Thrilled to be part of Schloss Elmau’s concert series EUROPEAN VOICES this Thursday, which gives me a chance to play with great Norwegian drummer Per Oddvar Johansen again. I met Continue reading
Even though I’ve listened to instrumental music may be more than I’ve listened to singers, I’ve listened to singers a lot. And I love listening to many different singers, like the ones Continue reading
Happy that our submission for the Rhythm Changes conference “Jazz Utopia” was selected for presentation. The Rhythm Changes conference is a four-day multi-disciplinary conference held at the Birmingham City University Continue reading
It’s grey here and rain keeps falling. But it sure is the perfect weather for listening. Sarah Buechi’s brand new release Shadow Garden just got in, and when I read today’s NZZ, there Continue reading
I’m visiting the MaMA (Marché des musiques actuelles) in Paris until Saturday. I am not here as an artist, but as a member of the foundation board of Fondation SUISA who is, along with Swiss Music Continue reading
It arrived on my doorstep earlier today, and it fits the season so very well: Christof May’s freshly released CD Deeper Green. It’s fall now, and it is darkening around here. Continue reading
Yesterday, I took my class at the HEMU to attend Kurt Rosenwinkel’s masterclass at the Montreux Jazz Academy. In a dreamlike setting, the students get to work with some oft Continue reading
Heute eingetroffen, die horen, deutsche Zeitschrift für Literatur, Kunst und Kritik. Band 259. Sonne, Mond und Sterne. Von Literatur und Musik. Mein Beitrag Klang, Rhythmus, Tanz: Komponieren für Gedichte inmitten von weiteren Beiträgen zu den Continue reading
Many years ago, I set to music a poem by Robert Frost, called Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening. I really loved this poem, the flow of lines, and in particular Continue reading
Jimmy Giuffre is a great example of a musician’s musician – one that is loved by fellow musicians and revered by generations to follow. What I love so much about him: his phrasing, his tone, Continue reading