Style Industrial Jazz Subtitle Marc Méan Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Marc Méan p, Linda Vogel harp, Martina Berther b, Paul Amereller dr Description Sunbeam lets itself be enticed by sounds and drift off into atmospheres of Minimal Music, Noise and Industrial Jazz. Sometimes it is totally nervous, sometimes rested as in outer space. However, the band always generates an exceedingly high intensity. The boundaries between improvisation and composition lose their importance, indivisible attention is paid to the flow of the music, the interaction with space and listeners leads to tonal poems; moments that remain in the past and are not reproducible and perhaps as a result leave a lasting impression.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.05.2018 Sylvie Courvoisier Trio Style Jazz

Artists Sylvie Courvoisier p, Drew Gress b, Kenny Wollesen dr Description Sylvie Courvoisier's piano playing features not only virtuoso keyboard technique, she also likes to work the strings of the piano and uses the body as a percussion instrument. The pianist from Lausanne with residence in New York plays contemporary jazz, constantly open for new aspects. In trio with Drew Gess on bass and Kenny Wollesen on drums, she has recently recorded the album «D’Agala» (2018), released on Intakt Records. It is the first time that this line-up plays a concert in Zurich.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

27.10.2020 Sylvie Courvoisier–Ned Rothenberg–Julian Sartorius Style Jazz

Artists Sylvie Courvoisier p, Ned Rothenberg cl/sax, Julian Sartorius dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.10.2018 Tapiwa Svosve Solo Style Jazz

Artists Tapiwa Svosve sax Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.05.2017 Tenors of Kalma Style electro/jazz/psychedelic 1:22:50 1:22:10 Artists Jimi Tenor keys, electronic, Kalle Kalima g, Joonas Riipa dr Description Jimi Tenor and Kalle Kalima have been making music together for over 10 years. In their band "Tenors of Kalma" they have joined up with drummer Joonas Riippa and create «electropsychedelic jazz trance». The music of the Finns is penetrative and jazzy, where danceable numbers trade places with moving ballads. The combination of electronic pop music and jazz generates a dusky-spiritual swinging sound full of wonderful grooves which sound like Sun Ra met up with Kraftwerk.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

31.05.2021 Test

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01.06.2021 test stream

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02.06.2021 Test Stream 2

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03.06.2021 Test Stream 3

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29.09.2018 The Beauty Of Gemina Style Rock/Indie/Folk/Goth/Blues Event serie CD-Release Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Michael Sele voc/g/p, Andreas Zuber b, Mac Vinzens dr, Ariel Rossi g, Raphael Zweifel cello, Eva Wey violin Description The Beauty Of Gemina once again make a stop in Moods on their «Flying With The Owl» tour in order to appropriately celebrate their new album. The album stands for wisdom and protection and shows the world its full beauty only in the twilight dusk and the shady dawn. This is probably the most fitting counterpart from the animal kingdom which the dark rockers from The Beauty Of Gemina could have sought out for their music, because this is strong in quiet moments and the epitome of dusky elegance. Following the sold-out «Silent Land» show in November 2017 and the fading «Minor Sun» era, during autumn 2018 the band led by mastermind Michael Sele again goes on tour and underway visits Germany and Switzerland. They bring along their new album «Flying With The Owl». The Beauty Of Gemina are known for their extraordinary concerts, where, through their instruments and sophistication, the musicians are also impressive in a live setting and time and again demonstrate their improvisational skills. For this tour they are supported by guest musicians from Argentina, France and Iceland. After the concert there is a Wave Party with various DJs.

Advance Tickets 40.- / Box Office 45.-

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.11.2020 The Clients Style Funk

Artists Dave Feusi sax, Marco Figini g, Tim Kleinert keyb, Patrick Sommer b, Christian Niederer dr Description For years this formation has been recognised as an irresistible groove machine with well-oiled gears on the Swiss soul and funk scene. The sheer playing enthusiasm, together with the irrepressible, honest sound that these five experienced musicians conjure up on stage, can even get the hips twitching of those reserved non-dancers. In Moods the Clients present a mix of unreleased grooves and nee songs.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.04.2017 The Deltas feat. Andra Kouyaté/Richard Bourreau/Vincent Erdeven Style world/mali 1:55:51 1:55:04 Artists Andra Kouyaté n'goni, voc, Richard Bourreau violin, kora, Vincent Erdeven g Description The Deltas build a bridge between traditional African song and blues, folk and jazz. The trio, comprising Vincent Erdeven and Richard Bourreau from France and the Malinese Ngoni player, Andra Kouyaté, combines the diverse cultures and different musical styles with astonishing ease. Equipped exclusively with string instruments, they exploit their versatility to accompany Kouyaté’s dark voice with bluesy guitar, melodic violin and rhythmc Ngoni. The result is known as «Ligerian Blues» – the album released in 2016 – whose tracks suggest stages of a long journey throughout the African continent.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.12.2017 The James Brown Tribute Show Style Funk / Soul / Hip-hop

Artists Rich Fonje voc, Dave Feusi sax, Fabienne Hoerni sax, René Mosele tb, Matthew Savnik org/keyb, Sam "the Kungfu Man" Siegenthaler g, Pascal P Kaeser b, J.J. Flueck dr/musical director Description Every year the same: the SoulVision Allstars are back with their James Brown Tribute Show! Since 2007, the top-class band comprising Swiss musicians ensures that the great works of the «Godfather of Soul» do not get forgotten. Based on the hits and some lesser known pearls, on stage the band delivers a mix of Funk, Soul, and Hip Hop with full power and with boundless energy. An evening for dyed-in-the-wool funksters, nostalgics and all those who want to get those hips a-swingin' at the year end. James Brown's spirit will be there for sure!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

14.10.2019 The Lesson GK Style Nu-Jazz/Groove/Soul Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Jonathon Hoard voc, Ricardo Issac "Phaseone" voc, Julian Pollack keyb, Christian Almiron keyb, David Cutler b, Lenny "The Ox" Reece dr Description From the New York underground to the Moods stage: in 2012 The Lesson GK started a common weekly jam-session, which became the cornerstone of the New York underground Hip-Hop scene. The band comprises prominent New York background musicians, so they toured with Reggie Watts, SZA, Lupe Fiasco and Run DMC, to name but a few. They seamlessly blend elements of experimental Hip-Hop, Jazz, Funk and Soul into a groovy sound.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.04.2017 The Tiger Lillies «Cold Night in Soho» Style variété/kabarett/punk/gypsy 1:52:13 1:51:26 Artists Martyn Jaques voc, acc, ukulele, p, Adrian Stout b, singing saw, theremin, Mike Pickering dr Description The famous and notorious Tiger Lillies are back! And for all those that have always missed them, here is an attempt to describe them: weird, comedic-tragic style, costumes and masks, falsetto singing, instrumentation that includes accordion, drums, musical saw, piano, a mix of variety, cabaret, punk and gypsy music. The texts are not for those of conservative values: in macabre overtones they tackle themes such as drug addiction, blasphemy, prostitution, abortion, perverse sexual fantasies – wherever there is something objectionable, they provocatively contribute their two penn’orth. You simply have to experience them.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.09.2017 The True Harry Nulz Style jazz Event serie Match & Fuse Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Siegmar Brecher sax/cl, Nils Fischer sax/cl, Julian Adam Pajzs g, David Koch g, Samuel Huwyler b, Valentin Schuster dr, Dominik Mahnig dr Description Match&Fuse stands for the dialogue and networking throughout the European creative music scene and within this context presents a festival of music that ignores stylistic boundaries. It provides a unique platform for progressive and authentic performers and their projects. Following London, Oslo, Rom, Warschau, Toulouse and Dublin, for the first time a Match&Fuse Festival has been organised in Zurich and showcases fascinating acts from Switzerland, UK, France, Sweden and Norway.

Tobias Preisig, Schnellertollermeier, Soccer96, IOKOI & ARIA, Acapulco Redux, In Girum, The True Harry Nulz, Øyunn, Match&Fuse Ensemble, Lucia Cadotsch Speak Low, Lucia Cadotsch Speak Low Renditions, Tim & Puma Mimi, Farvel, Colin Vallon Trio Electric, KALI

Complete Program under www.matchandfuse.ch

Pro Abend: 35.– Festival: 60.– https://www.starticket.ch/de/tickets/29300917-zwei-tages-pass-match-fuse-festival-20170929-2000-moods-zurich

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.09.2018 The Two Style Blues Event serie A great blues night Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Thierry Jaccard voc/g, Yannick Nanette voc/g Description The love of Blues is the focus of the music by The Two, whose music comes over as honest and emotional, yet boisterous and wild. The duo, comprising someone from Mauritius and someone from the West of Switzerland, ignore all boundaries and remind us of the universal language of music. They take their inspiration equally from the roots of the Delta Blues and from the Creole Blues of Mauritius. Since 2014 the band has impressed both national and international audiences and has appeared at many festivals, including the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Paléo Festival in Nyon and the International Blues Challenge in Memphis.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

02.12.2018 Théo Ceccaldi FREAKS Style Freak Jazz Event serie Unerhört! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Théo Ceccaldi violin/keyb/voc, Valentin Ceccaldi cello/b, Quentin Biardeau sax/keyb/voc, Mathieu Metzger sax, Giani Caserotto g, Etienne Ziemniak dr Description Their music might sound anarchic and they might appear as «freaks», but with every minute that one pays attention to this band, it becomes clearer how managed and well-dosed the wildness of these four musicians comes over: an extremely intelligently developed rollercoaster of moods, dynamic curve and abrupt breaks, which with challenging concepts expand into individual sonic spaces, crowned with confident improvisation. The bandleader, Théo Ceccaldi, has stood on stage and worked in the studio with all the greats of French Jazz. That amongst his young musical partners we find one of the most prominent – pianist Roberto Negro – does not come at all as a surprise: even when Ceccaldi's bandsound comes over rockier, hastier, harder and more volatile than ever, the approach to his music is, as before, defined by the same French wit and that formal and notional precision which takes him and his wonderful band way above the contemporary average.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.11.2020 Théo Ceccaldi Trio «Django» Style Django Different/Jazz

Artists Théo Ceccaldi violin, Guillaume Aknine g, Valentin Ceccaldi b Description Django Reinhard unchained: previously 2018 with his band «Freaks» in Moods, Théo Ceccaldi is back again with an exciting new project. This time, together with his brother Valentin on cello and the guitarist Guillaume Aknine, they tackle the works of the Gypsy Jazz founder Django Reinhard and complement these with their own compositions. The trio targets motives, pictures and fragments of the Jazz-Manouche and translates these with their own ideas and sounds. From one moment to the next, the string trio transforms from a Chamber music swinging band into an ever- repeating sequencer and then again into a jazz rock ensemble that tests the strings to the limit.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

05.11.2017 Theo Croker Style Jazz Event serie Do You Know…? Duration incl. titles 1:48:04 Duration excl. titles 1:47:17

Artists Theo Croker tp, Irwin Hall sax, Liya Grigoryan p, Eric Wheeler b, Dexter Hurcules dr Description Theo Croker probably inherited his flair for trumpet playing from his grandfather, Doc Cheatham, yet what sets him apart is his talent, creativity and commitment to music. The current album «Escape Velocity» (2016) is a collection of hypnotic jazz compositions which contain influences from Afro music, Funk, Soul and groovy Hip Hop. Croker's compositional ability is characterised by catchy melodies and rhythmic finesse. The young jazz trumpeter has it in him to influence the New Jazz and to steer it in a new direction.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

07.01.2018 Titi Robin Trio Style world/jazz/fusion/arabic Subtitle «Nargis»

Artists Titi Robin oud/g/bouzouq, Chris Jennings b, Habib Meftah dr/perc Description Titi Robin is an undaunting, harmonic sonic-world wanderer. For over 40 years the Frenchman has been swimming in the confluence of the Arabic and Gypsy culture and surfs on the majestic-poetic wave which roars from the foothills of India through Central Asia and on to the coasts and beaches of the Mediterranean. He dances with playful ease between Flamenco, Sinti-Jazz, Raï and Reggae or between Indian, Africa and Europe. Titi Robin plays guitar, Oud and Bouzouki and always composes the music to his countless projects himself. Together with bassist Chris Jennings and drummer Habib Meftah, he will give it all for his newest project, «Nargis».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.09.2017 Tobias Preisig Solo Style Violin/Jazz Event serie Match & Fuse Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tobias Preisig violin Description Match&Fuse stands for the dialogue and networking throughout the European creative music scene and within this context presents a festival of music that ignores stylistic boundaries. It provides a unique platform for progressive and authentic performers and their projects. Following London, Oslo, Rom, Warschau, Toulouse and Dublin, for the first time a Match&Fuse Festival has been organised in Zurich and showcases fascinating acts from Switzerland, UK, France, Sweden and Norway.

Complete Program under www.matchandfuse.ch

Pro Abend: 35.– Festival: 60.– https://www.starticket.ch/de/tickets/29300917-zwei-tages-pass-match-fuse-festival-20170929-2000-moods-zurich

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

30.10.2017 Tomatito y Grupo Style Flamenco

Artists Tomatito g, José del Tomate g, Kiki Cortiñas voc, Mari Àngeles Description He is the epitome of Flamenco Nuevo: the Spanish guitarist José Fernandez Torres, known as Tomatito. From an early age he was discovered and encouraged by the Flamenco legend, Camarón de la Isla. Over the years he has developed into an outstanding guitarist, known for his virtuoso and imaginative playing. With his new program in the shape of a sextet, Tomatito builds a musical bridge between the tradition and the modern. The result is the finest Flamenco.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

08.09.2020 Tome Iliev Sextet Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tome Iliev cl/comp, Florian Weiss tb, Francois Lana p, Valentin Baumgartner g, Jonas Künzli b, Adrian Böckli dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.03.2018 Towards White And Right Above Style Jazz Event serie Gamut Series #6 Collectivization Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tapiwa Svosve sax, Philipp Eden p, Vincent Ruiz b/comp, Xaver Rüegg b, Szymon Gasiorek dr, Paul Amereller dr Description The possibilities of old and new musical languages are explored in a special formation featuring two double basses, two drummers, saxophone and piano. The composition by Vincent Ruiz focuses on the use of textures and the deconstruction of the various aspects of Afro-American music and their traditions. On stage, this exciting new suite unites four musicians from the Gamut Kollektiv with two musicians from the Copenhagen scene.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.05.2019 ( (( ((( traxsjögärtner ))) )) ) Style Jazz Subtitle Lukas Traxel Event serie Carte Blanche Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Otis Sandsjö sax, Lukas Traxel b, Moritz Baumgärtner dr Description Carte Blanche Instead of the “Artist in Residence”, for 2019 the Moods Jazz Association has organized a new “Carte Blanche” series which thus puts six outstanding musicians from the Zurich Jazz scene in the spotlight. They are offered the opportunity to compile a program that can be played throughout the year in Moods and other venues.

With ( (( ((( traxsjögärtner ))) )) ) for the first time, the bassist Lukas Traxel presents his own compositions. For this venture he has joined forces with Otis Sandsjö, the individual and inimitable saxophonist of the young European jazz scene, and the drummer Moritz Baumgärtner, who acts not only as the rhythmical backbone but also as a further sound- sculpting instrumentalist. In the process the band functions as a collective, in which each of the three exceptional musicians can steer the concert toward unexpected paths. The result is an organic body of sound, which sometimes comes over as energetic and virtuoso, other times as dreamy and melancholic.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

11.02.2018 TROCKENEISZEIT Style Konzertante Installation / Underworld-Music Subtitle Flo Götte Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Joy Frempong voc/fx, Ruth Buchli voc/fx, Tapiva Svoswe sax/electronics, Flo Götte g, Flo Stoffner g, Daniel Sailer b, Christian Lillinger dr, Zainab Lascandri szenography Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) is carte-blanche for outstanding musicians from the Zurich area to shape three evenings in Moods. The AiR can thus present their creational variety and experiment with line-ups: one set is played by the artistes themselves, a second set is played by an invited existing or newly-formed band.

Sublimation, the direct transition from a solid to a gaseous aggregate state. Floating song and fragmental riffs puncture the silence, evaporate, shatter and form themselves into a dense, traversable sound cloud. Frost drizzles from the wall, the altar, the stage and dissolves. In the style of figural music and the Missa Tota.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.02.2021 UASSYN Style Jazz Event serie We Stream! Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Tapiwa Svosve sax/bells, Silvan Jeger b/bells, Valentin Liechti perc/synth, Vincent Glanzmann dr/bells, Zainab Lascandri dance/szenography Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.06.2018 VEIN plays RAVEL Style Jazz/Classic Subtitle The Zurich Edition

Artists Michael Arbenz p, Thomas Lähns b, Florian Arbenz dr, feat., Martial In-Albon tp/flh, René Mosele tb, Christoph Grab sax, Nils Fischer sax/cl, Noah Arnold sax Description Classical meets Jazz – after Vein tackled some ideas of classical music on their last CD, «The Chamber Music Effect», the trio continues on this path and now presents a new production, which comprises exclusively compositions by the French composer Maurice Ravel: «VEIN plays RAVEL». In the process they translate the compositions by Maurice Ravel into a Jazz idiom, add new elements such as grooves and improvisation and thus create their own sound. In the Vein version of the iconic work «Bolero», the trio is extended to include a horn section to do justice to the orchestral aspect of this piece.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

09.04.2018 Vicente Cortés Style Flamenco Subtitle Support Event serie In Guitar Festival Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Vicente Cortés g, German Papu Gigena perc Description The Flamenco guitarist Vicente Cortés comes from the well-known family of the dancer Cortés. Even at the tender age of 11 he appeared for the first time in public at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. Famous musicians such as Antonio Canales, Joaquín Grilo, José Luis Montón and Julio Iglesias also invited him to join them on stage. In Moods he will ring in the evening with his Flamenco rhythms.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.11.2018 Vincent Peirani Style Jazz Subtitle «Living Being»

Artists Vincent Peirani acc/voc, Emile Parisien sax, Tony Paeleman fender-rhodes, Julien Herné b, Yoann Serra dr Description The accordionist Vincent Peirani is one of the leading French jazz musicians and is seen as a vanguard of the new generation. He knows the jazz tradition equally well as the classical European musical history and has such perfect command of his instrument that sometimes it sounds like an organ, sometimes like a piano, other times like a wind instrument or a human voice. Every time when he performed in Moods – during the last season with Andreas Schaerer, Michael Wollny and Emile Parisien – he has always left behind a strong impression. Now he comes back with his own project «Living Being». His second album was released in August 2018 on the Act label.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.02.2018 Violons Barbares Style Mongol/Balkan/Ethno/Folk/Jazz/World Event serie Balkankaravan-DIVAN Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Dimitar Gougov gadulka/voc, Dandarvaanchig Enkhjargal morin khoor/voc, Fabien Guyot perc/voc Description Nomads on horseback. Wide steppe landscapes. A wild ride across Mongolia. One's mind immediately see film images when Violons Barbares play their instruments with galloping rhythms and conjure up chasing melodies on the Mongolian horse's head violin and the Bulgarian Gadulka. When accompanied by harmonic singing, the sound spectacular is complete. A cultural clash, whereby Balkan folk music meets up with Mongolian Rock and the result is the release of gripping energy.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.10.2017 Was wir schon immer sagen wollten Style Free Improvisation Subtitle Silvan Jeger Event serie Artist in Residence Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Christoph Gallio sax, Valentin Dietrich b Description «Artist in Residence» (AiR) is Carte-Blanche for excellent musicians from the Zurich area to shape three evenings in Moods. The AiR can present his creations and experiment with different line-ups: one set is played by the artist himself, a second set by invited, existing, bands or by newly-concocted bands.

«Esperanto despite Babylon tongue? With misunderstanding, Eldorado of comprehension – this leads to a gold-digger mood. The fingers become incredibly itchy. I think we understand each other perfectly.»

Christoph Gallio, born 1957, and Valentin Dietrich, born 1988, meet up for the first time on stage during this evening. The former has returned from a stay of several months in Buenos Aires, the latter is currently rarely seen in jazz circles. There is much to report from here and there. A travel journal of going, returning and getting together for the adventurous.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

26.03.2018 Weird Beard Style Digital Cool Jazz Subtitle «Orientation» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Florian Egli sax/fx, Dave Gisler g, Martina Berther b, Rico Baumann dr, Special Guest MADAM:, Mara Miccichè szenography, Marco Mercuzio Peron szenography Description This evening sees the release of Weird Beard's second album, «Orientation», from January 2018 and which effervesces with the drive to experiment and to adventure. The Swiss quartet takes inspiration from various styles in order to create a contemporary sound, which is strongly influenced by Florian Egli's distinctive saxophone playing. Dynamic changes in tempo and mood maintain the tension in their numbers and skillfully-deployed effects ensure further highlights.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.09.2017 Wieder. Gansch & Paul Style Brass Event serie Mnozil Brass im Trio Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Thomas Gansch tp, Leonhard Paul tb, Albert Wieder tuba Description The horn trio of Albert Wieder, Thomas Gansch and Leonhard Paul arose more by accident rather than design. As members of the Mnozil Brass Septet, at some point the three began to play spontaneous, unprepared encores at the end of concerts. Throughout the years they gathered enough material for a complete concert with songs by diverse performers such as George Michael, The Beatles, Chuck Mangione, Johann Strauss and Toots Thielemans. Tuba, trombine and trumpet, bass, melodies and harmonies or simply: Wieder, Gansch & Paul!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

13.03.2020 Yemen Blues Style World/Orient/Funk/Blues/Soul

Artists Description Yemen Blues stands for the modern, cosmopolitan Israel and shows that there is an enriching exchange between diverse cultures away from the narrow-minded politics. The charismatic singer Ravid Kahalani is of Yemeni origin and has teamed up with top-class musicians with roots from all over the world. The ensemble plays a captivating blend of Funk, Blues, Rock, Soul and traditional Oriental music, which impresses every audience.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.04.2019 YolanDa Brown Style Jazz-Reggae-Soul

Artists YolanDa Brown sax, Dave Niskin g, Precious Obimdi p/keyb, Seth Tackaberry b, Talbert Wilson dr Description YolanDa Brown, the Jamaican-British saxophonist and BBC presenter is a star in Great Britain. In her music she blends Jazz, Reggae and Soul in a unique manner. She has already twice in succession received the MOBO (Music of Black Origin) Award for her versatility. She has played with the greats of Jazz, R&B and Gospel, such as The Temptations, Diana Krall, Courtney Pine and Billy Ocean. On her newest album, «Love Politics War» she has found a natural rhythm: an electrifying mixture of Reggae and Jazz melodies – YolanDa herself calls it «Sunshine Music».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

06.05.2019 Yumi Ito Orchestra Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Yumi Ito voc/p/comp, Marina Tantanozi fl, Sam Barnett sax, Fabian Willmann sax/cl, Victor Darmon violin, Hugo Van Rechem viola, Joachim Flüeler cello, Esther Sévérac harp, Izabella Effenberg vib/array mbira, Kuba Dworak b, Phelan Burgoyne dr Description They hail from Poland, England, Greece, France, Spain and other countries – they are at home with Jazz, Pop, Classical, Free Improvisation and Contemporary music. Led by Yumi Ito, who grew up in Zurich and lives in Basel, they combine their top-class talents into an individual and delicate sound, full of passion and poetry. The bandleader with Japanese- Polish roots has written the aesthetic, sometimes atmospherical, compositions specifically for her ensemble.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.03.2018 Yves Theiler Trio Style Jazz Subtitle «Dance in a Triangle»

Artists Yves Theiler p/fender-rhodes, Luca Sisera b, Lukas Mantel dr Description The trio led by the young pianist Yves Theiler plays contemporary Jazz, characterised by its multi-faceted rhythms. Without losing accessibility, the three musicians play in polyrhythmic contrast, only to meet up again in melodious passages. The intensive dialogue between the musicians allows them to explore the boundaries of the compositions and to freshen up with improvisation.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.01.2020 Ziv Ravitz Style Jazz

Artists Christophe Panzani sax, Federico Casagrande g, Ziv Ravitz dr/fx Description Ziv Ravitz has made a name for himself as a dependable sideman, as a driving, yet sensitive drummer, and one who also now and then plays rhythmically as a lateral thinker. At 43, and with boundless musical experience, on his latest album «No Man is An Island» he presents his personal vision of today's Jazz. For that, he has chosen a reduced trio, without piano or bass. Thus, all musicians are forced to leave their comfort zone in order to fill the gaps and holes, yet the opportunity remains for free, individual expansion in all directions.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.05.2017 ZKB Jazzpreis Finale - District Five Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 0:42:59 Duration excl. titles 0:42:19

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

04.05.2017 ZKB Jazzpreis Finale - Raphael Walsers Gangart Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles 0:42:57 Duration excl. titles 0:42:17

Artists Tobias Meier sax, Niculin Janett sax, Marc Méan p, Raphael Walser b, Jonas Ruther dr Description The Zurich Cantonal Bank encourages young, innovative Swiss bands via the ZKB Jazz Prize. The 15th edition of the ZKB Jazz Prize is staged as a public six-day festival from 30th April to 5th May 2017 in Moods.

The two finalists compete against each other for victory. The first concert is at 20.30, the second at 21.45, followed by the prize-giving ceremony.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.05.2018 ZKB Jazzpreis Finale: Florian Weiss’ Woodoism Style jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Florian Weiss tb, Linus Amstad sax, Valentin von Fischer b, Philipp Leibundgut dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

03.05.2018 ZKB Jazzpreis Finale: Shems Bendali Quintet Style Jazz Event serie ZKB Jazzpreis Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Shems Bendali tp, Arthur Donnot sax, Andrew Audiger p, Rafael Jerjen b, Marton Kiss dr Description Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.04.2018 Zurich Jazz Orchestra Style Jazz Subtitle «Three Pictures» Event serie CD-Taufe Duration incl. titles Duration excl. titles

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Lukas Heuss sax, Tobias Pfister sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Nils Fischer sax, Patrick Ottiger tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Daniel Schenker tp, Adrian Weber tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Gregor Müller p, Theo Kapilidis g, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr Description As an ensemble, it is difficult to trump a big band in terms of variety. Steffen Schorn has managed to compose a repertoire which shows the band in all its aspects, that provides space for each timbre and a basis for every rhythm. On one side of the spectrum there is the very short piece «Wildbotz», a racy number that is not even a minute long. On the other side there is the almost half-hour-long suite title track, «Three Pictures», which oscillates between lightness and gripping beats, and beguiles you, only to brusquely wake you up again. Inbetween, «Africa» sounds almost meditative and in your thoughts gets you photographing summer sunsets. In contrast, «Why Did You Go» comes over like a tender, warm wind that carries you away. With its generous melodies, «Eye Of The Wind», offers ten minutes of space to breathe, invites you to dream. Everything is played with wit and bravado. «Three Pictures» demonstrates the incredible journey that the 18 musicians have undertaken in their three years of collaboration with Steffen Schorn. «We have fantasy, we are prepared to take risks» is how Schorn summarises what makes the ZJO so unique. And one should add: a dozen-and-a-half of really superb musicians.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

28.03.2019 Zurich Jazz Orchestra «Best of Don Ellis» feat. Thomas Gansch Style Jazz

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Lukas Heuss sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Tobias Pfister sax, Nils Fischer sax, Patrick Ottiger tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Raphael Kalt tp Bernhard Bamert tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Sophie Nidecker tuba, Gregor Müller p, Theo Kapilidis g, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr, Elmar Frey dr feat. Thomas Gansch tp Description The trumpeter Thomas Gansch from Vienna appears as a guest of the ZJO at regular intervals: he is the perfect choice for Done Ellis’ challenging mixture of jazz, 70’s fusion and uneven meters. For the audience these concerts are always a delight – equally for the band, even if the tough arrangements are usually considered internally as “musical development”. In addition to some highlights from the last program, the evening will also feature new material.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.12.2018 Zurich Jazz Orchestra «Miles Ahead» feat. Matthieu Michel Style Jazz

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Florian Egli cl/fl/bcl, Toni Bechtold bcl/fl, Tobias Pfister bcl/afl, Nils Fischer bari, Patrick Ottiger tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Raphael Kalt tp, Daniel Schenker tp, Sebastian Schindler frh, Kathrin Williner frh, Maurus Twerenbold tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Sophia Nidecker tuba, Gregor Müller p, Raffaele Bossard b, Pius Baschnagel dr, feat., Matthieu Michel tp/flh Description This evening features the first two works from the collaboration of Miles Davis and Gil Evans. Following last year's performance of «Porgy & Bess», Matthieu Michel on trumpet is also involved once again. The tracks, recorded in 1949 and 1950, and later issued as the «Birth of the Cool» album, are considered to be ground-breaking works between Bebop and Cool Jazz. As a soloist one also hears trumpeters from the band. Almost ten years later, in addition to his many quintet recordings, a new format was sought for Miles Davis, who had in the interim become very popular.

Miles contracted Gil Evans, who combined classic Band instruments like the tuba, French horn and bass clarinet. The results were great arrangements of tracks such as «My Ship», «The Duke» and «Meaning of the Blues». Matthieu Michel, who grew up in musician family in Freiburg, is the perfect choice for Miles' part. The trumpeter is seen as an exceptional improvisational talent with his own language and outstanding technique. His international reputation has taken him on tour througout more than 40 countries.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

19.12.2019 Zurich Jazz Orchestra «Northern Lights» feat. Marianne Racine Style Jazz

Artists David Grottschreiber lead, Lukas Brügger sax, Lukas Heuss sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Tobias Pfister sax, Nils Fischer sax, Patrick Ottiger tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Raphael Kalt tp, Pere Molines tb, Maro Widmer tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Gregor Müller p, Theo Kapilidis g, Christoph Sprenger b, Elmar Frey dr, feat., Marianne Racine voc Description It is hard to imagine the Swiss jazz scene without the remarkable voice of Marianne Racine, who hails from the north of Sweden and has been living in Zurich since 1984. Time and again she turns up with her own, special projects, such as the duo Tuliaisia with pianist Vera Kappeler, the piano-less quintet «Racine, Rhythm & Horns», or recently the A-Cappella project «StimmFolk», in which she turns to the local repertoire. A long time ago she once performed with the ZJO, otherwise concerts with large line-ups are rare. The ZJO finds it is high time to hear Marianne Racine again in such a context. The songstress, who teaches singing at the Zurich University of the Arts, will interpret classic hits such as «Blues In The Night» and «Passion Flower». Musical Director: David Grottschreiber.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

23.03.2017 Zurich Jazz Orchestra «The Music of Don Ellis» feat. Thomas Gansch Style jazz

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Lukas Heuss sax, Christoph Grab sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Carlo Schöb sax, Adrian Weber tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Patrick Ottiger tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Daniel Baschnagel tp, Gregor Müller p, Leon Duncan b, Theo Kapilidis g, Pius Baschnagel dr, Elmar Frey drfeat. Thomas Gansch tp Description The performance by «Mnozil Brass»-mastermind Thomas Gansch with the ZJO last March was so impressive, that the ZJO invited the trumpeter to a Don Ellis evening. Gansch is a lucky stroke for the program and the ideal exponent: he clearly enjoys himself with music, flies positively over the technically and rhythmically challenging pieces and, now and then, between the solo parts also plays impromptu passages of diverse band sections. Under the musical leadership of Steffen Schorn, Thomas Gansch plays with the ZJO numbers such as «Indian Lady», «Pussy Wiggle Stomp», «In A Turkish Bath». Good Feelin’!

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.12.2017 Zurich Jazz Orchestra & Matthieu Michel play Gil Evans' «Porgy & Bess» Style Jazz

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler woodwinds, Lukas Heuss woodwinds, Matthias Tschopp woodwinds, Daniel Blanc woodwindsPatrick Ottinger tp, Daniel Schenker tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Daniel Baschnagel tp, Tomas Gallart horn, Sebastian Schindler horn, Kathrin Williner horn, Adrian Weber tb, René Mosele tb, Maurus Twerenbold tb, Don Randolph tb, Sophia Nidecker tuba, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr, feat. Matthieu Michel tp/flh Description Originally conceived by George and Ira Gershwin and Heyward DuBose as an opera, the songs such as «I loves You, Porgy» or «Summertime» from «Porgy and Bess» quickly became part of the Great American Songbook. Interpretations such as those by the creative duo of Miles Davis and Gil Evans helped the songs to be even more popular and independent. Now the Zurich Jazz Orchestra breathes new life into the legendary collaboration, with none less than Matthieu Michel tackling the trumpet part of Miles Davis in the Gershwin adaption. The Swiss jazz trumpeter is a dependable set player and lyrical soloist, has realised projects with Richard Galliano and Joachim Kühn, and was a member of the Vienna Art Orchestra before it was dissolved. In 2016 he was nominated for the Swiss Music Prize.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

20.09.2018 Zurich Jazz Orchestra Brazil! feat. Nelson Faria Style Jazz / Brasil

Artists Daniel Schenker lead, Reto Anneler sax, Florian Egli sax, Tobias Pfister sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Nils Fischer sax, Dave Blaser tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Mats Spillmann tp, Noladn Quinn tp, Adrian Weber tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Gregor Müller p, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr, David Stauffacher perc, feat., Nelson Faria g/comp/arr Description It has been four years since the last visit of Nelson Faria to the Zurich Jazz Orchestra. The Brasilian Faria, guitarist and composer is a one of sound's «Who's Who» of the South American musical world. He has played with everyone, has influenced everybody, has kept the tradition of his country alive and has spread it further. An evening with Faria comprises numbers of Música Popular Brasileira arranged by him and own compositions such as «Brooklyn High» and «Rio», constantly presented with a warm-hearted South American stage presence. Nelson Faria has worked with musicians such as João Bosco, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Till Brönner and Milton Nascimento and has already visited Zurich with the band of João Bosco several times. In addition to his career as a musician, Faria is also a sought-after pedagogue, author of six books and professor, both in America and in Sweden, where he occasionally lives.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

18.01.2018 Zurich Jazz Orchestra ELLA feat. Brandy Butler Style Jazz

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Lukas Heuss sax, Carlo Schöb sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Nils Fischer sax, Patrick Ottiger tp, Daniel Schenker tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Daniel Baschnagel tp, Adrian Weber tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Gregor Müller p, Theo Kapilidis g, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr, Karin Berri text, feat. Brandy Butler voc Description On the 25. April 2017 the American jazz songstress Ella Fitzgerald would have turned 100. With her inimitable, eternally youthful, voice, The «First Lady of Song» is recognised as the the ultimate jazz songstress. With 17 she won an amateur competition at the Apollo Theater in Harlem and shortly thereafter was engaged by Chick Webb for his orchestra. With her positive radiance and musical abilities, in particular her Scat singing, she quickly acquired a large audience. We celebrate Ella's 100the birthday with a traditional program and a songstress who embodies Ella's music and fortunately has found a new home in Switzerland: Welcome, Brandy Butler! Brandy grew up in Reading, Pennsylvania (USA) and in 1997 moved to Philadelphia, where she studied music. She was highly interested in Jazz, which during her studies she initially considered to be «Instrumental music in a mens' domain». This changed rapidly when she discovered Ella Fitzgerald and songs such as «A-Tisket, A-Tasket», «Blue Skies» and «Flying Home». For me, Ella's music has something familiar, I also see many parallels when it comes to musical expression», says Brandy Butler. She was also inspired by Fitzgerald's joie de vivre and playful approach to music.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

24.01.2019 Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Brandy Butler Style Jazz Subtitle Brandy Butler sings Billy Strayhorn

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Florian Egli sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Tobias Pfister sax, Nils Fischer sax, Patrick Ottiger tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Raphael Kalt tp, Maurus Twerenbold tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Gregor Müller p, Travis Reuter g, Raphael Walser b, Pius Baschnagel dr, feat., Brandy Butler voc Description Following the successful last season's joint ZJO/Brandy Butler concert, the songstress has been invited for a second project.

Billy Strayhorn was 24 years old when he joined Duke Ellington and remained loyal for the entire duration of his short life. He was to a large part also responsible for the sound of the orchestra and was considered as one of the most prominent jazz composers and arrangers. The adjective «meaningful» without doubt also applies to his song texts, the majority of which he penned himself. In contrast to many not-so-deep jazz standard lyrics, Strayhorn's texts are intelligent, witty and often unconventional. So, for example, the track «Take the A-Train» is route information to Ellington's house wrapped up in a melody, which Duke explained to Strayhorn by telephone for their first encounter: «You must take the ‹A› train, to go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem».

Brandy Butler describes Strayhorn as one of her favourite composers and writers and during the evening will sing tracks like «Passion Flower» and «Satin Doll» in addition to «Take the A-Train». She grew up in America, studied music in Philadelphia Musik and in 2003 came to Switzerland as an au-pair. Soon she was singing with the greats such as Sophie Hunger, Florian Ast and the rapper Steff la Cheffe. She can also evidence a notable solo career with bands such as «Chamber Soul» or her current project «Brandy Butler and the Brokenhearted».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

21.09.2017 Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Nils Wogram Style Jazz

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Lukas Heuss sax, Christoph Grab sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Nils Fischer sax, Maurus Twerenbold tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Christian Mück tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Wolgang Häuptli tp, Daniel Baschnagel tp, Gregor Müller p, Theo Kapilidis g, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr, feat. Nils Wogram tb/comp/arr Description The cooperation between the ZJO and trombonist Nils Wogram who lives near Zurich has been long awaited. Wogram has long been recognised as one of the leading trombone players, and not only in Switzerland. His velvety, exquisitely smooth and versatile playing has impressed both critics and audiences alike for more than twenty years. The 44-year- old Wogram clearly has his roots in classic jazz, yet his horizon is broad: sometimes he plays Bebop, sometimes he drags jazz into a new millenium, then he leads another Big Band project. Or he takes on a Duke Ellington classic and transports it courageously yet respectfully into the modern age. With the Zurich Jazz Orchestra, Wogram plays own compositions and arrangements where he is the common denominator.

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich

29.03.2018 Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Thomas Gansch Style Jazz Subtitle «Don Ellis Reloaded»

Artists Steffen Schorn lead, Reto Anneler sax, Lukas Heuss sax, Christoph Grab sax, Thomas Lüthi sax, Nils Fischer sax, Patrick Ottiger tp, Wolfgang Häuptli tp, Bernhard Schoch tp, Daniel Schenker tp, Adrian Weber tb, René Mosele tb, Silvio Cadotsch tb, Don Randolph tb, Jan Schreiner tuba, Gregor Müller p, Theo Kapilidis g, Patrick Sommer b, Pius Baschnagel dr, Elmar Frey dr, feat. Thomas Gansch tp Description As a child, Don Ellis heard the march «76 Trombones» by a brass band and was so impressed by the sound of the trombone that he wrote it on his Christmas wish list. However, under the Christmas tree there lay a trumpet - the small Don had written the wrong name on the note. Nevertheless, he soon found that he liked his new, shiny instrument. Later, the workaholic experimented with elements of new music, uneven rhythms and unusual line-ups - and then several years after the Christmas surprise in fact began to play the trombone. Together with the «jack of all trades» trumpeter from Vienna, Thomas Gansch, came the idea for the program for this concert: the titles to be played should be like «Jesus Christ Superstar», «Hey Jude» and «French Connection», for which film score written in 1972, Don Ellis later won a Grammy in the category «Best Instrumental Arrangement».

Concert location: Jazz Club Moods, Schiffbauplatz, CH-8005 Zurich