Raphael Loher - Solo

Set 1. Raphael Loher Set 2. Ramón Oliveras Set 3. Belia Winnewisser Through the use of different materials and objects, the pianist Raphael Loher creates a wide spectrum of pulsating and shimmering sounds, radiating out of the piano&#x27;s resonance body. In doing so, he combines elements of ambient, minimal and experimental electronic music. With his meditative style of playing, he engages us in a captivating atmosphere filled with delicate nuances, subtle sonic transformations and illusive shifting patterns. Loher&#x27;s piano music offers us a musical experience that is both fascinating and deeply touching. Known for his work with groups such as KALI Trio or Baumschule, Loher will commence an evening of Rituals with a solo performance. Loher&#x27;s composition ‘Keemuun’ deals with hypnotising minimal patterns and invites the listener on a journey into their own inner world.

Ramón Oliveras - Solo

In January Ramón Oliveras released his solo album &quot;A Certain Darkness Is Needed to See the Stars&quot;, a solo percussion performance, which he will now celebrate with a release concert at Moods. Like Raphael Loher&#x27;s solo piece &quot;Keemuun&quot;, both pieces deal with hypnotizing minimal patterns and invite the listener on a journey into their own inner world. Olivera&#x27;s high-energy minimal piece revolves around the non-dualistic state of life/death and one&#x27;s own body as a kind of (dance) meditation by means of pulsating polyrhythms. It makes use of the full weight of the drums and moves musically between drum rituals, contemporary minimalism and techno rave. We are delighted to celebrate Loher and Olivera&#x27;s joint premiere at Moods.

Belia Winnewisser - Solo

Playful and curious, enigmatic and energetic, with a love of small details and grand gestures: Belia Winnewisser&#x27;s musical language is personal. Enjoying a piece of her music is like having a conversation with the Zurich musician, listening to an entire album is like a day spent together. Winnewisser finds a balance in collaboration, whether with the video artist Subrihanna, as a composer in projects for theater and radio plays or by passing on her skills in music production workshops for FLINTA* artists – here Winnewisser explicitly opens herself up to the experiences and ideas of others. Her first record Radikale Akzeptanz (2018, Präsens Editionen) was released after many years in various bands (Evje, Silver Firs, a=f/m) and studying music and media art at the Bern University of the Arts. After SODA (Präsens Editionen, 2021), her third album The Essence Of released in July 2024 on the Cologne label SPA – a search for the origin of the self in music, and ultimately an open self-portrait. In between, she released two rhythmically gripping EPs, Mother Earth Took Poison In Her Soil (Die Orakel, 2022) and Tid (with Luca Durán, Präsens Editionen, 2023), which draw on her experience as a club DJ. Her upcoming EP, Mirror, is on the horizon and set for release in April 2025.

Piano

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.

Guitar

Bass

Drum Kit

Dr.O.G.E

Flo Stoffner

Dave Gisler

&quot;Free improvisation at its best&quot; is what Swiss guitarist Flo Stoffner embodies in a unique way. His way of playing and deconstructing the guitar is unmistakable and unique and has been described as &quot;some kind of autopsy of the guitar sound&quot;. Solo or in collaboration with musicians such as John Butcher, Chris Corsano, Paul Lovens, Rudi Mahall, Albert Cirera and Hans Koch, but also with spoken word artist Anna Frey or with Anna &amp; Stoffner, he has become one of the outstanding figures of the European improvisation scene. Looking back as well as forward, he raises the banner of instant composing and proves again and again how alive, surprising and up-to-date the tradition of free improvisation is today.

Two musicians invent a new state of intoxication: no drugs, just drums, organ and electric guitar. Valeria Zangger, Dominik Blum and Dave Gisler leave times and styles behind when they create their music. Motifs, essences and quotations are taken from the pool of rock, pop and their own musical worlds and catapulted into new dimensions through improvisation. The result can be a cross between Pink Floyd and free jazz, or a noise prayer with Jimi Hendrix and Arnold Schoenberg. This trio was initiated by drummer Fredy Studer, who died unexpectedly in August 2022. Valeria Zangger is now on board, with a stylistic spectrum ranging from pop music to experimental and free improvisation. The interweaving of the most diverse musical hallucinations characterises the trio and is the chemical formula for their explosive fuel. What they have in common is the desire to create energetic sound processes inspired by the history of rock and jazz, which vibrate atmospherically in the free play of encounters and can grow into powerful vibrations.

E-Gitarre

Orgel

Jan Schlegel Solo

Roberto Domeniconi

Jan Schlegel is a real father figure among improvising electric bassists in this country. Originally successful in experimental rock, he slipped seamlessly into the experimental jazz scene around Urs Blöchlinger and into his &quot;Legfek Trio&quot; with Peter Landis. Today, he continues to amaze musicians with his wealth of ideas and ever-changing sounds, as well as his unerring sense of form and time. The electric bassist is an accomplished jack-of-all-trades in jazz and free improvisation, working with Gabriela Friedli, Co Streiff, Dieter Ulrich, Omri Ziegele and Dieter Ulrich, among others. Always in search of sound, he manipulates his bass with rocks, staples, and other objects - whether in composed music, improvisation, or somewhere in between.

Weber–Künzi–Domeniconi

Pianist Roberto Domeniconi is a sensitive, visionary inventor who opens up new horizons with every note. Together with Christian Weber on bass, whose multifaceted playing ties the form of the music together, and percussionist Emanuel Künzi, whose delicate agility and dancing groove bring the compositions to life, they complement each other to form a trio. Their music is an adventure, a story of friendship, tradition and discovery, deeply rooted in the history of jazz and pointing to the immediate future. Together they weave a sonic narrative that evokes both images and emotions, transporting their listeners into a pleasant weightlessness.

E-Bass

Le String Blö

... combine the fresh energy of the young guard with the experience and expertise of musicians who have been shaking up the scene for some time. The two bandleaders and composers Sebastian Strinning and Lino Blöchlinger met at the Lucerne School of Music and began their musical collaboration as a duo in 2015, soon joined by Roberto Domeniconi, Urban Lienert and Reto Eisenring. The result is a music of solid and transparent constructions, a mixture of avant-rock and jazz - music full of energy and enthusiasm. Their second album &quot;Panda Bounce&quot; has just been released in 2024. 

Tenorsaxophon

Altsaxophon

Baritone Saxophone

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Clits mit Sticks

11 Jahre GDS.FM - Afterparty hosted by Konsumkamine Kollektiv

If you only want to go to the after-party, you can pay the solidarity fee of 10 at the box office. The proceeds will be used to finance the construction of the new Konsumkamine bike for the Critical Mass. The Clits will be playing with sticks. The dynamic DJ duo from Zurich, consisting of Tsali and DJ Senn, have repeatedly been responsible for wild nights at Senderkeller, Kauz and the Am Bach Festival. Their music covers a wide spectrum from tech and breaks to fun edits, indie dance and wave. Box office only.

Disk Jockey

Anna Erhard

Hollabackshroom & Chrigi G. us Z.

11 Jahre GDS.FM - Warm Up

Two GDS resident DJs will be on the decks before and between the concerts: Hollabackshroom from Zurich played a wonderful summer set at the GDS roof terrace day last summer despite the rain. She will also be there for the anniversary. She only has vinyl in her luggage, but in various genres from psychadelic to hip hop, jazz, 50/60/70s, disco, rare grooves and ambient. Chrigi G. us Z. has been collecting music for a long time. Almost pathologically, actually. With GDS.FM, he has now found a way to make it accessible. He puts together daily playlists for the radio program and presents his favorites mixed in clubs and bars or at festivals.

Melting Steine

11 Jahre GDS.FM

Melting Steine are multi-instrumentalists and producers Martin Schenker and Luzius Schuler as well as keyboard player and bassist Dshamilja Kalt. Their nostalgic, warm instrumental music combines elements of jazz, bossa and psychedelic synthesizer music and sounds like the soundtrack to your dream island in the Mediterranean Sea. Their incomparable sound is created in a garage in the middle of Switzerland, where they record their compositions on an old Tascam tape machine with guitar, drum machines, flute and analog synthesizer. Lots of chorus, tape delay, vibrato, spring reverb and the warmth of analog recording technology give the music a psychedelic touch and you can hear the musical influences of the 60s and 70s. This is carefully crafted mood music that is sophisticated but has catchy melodies and unique sounds that have earworm potential.

Anna Erhard tackles the big issues with small words. With a trained eye and surgical precision, she dissects the thematic world of a thirtysomething and relentlessly presses where it hurts. On her recently released third album Botanical Garden, Erhard explores the boundaries between classic song structures and associative writing with sparkling imagination and a keen sense for everyday curiosities. While the music on Botanical Garden sounds somewhat more accessible than on Campsite, the lyrics also seem freer and more direct. Anna Erhard is larger than life - despite, or perhaps because of, her height of exactly 1.70 m. GDS.FM (Zurich&#x27;s radio against the current) is an independent and ad-free platform for music creators. We are committed to making local cultural diversity accessible on the radio. For ten years, we have been organizing our own concert series and club nights in various locations and broadcasting live from festivals and events of all kinds. Since October 2024 every now and then at Moods.

Vocals

Anouar Kaddour Chérif - El Mizan

jazzhane & Moods present

El Mizan, translated as &quot;the balance&quot; in Arabic, symbolizes equilibrium and harmony, evoking a fluidity in movement. Initiated by Algerian composer Anouar Kaddour Chérif, El Mizan explores &quot;Magh-rock,&quot; a psychedelic folk fusion of captivating rhythms infused with Algerian chaabi and experimental music. The lyrics, in Darija, a Maghreb dialect, celebrate freedom, the aspirations of new generations, and the melancholy of exile, all expressed with a musical fervor transcending borders. Through its debut album, &quot;Harba&quot; (&quot;the escape&quot;), El Mizan evokes popular memories and infectious rhythms, blending scales and ideals without concern for geographical boundaries, forging connections between the East and the West. Inspired by the diverse cultural mix of its members, El Mizan creates contemporary sounds, delivering a pronounced rock sound punctuated by elegant vocal harmonies. This unique cultural fusion radiates immense energy, celebrating the wisdom of the elders and the passionate dreams of new generations.

Warm Up & Afterparty with Mumbi Kameri

Swiss-Kenyan selecta Mumbi Kameri is a Zurich-based music collector, selector, and radio host and curator. A resident at Kasheme and the initiator of the newly founded Kasheme Radio, Mumbi is known for her eclectic sets, with roots in reggae, jazz, and percussive sounds. She likes to take her audience on a musical journey that is both soulful and surprising. Mumbi’s tasteful selections have taken her to cities and venues in Salerno, Istanbul, Dublin or Berlin. We’re happy to host her for the first time at jazzhane.

Mandolin

Composition

Clarinet

Percussion

Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Theo Bleckmann

Ed Partyka and Theo Bleckmann have worked together on several projects in Germany and Finland since 2007, and as Theo is the new jazz vocal teacher at the ZHDK, a collaboration with the ZJO was but a matter of time. Originally this was supposed to happen last season, but unfortunate circumstances made a postponement necessary. Ed Partyka will arrange Theo&#x27;s own compositions as well as a broad repertoire ranging from jazz standards to songs by Kate Bush for Theo&#x27;s unique voice and combine them with the many interesting instrumental textures and timbres of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra. A very special vocal jazz concert. Theo Bleckmann is a multiple GRAMMY®-nominated singer, composer and ECM recording artist who has recorded more than 17 albums and collaborated with artists such as Ambrose Akinmusire, Sheila Jordan, Kneebody, Ben Monder, John Hollenbeck, Phil Kline, David Lang, Ulysses Owens, Bang on a Can All-Stars and, most notably, Meredith Monk since 1994. Bleckmann was interviewed by Terry Gross on the NPR program Fresh Air and appeared on the David Letterman Show with Laurie Anderson. He consistently tops the DownBeat polls, and in his home country of Germany he was awarded the prestigious JAZZ ECHO by the German Phono Academy.

Leitung

Saxophon

Trumpet

Trombone

Bassposaune

Tuba

Flugelhorn

Hans Koch Solo

Hans Koch is a big name in independent and improvised music. Whether in ensembles such as the Barry Guy New Orchestra and the Ensemble d`Improvisateurs Européens, or as a soloist, complemented by electronics, samplings and computers, Hans Koch has made a name for himself as one of the most innovative improvising woodwind players in Europe. He has shared the stage with prominent musicians such as Cecil Taylor and Fred Frith, shaped the sound of the internationally renowned Koch-Schütz-Studer Trio and composed music for radio plays and films.

Der Grosse Bär

The story of the Big Bear began in the legendary Club &quot;Bazillus&quot; in 2011, from where it first moved to the &quot;Klubi&quot; and then to the &quot;Institute&quot;. At each location, the Big Bear organized a concert almost every month with the musicians of the Bär Kollektiv. In this way, the Big Bear has become a big institution, a big band, or rather an open cosmos that offers a refuge to many musicians from different backgrounds. Here, old hands meet young vixens, who can always learn from each other in both directions. Answers are found where the question has not yet been asked. This makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Bass Clarinet

James Carter Organ Trio

From moonlit ballads to funky workouts to the most cerebral post-bop, the Detroit-born saxophone master can seem to deliver all jazz history in a single set. Even when he appears on the verge of shattering his horn, overblowing rapid-fire lines to otherworldly effect, he&#x27;s evoking early jazz, jump blues, the avant-garde and other lessons residing inside his vast, scholarly knowledge of the music of the African-American experience.

Hammond organ

Mother's Finest

50 Years! Jubilee Tour 2023

The concert has been rescheduled to 28.01.2024 due to illness. There was a time when half the world danced to &quot;Baby Love,&quot; the hit by the legendary crossover band Mother&#x27;s Finest. In 1976 they released their first album; titles like &quot;Mickey&#x27;s Monkey&quot; or &quot;Dis Go Dis Way, Dis Go Dat Way&quot; have long since become classics and still fill all dance floors today. Their explosive mixture of jazz, R&amp;B, rock and funk sounds intoxicating, provocative and passionate. The key to this band&#x27;s success? Their live shows! And: They can rarely be experienced in an intimate setting like Moods.

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Streaming

Over 700 video-on-demand and 40 live streams per year from jazz, global, blues, funk, soul and rap await you. Curated with playlists and recommendations from our program team. In addition, 70% of the subscription revenue goes directly to the musicians. With a subscription you support the artists and this project.