Patrick Sommer Quintet – Momentum

Patrick Sommer – Album Release

Bass, drums and three wind instruments – Patrick Sommer&#x27;s Quintet seeks momentum, a shared flow that allows the music to flourish and transcend compositional ideas. Patrick Sommer has assembled a group of strong personalities for his quintet. Together with drummer Pius Baschnagel, bassist Sommer forms a rhythm section that trusts each other blindly and has been shaping a wide variety of musical contexts for many years. Baritone saxophonist Charlotte Lang and trumpeter Bastien Rieser are two confident voices of the younger generation. Christoph Grab has been an influential tenor saxophonist on the Swiss jazz scene for three decades. Patrick Sommer&#x27;s compositions arise from his engagement with his various low-pitched instruments – double bass, bass guitar and the Moroccan guembri. In his bass universe, he creates moods, and explores his musical possibilities and experiences. The resulting pieces are relaxed and clear. The band deliberately avoids the constraints of rigid arrangements, allowing itself to unfold freely and independently – fresh, adventurous and intense.

Baritone Saxophone

Flute

Flugelhorn

Trumpet

Tenorsaxophon

Sopransaxophon

Altsaxophon

Kontrabass

Drum Kit

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam

The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam offers an important platform for the Swiss jazz jam scene. After the musical opening of the jam band, lively and exciting sound conversations begin between musicians who spontaneously meet on stage, reflecting the diversity of jazz in all its facets. The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam is supported by the non-profit association JazzBaragge. There is no presale for JazzBaragge, only box office.

Vocals

Guitar

Bass

Tomoki Sanders

Non-binary, music-crazy and at home in both Japanese and African-American culture. Tomoki Sanders is a free electron, eager to explore Great Black Music, urban music, electronic music and the avant-garde. Discovered at this year&#x27;s Winter JazzFest in New York, the 31-year-old talent is a promising artist for the future. Although Tomoki was born into music as the child of the legendary saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, they have made a name for themself. This is evident through their collaboration with the Kassa Overall supergroup over several years, as well as their joint performances with Moses Sumney, Ravi Coltrane and Maurice “Mobetta” Brown. Following these ventures, Tomoki Sanders produced the band&#x27;s debut album, set to be released on Impuls! in 2026. Building on the label&#x27;s rich history, it storms through the door reopened by Kamasi Washington and Shabaka Hutchings, showcasing all its fantastic personality.

Saxophon

Electronics

Keyboards

E-Bass

LINA_

Portugal: nova geração

Adalu, Moods and the Portuguese Consulate in Zurich present the “Lusosonic Festival” - an intimate festival with a strong musical presence. A powerful sound journey through contemporary lusophone music. The program brings together promising talents from Portugal, Cape Verde, Angola and Brazil and demonstrates the diversity and strength of the current musical landscape in the Lusophone world. An unmistakable, expressive voice and expansive music based on fado: this is &#x27;Fado Camões&#x27;, the album by Portuguese singer and composer LINA_. Fado Camões&#x27; is a unique composition based on the classic poetry of Portugal&#x27;s most famous historical poet, Luís Vaz de Camões. &quot;I became curious, I wanted to know more, beyond the &#x27;Lusíadas&#x27; or &#x27;Sonetos&#x27;&quot;, explains LINA_, &quot;and I discovered that his themes - change, childhood, love, heartbreak or the description of nature - fit into the context of fado and its metrics.&quot; The simple elegance of the recent past is still there, but now there is a new spaciality in which the voice stands out amidst the silence of guitar and violin. It&#x27;s about language, writing, poetry and the structure of Camões&#x27; poems, combined with the expression and &#x27;saudade&#x27; of fado.

Violin

Piano

Töbi Tobler & Patrick Sommer mit Reto Suhner

Patrick Sommer

Töbi Tobler, a veteran of the alternative Swiss folk music scene, has been collaborating with bassist Patrick Sommer for quite some time. Reto Suhner has just recently joined the duo, although he is otherwise based in jazz and improvisatory music. While Töbi Tobler sets the tone on his hammered dulcimer with waltzes, schottisches and polkas, unconventional instrumentation adds new colour filters to the overall sound. Patrick Sommer, for example, not only plays bass, but also the Moroccan guembri, and Reto Suhner adds saxophone, as well as clarinets and flutes of all kinds, including the xiao (Chinese flute), bansuri (bamboo flute) and duduk (Armenian flute made of apricot wood). With these many excursions, the pieces sparkle anew again and again, like crystals in a clear mountain lake.

Clarinet

Duduk

Hackbrett

Guembri

W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc)

WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) were the biggest rock band in Zambia in the 1970s and were at the forefront of a new genre known as zamrock. They fused influences ranging from the Rolling Stones to Black Sabbath to James Brown and mixed them with traditional African rhythms and songs. At the height of their popularity, the band often needed the police to keep fans at bay while their lead singer Jagari - whose name is an Africanization of Mick Jagger&#x27;s name - roughed up the crowd. As Zambia&#x27;s economy stagnated and the country suffered from the AIDS crisis, WITCH disbanded. Jagari, now the only surviving member of the original line-up, retreated to a life of quasi-anonymity as a university music professor before being wrongfully arrested in Zambia&#x27;s darkest hour. Now in his 60s and spending his time mining gemstones, WITCH didn&#x27;t receive much attention outside of their home country until 2012, when Now Again Records reissued their entire discography. Their last concert at Moods 2023 was certainly a highlight of the year and we are therefore delighted that the band is returning.

W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc) (duplicate)

DJ Voilà Tim

Warm Up & Afterparty

Tim Waller alias Voilà-Tim will play a fine mix of African tracks before and after the concerts.

Ludivine Issambourg feat. Brian Jackson

Spirit Music Society & Moods present

Ludivine Issambourg is one of the most famous French flutists, composers, and producers of the last 15 years. Her talent has won her the admiration of artists like Wax Taylor and Catherine Ringer. One reason for her popularity is her legendary album Outlaws, a celebrated tribute to Hubert Laws&#x27; jazz funk and his CTI years. At Moods, Issambourg will continue this story with her new work, Above the Law. She explores the influences of legendary flutists such as Jeremy Steig and Ronald Snijders, drawing inspiration from soul rare groove à la Gil Scott-Heron. The evening will be dedicated to Ludivine&#x27;s current vision of modern jazz. In addition to her own compositions, she will play select covers. For this performance, she has invited a special guest: Brian Jackson. The legendary pianist, flutist, and composer, who made music history with Gil Scott-Heron, will accompany Issambourg and her band at the Schiffbau.

DJ ATN

Etienne, aka DJ ATN is a respected musical Gourmet from Paris, having spread rare grooves and deep disco vibes all through the city&#x27;s best places. He became and is still resident DJ and booker at the world famous NEW MORNING jazz club. Besides, ATN is half of the Mochi Men duet, alongside with DJ producer Young Pulse, together providing DJ sets, remixes, edits, original productions and collaborations. In the meantime, ATN has been managing and developing the infatuous rising french funk band ECHOES OF, noticed as a powerful backing band for Kyoto Jazz Massive, and also known as JÉROBOAM, signed on Danilo Plessow SPACE GRAPES label.

Leitung

Trombone

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Peter Somuah Group

Peter Somuah is a gifted trumpeter who learned to play by listening endlessly to his trumpet heroes Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and Roy Hargrove. Somuah stands out with his warm and melancholic sound, as well as the rhythmic prowess reflecting his upbringing surrounded by the music styles native to West Africa. He touches his audiences and makes them groove. In 2021 Somuah won the Erasmus Jazz award for young jazz talent, and in 2022 he won the prestigious Edison Jazz Award with his debut album Outer Space. In June 2024, Somuah worked on a project with the WDR Big Band playing his own compositions, arranged and conducted by the musical cosmopolitan Michael Mossman. His latests album &quot;Highlife&quot; takes listeners on a vibrant journey through the rich musical heritage of Peter Somuah’s Ghanaian roots and the innovative world of jazz. Drawing from his early years playing highlife music in Accra, and blending it with influences from legends like Miles Davis, Somuah creates a unique sound that bridges generations. The album showcases a rich tapestry of instruments, from highlife’s signature rhythmic guitars and percussion to Somuah’s radiant trumpet, weaving a captivating dialogue between highlife and modern jazz. Recorded with vintage analogue equipment, Highlife captures the warmth and grit of 1960s highlife, while propelling the genre into new territories. This album is not only a celebration of Ghana’s musical legacy but also a statement of pride, addressing themes of colonialism and self-empowerment, inviting listeners to reflect and dance to the rhythms of both history and the future of jazz.

Percussion

Adrian Younge

Adalu & Moods present Something About April III - Tour

Adrian Younge is a visionary multi-instrumentalist, an Emmy Award-winning composer, and an advocate of analogue art. At his fully analogue studio, Linear Labs, in Los Angeles, he creates haunting works that bridge the gap between past and present. Adrian Younge is known for his groundbreaking album Something About April, which was sampled by Jay-Z, among others. He is now coming to Moods with the sequel, Something About April III, an album that he says is a dream come true: &quot;This is what I wanted to do when I created the first album in 2011. However, I lacked the musical knowledge and experience to create the sound buried deep in my soul.&quot; He is fascinated by Brazilian music, a genre he discovered late but has since become immersed in. This is clearly evident on his album São Paulo and is also reflected in Something About April III. Composed entirely in Portuguese, he manages to redefine music while preserving the analogue humanity in a digital world, achieving incomparable depth and authenticity.

Viola

Bob James Quartet

US composer and pianist Bob James has had an extremely varied career, full of fascinating twists and turns. The 85-year-old is sometimes referred to as a hip-hop icon because samples of his music have played an important role in the history of rap. Others regard him as the godfather of smooth jazz. Discovered by Quincy Jones in the &#x27;60s, the two-time Grammy Award winner made a name for himself in the &#x27;70s with his innovative sound on producer Creed Taylor&#x27;s CTI label. He fused jazz with classical and funk music. James&#x27;s music found a wider audience in 1978 when his track “Angela” was used as the theme tune for the popular US sitcom Taxi. James, who co-founded the popular smooth jazz group Fourplay, will demonstrate why he is known as the &quot;Godfather of Smooth Jazz&quot; when he performs with his quartet at Moods. Expect smooth, soulful and groovy music — in other words, expect excellence.

J'peux Tim

J&#x27;peux Tim, originally from Kosovo, is the co-founder and was co-owner of Kasheme Zürich and the founder of the Spirit Music Society music label. He has been spinning records in Switzerland and abroad for nearly a decade. Dance music, Jazz Fusion and Spiritual Jazz make his heart beat a tick faster.

Composition

Los Wembler's de Iquitos

Los Wembler&#x27;s de Iquitos are living legends of Cumbia Amazonica. Since the late 1960s, the five brothers from the Peruvian rainforest have been shaping the psychedelic chicha sound with electric guitar, driving percussion and influences from Colombia, Brazil and the USA. Songs such as Sonido Amazónico or La danza del Petrolero are considered style-defining and have been covered by bands such as Los Mirlos, Chicha Libre and Firewater. On their comeback tour, they are proving that their music has lost none of its energy.

Buzz (Boss Hi-Fi)

BUZZ needs no introduction. 16 Tons: fantastic records, beautiful furniture. Boss Hi-Fi: best reggae DJs He will play one of his fantastic cumbia sets after Los Wemblers. ¡Fuego!

Congas

Timbales

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.

Karriem Riggins & J. Rocc

Hip Hop Zoo & Moods present

These two US artists are something of a beacon in the hip-hop world. Their influence is felt far and wide, and they are hugely influential in the genre. Let&#x27;s start with Riggins, who also has an impressive career in jazz. For example, the drummer produced the rapper Common back in the &#x27;90s and has worked with renowned artists such as Erykah Badu, The Roots, J, Dilla,, Talib Kweli, Kaytranada and Madlib. He is also part of the Emmy Award-winning supergroup August Greene, alongside Common and Robert Glasper. J. Rocc is a turntable legend, one of the first DJs to play hip-hop in Southern California and the founder of the Beat Junkies. He also DJs for Madlib and was a member of Jaylib. The collaborative music of Karriem Riggins and J. Rocc sounds a bit like a classic beat tape, but is so much more. They span narratives across tracks and entire albums, giving the whole thing the character of a suite. Together, these two luminaries will guide the Moods ship safely through a stormy evening, navigating surging drum rolls, breaking beats and lightning-fast cuts. This concert will be standing.

Khaderbai

khaderbai is a beatmaker from Zurich blending soul, jazz, and funk samples with gritty drums and obscure sounds — all crafted in a nostalgic boom bap tradition. Active since the late 2000s, his sample-based productions have been released on various international compilations and solo projects. Since 2013, he&#x27;s also bringing his beats to stages across Europe.

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Carte Blanche

Patrick Sommer Quintet – Momentum

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam

Tomoki Sanders

LusoSonic Festival

LINA_

Carte Blanche

Töbi Tobler & Patrick Sommer mit Reto Suhner

W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc)

W.I.T.C.H. (We Intend To Cause Havoc) (duplicate)

DJ Voilà Tim

Ludivine Issambourg feat. Brian Jackson

DJ ATN

Peter Somuah Group

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam

Adrian Younge

Bob James Quartet

J'peux Tim

Los Wembler's de Iquitos

Buzz (Boss Hi-Fi)

K.O.S Crew Dancehall Mood

Karriem Riggins & J. Rocc

Khaderbai