K.O.S Crew Dancehall Mood

Party

Dancehall Mood is the monthly reggae and dancehall party at Moods. Like on every first Saturday of the month, the K.O.S crew will make the Moods club cooking with hot riddims. This promises an evening full of dancehall hits and reggae rarities, perfectly tuned to the respective audience and immaculately presented by the K.O.S crew and their guest.

Marie Krüttli & Ensemble

For the currents festival, Marie Krüttli presents new music as a ritual of becoming. The lyrics evoke feminine power through ancient goddesses — Amaterasu, Isis, Athena — luminous, wise, maternal, brave and fiercely protective figures of transformation. These presences mirror a journey of self-growth and love, deeply rooted in nature and its cycles. Musically, the work draws on the forward-looking sensuality and groove of Bilal’s recent creations and on Baudelaire’s poetry as set to music by Debussy, alongside the refined colors of Poulenc and Ibert. The music unfolds as an intimate, expansive soundscape where myth, care, and strength resonate.

Zola Jesus & Ensemble

Nika Roza Danilova has summoned electronic goth incantations as Zola Jesus (us) since 2006. She’s endlessly tinkered with her sound as a sonic auteur, and explored the inner workings of her soul by engaging with art pop, classical, and brutally industrial cold wave. For her currents festival appearance, Zola Jesus is joined by musical polymath Louise Woodward and an all-star cast of Zürich classical musicians, including the acclaimed Galatea Quartet, for a new hypnotic, tidal piece for voice, string quintet and French horn.

Flute

Saxophon

Guitar

Composition

Keyboards

Vocals

E-Bass

Drum Kit

Tim & Puma Mimi für Familien

Tim &amp; Puma Mimi are back! The Swiss-Japanese electro duo, known for their techno cucumber, toothpaste flute and Skype concerts, recently even made it into the Hollywood film Ghost in the Shell. After seven years of absence aka raising children aka training interns, another baby is now here: an album with twelve tracks: &quot;More or Less Tim &amp; Puma Mimi&quot;. The play with addition and subtraction runs through the entire album. Many new signature sounds appear: a pocket operator synthesizer that looks like a pocket calculator and sounds like a Gameboy. A vocoder that opened up new possibilities for Mimi&#x27;s unique vocals. Or the KoTaMo, a mix of koto, tambura and monochord - three cultures, three bodies of sound, one instrument. What is striking about the new songs is the (supposed) lack of beats and the even stronger incorporation of Japanese music elements via flute melodies, crickets or folk songs (Aka Tombo, Ryushi), while the unique Tim &amp; Puma-Mimi quirkiness remains at all levels. - Duration of the concert 50-65 minutes - Kids of all ages are welcome. - We will keep the volume at a reasonable level, but we do recommend hearing protection for the little ones. - Children under the age of 12 can attend the concert free of charge, but we ask that they reserve a free ticket. - Teenagers between the ages of 12 and 16 pay half price. - Can&#x27;t afford a ticket? Send us an email at info@moods.ch.

Kotamo

Electronics

Gurke

Zahnpasta

Teil-Absage Kalem Ensemble

Kultur Shock & Moods present

Unfortunately, Stefan Ilić, singer and violinist with the Kalem Ensemble, was refused entry at customs. Fortunately, Dušan Popović Lipovac, guitarist with the Kalem Ensemble, has agreed to play a solo set, and DJ Mario Peric will be spinning records before and after the concert. Valid tickets can be refunded in full or for a desired partial amount, e.g. 50%. To do so, please send an email to info@moods.ch. As we would still like to pay both musicians their fees, and expenses such as flights and hotels also need to be covered, we would be grateful for any solidarity contributions. We deeply regret this incident and apologize for the inconvenience.

Mario Peric

Warm Up & Afterparti

After the quiet, seated concert, you can round off the evening at the bar. Global beats are served far beyond the borders of the Balkans. With the legendary concert and party series Kultur Shock, Mario Peric is one of the pioneers of the Balkan scene as an organizer, DJ and producer. He has been thrilling audiences for many years with his varied, explosive and crazy sounds. His musical spectrum cannot be pinned down to one direction. The main thing is that it fits!

Violin

Laura & Luzius Schuler: Mandà in Lunga

It is music of crystalline beauty, equally natural spectacle and document of a most intimate musical interaction. In the autumn and winter of 2023, Laura and Luzius Schuler travel to Val Poschiavo to listen to alpine tales. Here, siblings Laura and Luzius are confronted with the rugged mountain world and a landscape in a state of flux. In the face of this scenery, voice and instruments become mist and shadow. They pulse like the rock that surrounds them. The organ is no longer a monolith, but flexible, malleable, capable of singing, while the bow plays the wind, the light, the water. This music resembles the brushstroke of the sun, which brings the stone to life, painting it through the clouds. Recorded in the reformed church of Poschiavo, with Luzius on the church organ and Laura on violin and vocals, their album &quot;Mandà in Lunga&quot; (Ronin Rhythm Records, 2025) was recorded over in just two sessions. As if in a state of suspension we find improvised confrontations with the surrounding environment and with nature, somewhere between acoustic ambient and experimental sound art. Concert location: ZHdK, Konzertsaal 2 (Orgelsaal), 7.K12, Pfingstweidstrasse 96, 8005 Zürich

Orgel

Fred Wesley Generations Trio

Fred Wesley wrote funk history alongside James Brown and George Clinton, serving as one of the genre&#x27;s architects. Now, he is starting a new chapter that connects him with his jazz roots and an exciting future: Generations. Generations is a versatile trio featuring Wesley on trombone, Leonardo Corradi on organ, and Tony Match on drums. The three musicians originally came together to pay tribute to legendary organist Jimmy Smith&#x27;s soulful jazz — and immediately found a musical chemistry that has kept them performing together to this day. However, the trio doesn&#x27;t limit itself to jazz. They groove through rap, soul, and funk together, creating a sound that is as versatile as it is rousing. Together, they elevate their groove and bring the rhythm to life.

Cavaliere Spruzzi (Monorecords)

Warm Up & Hang Out 

The man for funk in Zurich for 4 decades. Who doesn&#x27;t remember the legendary Cool Mondays? Smoky afternoons in THE record store in Zurich on Froschaugasse? Or the Real Funk for Real People series at Moods? Cavaliere Spruzzi is back! You better put on your dancing shoes!

Trombone

Hammond organ

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam

25 YEARS VINTAGE JAM BAND

The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam offers an important platform for the Swiss jazz jam scene. After the musical opening of the jam band, lively and exciting sound conversations begin between musicians who spontaneously meet on stage, reflecting the diversity of jazz in all its facets. The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam is supported by the non-profit association JazzBaragge. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam, the association is hiring a jam band every month, at least one of whose members played in the original line-up. 25 years later – a retrospective! There is no presale for JazzBaragge, only box office.

Piano

Bass

«Zugzwang» (Uraufführung)

Tomas Korber, Christian Kobi, Tobias Gerber, Karolina Öhman, Tamriko Kordzaia, Christian Wolfarth

Decisions must be made within a network of feedback loops whose course is only partially predictable, acting under conditions of limited control. Zugzwang is an electroacoustic ensemble composition by Tomas Korber, created as part of the City of Zurich&#x27;s 2025 Work Year programme. The ensemble combines acoustic instruments with a network of microphones, software, and feedback loops. The result is music with extreme registers and strong dynamic contrasts, characterised by an archaic, raw sound. The repetitive and process-oriented nature of the music causes listeners and musicians to enter a trance-like state in which time seems to stretch infinitely. Thus, Zugzwang examines the interplay between individual decision-making, collective processes, and the momentum of an unstable system. For twenty years, the Swiss-Georgian festival Close Encounters has promoted encounters and collaborations, providing spaces for experimentation and reflection. It facilitates intensive exchange between participating musicians, transcending geographical distances, scenes and styles. In both Switzerland and Georgia, Close Encounters continues to break down institutional, stylistic and scene-related boundaries, connecting a diverse range of audiences.

«Homo Freq»

An Experimental Electroacoustic Opera

Homo Freq: An Experimental Electroacoustic Opera is more than just a mini opera. It is a platform for experimentation, a space in which opera, the old and immovable monster, is translated and reimagined. Created in collaboration with Nasi Chavchavadze and Lisa Kereselidze, who like Tiko have their roots in classical music, the project is the brainchild of Georgian musician Tiko Gogoberidze. In Homo Freq, their background meets experimental practice, resulting in an experimental electroacoustic opera. The means employed range from live electronics and classical singing to free improvisation and experimental approaches, with a constantly changing libretto depending on the performers, their voices, and their perspectives. This evening, the young Zurich-based composer and musician Felix Friedrich will be joining them. Tiko Gogoberidze belongs to the next generation of the Georgian electronic and club scene. Her music ranges from technoid club music and noisy experimental projects to pop and music theatre. Her work is characterised by her openness in moving between different musical fields while always maintaining her own unique style. Not only is Tiko Gogoberidze an accomplished electronic musician, she is also a classically trained singer.

Sampler

Cello

Meshell Ndegeocello

The concert is completely sold out. There will be no box office sales. Meshell Ndegeocello has survived the best and worst of what a career in music has to offer. She eschewed genre for originality, celebrity for longevity, and musical trends for musical truths. Fans have come to expect the unexpected and follow her on sojourns into soul, R&amp;B, jazz, hip-hop, rock, all bound by the search for love, justice, respect, and resolution. Those sonic investigations have defied and redefined the expectations for women and queer artists for over 30 years and she remains one of few persons who write the music, sing the songs, and lead the band. A bass player above all else, Meshell brings her warm, fat, and melodic groove to everything she does and is often seen as the pioneer of the so-called Neo Soul movement alongside The Soulquarians or Maxwell. Following her acclaimed Blue Note debut in 2023 with &quot;The Omnichord Real Book&quot;, Meshell returns with &quot;No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin&quot;, released in Summer 2024.

Leslie

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Bloco Adalu

Adalu & Moods present: Adalu Carnaval

Tropikaos - Carnaval Adalu invites you on a journey through the sounds, sights and culture of Brazilian carnival, where people revel in colorful, harmonious chaos at the world&#x27;s biggest street parties. The city of Zurich loves Brazilian rhythms, which is why we have brought together percussion groups to perform at the same tempo. Led by the talented musician Juninho Ibituruna, these groups will open our carnival party in the foyer of the Schiffbau. Similar to a traditional “Bloco de Rua,” we are bringing together the groups Borumbaia, Zurich School of Samba, and Pandeiro LX.

Coletivo Gira

Women unite their voices, their instruments and their love of samba in a performance that revives the great samba classics, but also presents the samba of the new generation, always highlighting the work of other women, whether as composers or performers. The focus of the concert is on samba and other Afro-Brazilian rhythms from the Samba de Terreiro. The sound of the hand drums (ilú and conga) is present in most of the arrangements, giving them an original sound identity without forgetting the roots. The group is made up of multi-instrumentalists from different parts of Brazil and the world, who bring their idiosyncrasies and influences, resulting in a unique performance full of power but also lightness, without neglecting the activism and resistance of women who are still fighting for greater representation in samba.

Banda Tropikaos

The band Tropikaos, put together by the Adalu association, has set itself the goal of presenting the best sound of Brazilian carnival. With their energetic performance, they take the audience on a musical journey through the whole of Brazil - from north to south, from old classics to modern hits. rWith their energetic performance, the talented musicians fascinate the audience and ignite an irresistible groove that entices you to dance. rThe band Tropikaos is more than just a band, they are an artistic experience that enchants the senses and ignites pure joie de vivre.

Miss Trópica

Adalu Carnaval

Cris Trópica Indian from Rio de Janeiro, has set herself the goal of spreading the extensive Brazilian music culture, with all its roots and influences, in Europe. In her project BelezaPuraSomSistema, she regularly collaborates with DJs from home and abroad who share her passion for Brazilian music. She will end the party with hot brazil beats.

Palko!Muski

20 Years of Palko! and still dirty

Somewhere between Kharkiv and Porto, Malmö and Napoli, in a filthy rehearsal room with lots of booze and tears, a couple of guys who had just broken up a band receive a visit from Palko! Palko! was a traveler, a vision that inspired the founding members from then on. Palko! loved the music passed down by word of mouth and the freedom and melancholy of the Cossacks. The loud and pounding beat was his best friend and constantly drove him to dance. The band mixed the substance of this genius with rock and punk, and over the years this unique mix grew into over 100 songs. There is probably no human constitution that is not experienced at and during a Palko!Muski concert: glasses are thrown against the wall, bodily fluids are exchanged; ecstasy and catharsis are lived out. Knocked-out teeth, tears of joy, euphoria to anger, despair and hope, a rush of emotions in a frenzy. Couples come together and separate, children are conceived and born.

DJ Emina

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

Accordion

Percussion

Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Karin Meier

Karin Meier returns to continue her many years of great collaboration with the Zurich Jazz Orchestra. In addition to Karin&#x27;s own compositions, the program will also include new interpretations of jazz standards and pop classics, all arranged for the ZJO by Ed Partyka. The orchestra will perform with an expanded line-up, including French horn, tuba and a whole range of woodwind instruments to give the music additional textures and timbres. The orchestra will also play instrumental music by Ed Partyka, including the continuation and further development of the composition written for the orchestra&#x27;s 30th anniversary. The first movement of the work, There Will Be Another You, was premiered on October 2, and the piece will continue to evolve and grow until May 2026. As always, both the instrumental and vocal arrangements will be performed by the Zurich Jazz Orchestra&#x27;s outstanding soloists.

Leitung

Altsaxophon

Tenorsaxophon

Baritone Saxophone

Trumpet

Horn (Cornet)

Bassposaune

Flugelhorn

Tuba

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