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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 →

They had great songs, those singers, yesterday, at the beautiful club at Jazzcampus Basel.  Songs that stayed with me when I walked out into the night around midnight, after having Continue reading →

Sono molto felice di poter annunciare un concerto in Italia. Di tornare in Italia. Quel paese magico, mitico.  Domenica 8 novembre, ParmaJazz Frontiere Festival, Parma, Italia Susanne Abbuehl – Matthieu Continue reading →

Starting on August 16, our concert at the JazzOnze+ Festival in Lausanne will be broadcast on Mezzo.  I love the fact that you can choose from different dates and time Continue reading →