Theo Croker

GRAMMY-nominated trumpeter, producer and composer Theo Croker is a storyteller who speaks through his trumpet - a creative who defies boundaries and makes himself heard through music. Gospel, blues, jazz, soul, funk: Theo Croker emphasises the historical musical similarities of all these genres and transforms them into a new, contemporary sound. On a meta-level, these trends are linked for him anyway in the positive creative power of love, which makes it possible to create new worlds of experience and realities against all odds. Theo Croker explains: &quot;&#x27;Love Quantum&#x27; is also a tribute to all the different levels of love that can exist - love for a friend, love for a partner, love for a parent, love for oneself and love for life. It&#x27;s about how powerful this energy is for us as humans.&quot; Returning to Moods after nearly 7 years, Croker will be joined by his quartet.

Trumpet

Vocals

Piano

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Keyboards

Bass

Drum Kit

Fergus McCreadie Trio

Album Release «Stream»

Fergus McCreadie is one of the most exciting jazz pianists on the world stage today. With a unique blend of Jazz and Scottish folk inspired by his country’s sublime landscapes, his music captures the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide, with an appeal that extends far beyond the constraints of genre. The Mercury Prize winner has an innate depth, flair and natural expression that communicates beyond his years. His ability to transition from a full flowing, radiant pulse-wash of sound to a tranquil stillness in a moment is simply breathtaking. Whilst his music is built on the folk traditions he grew up with, it’s the versatility of rhythm and colour from the most delicate shades to the highest energy that is most captivating. Fergus is also a 2022-24 BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist - the only non-classical artist in the current cohort. After having performed at Kultur Lokal Rank in early 2023, he is back in town with his new album «Stream».

Martin Lechner & Band

Album Release «Another Step»

After his tribute to Nat King Cole&#x27;s album &quot;Gentlemen are hard to find&quot; and &quot;Somethin&#x27; Old &amp; Somethin&#x27; New - Somethin&#x27; Else&quot;, Martin Lechenr&#x27;s third album follows: &quot;Another Step&quot;. He and his band interpret jazz classics, present their own compositions and breathe the spirit of the 50s into modern songs. Lechner&#x27;s songs, sung in the warm timbre of his voice, get under your skin – comfortably embedded in the sound of a strong, closely-knit band made up of some of the best-known names on the Swiss jazz scene.

Saxophon

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.

Jembaa Groove

Rich in ancestral flows from Accra, to Berlin and London, powered by deep, conga led rhythms and seductive warm horn riffs come Jembaa Groove, whose new album Ye Ankasa | We Ourselves and newly rendered sound, reminds us that jazz, in its contemporary, soulful form is not just a London ‘ting’. Highlife is Ghana’s colourful national tradition and is at the heart of Berlin based, Jembaa Groove’s groove. And this newly crafted follow-up to their debut album from 2022, goes even further in provoking new perceptions of jazz and soul music, helped by young and senior blood from Ghana and its diaspora. Before and after the concert DJs J&#x27;Peux Tim and Voilà Tim will be presenting African records from their extensive collections.

Percussion

Guitar

Traktorkestar

The heart and head tearing brass band from Bern. High-speed disco grooves, fanfarous siren turbo, bloodshot heartache ballads, sky-high jubilant melodies of homesickness, always rumbleing and as hot as fire! For some, the performance culminates in a dance frenzy, for others, too. For a decade and a half now, Traktorkestar has not only been combining its own music with that of the Balkans, but has also been building bridges between city and country, between tradition and modernity, in other words: between tractor and orchestra! In their luggage they will have their brand new sixth album &quot;Möwe auf Tuba, schwimmend&quot;, which will be released on 26.01.2024.

Balkan Afterparti

Global Beats way beyond the Balkan borders: 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.

Horn

Trombone

Sousaphon

Snare Drum

Bass Drum

Rodrigo Botter Maio & Jazz via Brasil Group

(Rodrigo Botter Maio, Bernhard Bamert, Gregor Müller, Eduardo Dudu Penz, Florian Reichle)

When Rodrigo Botter Maio came to Zurich in 1991, he already had the Jazz via Brasil Group with him, albeit as a formation with musicians from Italy, Boston and Austria. The band, which was re-formed in Switzerland with local musicians, has since become a veritable institution for the finest Brazilian jazz. Since their first CD &quot;Be Bop Brasileiro&quot; (1993), all ten albums have been released by Moods, the latest &quot;Eu RO Pa&quot; being released in December 2019. This year&#x27;s concert celebrates the long history of the Jazz via Brasil Group with the hits from all their previous albums and their unmistakable Brazilian swing.

Composition

Flute

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.

Marc Méan Fields

Album Release «Mist»

A sparkling, deep meditation by a smouldering fire: this is how to describe the state of mind that comes from listening to the new album &quot;Mist&quot; by Marc Méan&#x27;s Trio Field. Méan&#x27;s music lives and breathes out of silence, drawing us into a magical world of sound that is hard to resist. Sometimes it is massive, sometimes brittle, sometimes dark and dissonant, sometimes touchingly romantic. Méan deliberately brought the pieces for the album to rehearsals unfinished, allowing his fellow musicians Patrice Moret (double bass) and Paul Amereller (drums) to actively participate in the compositional process, with the result that the songs now lie almost organically on the trio.

Avishai Cohen & Abraham Rodriguez Jr.

Banda Iroko

In Yoruba tales, the Iroko is a tricky symbol – a troll inhabiting the top branches of a tree called “the throne of god,” guarded against lest he come to earth, be seen and drive men mad. But don&#x27;t worry: This Iroko here brings tunefulness, groove and warmth. Bassist and vocalist Avishai Cohen and conguero singer Abraham Rodriguez Jr. present their first joint Latin jazz project with Banda Iroko. They have brought in reinforcements from Cuba, Argentina, Spain and Puerto Rico. And not just any reinforcements: Iroko consists exclusively of experts in their respective instrumental field, including Virginia Alves, a young singer who is strongly supported by Cohen. As usual, there will be seats in the gallery for this concert. This will leave the club area free for dancing!

Congas

Flugelhorn

Adi Oasis

Hailing from the French Caribbean and living in Brooklyn, Adi Oasis is currently taking the music world by storm. Since launching her solo career in 2018, she has performed with Anderson .Paak, Gregory Porter, JUNGLE, Masego, Thundercat, appeared at festivals such as the Newport Jazz Fest, Love Supreme or Montreux Jazz Festival and the stream of rave reviews just won&#x27;t dry up. On her debut album &quot;Lotus Glow&quot;, released in 2023, Adi Oasis combines her retro-futuristic signature sound, her soaring voice and her spectacular bass playing to create a very personal and political work that particularly reflects the reality of her life as a Black female immigrant in America. &quot;Lotus Glow represents the flower I&#x27;ve blossomed into, the artist I&#x27;ve worked on becoming all my life. The glow is where I am going next. It&#x27;s my destiny.&quot;

Hollabackshroom

Warm-Up & Afterparty

Exclusively vinyl - funk, disco, jazz, country, rock and everything in between.  From Zurich, works in Zurich&#x27;s nightlife.

GINA ÉTÉ

Marlena Käthe

«Be Our Guest» Doppelkonzert mit Streichtrio

Marlena Käthe and GINA ÉTÉ are two idiosyncratic musicians from Berlin and Zurich who share a past in Cologne. Now they are touring together while even sharing a string trio. Marlena Käthe spins beguiling dark folk with mystical melodies, lyrics and booming bass. Raised in Berlin as the daughter of a theatre family, she spent her childhood touring Europe. Between school and travelling, she started writing and making music. She captures everything in her lyrics: excesses, fears, losses. So, if you already like Agnes Obel, Massive Attack or Björk, Marlena Käthe will enchant you too.

Breathtaking intimacy, political awareness and music that is complex, surprising and dense. The music of Gina Été from Zurich combines artistic pop music with strong statements. The trained viola player sings in German, Swiss German, English, French, sometimes acoustically, sometimes electronically, alone and with her band, sometimes rhythmically intricate, sometimes jazzy, complexly arranged, but still going straight to the heart, settling in the head and ears.

Viola

Synthesizer

Electronics

Violin

Cello

L'Éclair

L’Eclair is a cosmic instrumental six piece from Geneva, Switzerland. Their origins can be traced back to 2015 when, while studying in London, keyboardist Sebastien Bui and guitarist Stefan Lilov recorded several demos together in their hotel room. Hearing something special in this batch of songs, they returned to Geneva and enlisted Yavor Lilov (drums), Alain Sandri (percussion, keyboard), Quentin Pilet (percussion) and Elie Ghersinu (bass) to flesh out these ideas into a full fledged band. The relentless grooves, classic tones and silky smooth melodies were instantly present, and L’Eclair was born.

Toprak DJ

Afterparty

Harun aka Toprak DJ aka LowNoiz is a longtime music producer, live act, radio host and DJ from Baden. His fascination for disco, house and everything that grooves started at a young age and he couldn&#x27;t tear himself away from the groove... Since then, he has been playing vinyl in the Zurich / Baden region and also adds his own tracks to the mixes. LowNoiz also organizes monthly live shows with the Vinylirium crew on Kanal K.

Julian Lage

Grammy-nominated US jazz guitarist Julian Lage is an exceptional talent: he began playing with musicians such as Carlos Santana, Pat Metheny, Kenny Werner, Toots Thielemans and Gary Burton at the age of eight, captivating audiences with his impressive technical skill and emotional depth. Together with his brilliant and well-rehearsed trio, consisting of bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King, Julian Lage Moods presents his latest records: his second Blue Note long-player &quot;View with a Room&quot; (2022) and the accompanying EP &quot;Layers&quot; (2023). The latter was even nominated for a Grammy in 2024. Always scouring American music history, Julian Lage always keeps an eye out for new trends and creates music with fresh melodies and his unmistakable precision.

Nina Reiter MetaLogue

Album Release «evolving»

The newly formed 10-piece ensemble MetaLogue, led by singer Nina Reiter, is reviving the music of Lucerne composer Mani Planzer, who died in 1997 and was almost forgotten. As a musician, composer, organist, teacher, choirmaster and big band leader, Planzer had a decisive influence on the cultural landscape of Central Switzerland. He was awarded the Lucerne City Prize for Art and Culture in 1981 and the Lucerne Living Space Prize posthumously in 1998. The band name &quot;MetaLogue&quot; refers to Planzer&#x27;s penchant for wordplay and symbolises the symbiosis of the various elements that come together in this project. On the one hand, it is the young musicians who bring Planzer&#x27;s music into the light of the present and allow the audience to participate in a musical dialogue that takes place far away from the mainstream. On the other hand, it is the lyrics of singer Nina Reiter, who picks up on Planzer&#x27;s pioneering spirit in the synthesis of jazz and poetry, thus creating a meta-level to the previously instrumental compositions. On the occasion of the upcoming anniversary – Planzer would have celebrated his 85th birthday in 2024 – the Mani Planzer Big Band and the MorschAchBlasorCHester will pay tribute to the musical bridge-builder, trailblazer and pioneer with works arranged by Nina Reiter.

Arrangement

Clarinet

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