Zurich Jazz Orchestra Funk Night

Joseph Bowie’s Big Band Funk - The Legendary Music of Defunkt

Joseph Bowie is the brother of the big band musician Byron Bowie and the co-founder of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Lester Bowie. Joe himself founded the punk-funk-jazz group Defunkt in 1978. The band released several genre-bending albums in the 1980s, and their music has been called one of the most adventurous sounds of the last quarter of the 20th century. Over the past 20 years, Joe Bowie has also worked to adapt this music for big band. One of the arrangers Joe has worked with since 2011 is Ed Partyka. The ZJO is looking forward to an energetic evening of danceable hits from the long history of Defunkt.

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Velvet Rage

B.U.T.C.H.E.S. & F.A.G.S. and Moods present: 

And then you come to Velvet Rage. We charge the energies of a party night with concert and performance. A significant part of European club culture has emerged from the LGBTIQ community. The queer community offers a whole spectrum of artistic creation that belongs on the stages of this world. Nights you&#x27;ll want more of. Especially on December 1! Since 1988, we have celebrated World AIDS Day on this date, in memory of those who have died and to strengthen the rights of people living with HIV. You have the opportunity to make a donation to TSEF on the evening itself. Velvet Rage is a series of events organized by the queer collective B.U.T.C.H.E.S. &amp; F.A.G.S. and the music club Moods Zurich. The afterparty is included in the advance ticket. Party tickets after midnight only available at the box office and limited.

Klamydia von Karma

Hosting

The evening will be hosted by the French-Tunisian drag creature Klamydia from Karma. Born into the Swedish underground scene, Klamydia fearlessly challenges gender norms: &quot;If you have a Bad Karma here is Klamydia!&quot;

House of B. Poderosa

The House of B. Poderosa is a collective led by BIPOC and trans artists. To this day, the community is affected by violence, discrimination and HIV and has developed creative ways to face adversity with art and solidarity: Tropikahl and Helio B. Poderosa will bring the perspectives of trans people to the stage for World AIDS Day.

Andrea Di Giovanni

Andrea&#x27;s liberation was singing. His music is rooted in pop, inspired by MØ, Rihanna, Beyoncé &amp; Sam Smith, and mixes with EDM and electro on stage. The Italian singer is now all over Europe on club and Pride stages and now finally in Switzerland!

Power Puff

Power Puff use air, floor and pole to defy gravity. Suspended from the ceiling, they whirl through the chaos, defying the laws of time and space: «Spin with us, little fire devils! Spin with us!»

LUKA & DASHA

Afterparty

LUKA&#x27;s music consists of cross-genre energetic vibes: EDM, tribal/trance, 90s Eurodance, house to breaks, disco and hidden gems from the Balkans. DASHA brings back nostalgic memories with a range of genres from classic house, Eurodance and trance to melodic techno and electrifying pop bangers, making every hip swing.

Crossing Bosporus

Alex Wilson, Heiri Känzig, Burhan Öçal

In this trio, cultural idiosyncrasies and cosmopolitanism come together with great skill and inspiration: Burhan Öçal&#x27;s Turkish rhythms combine with the melodic, poetic jazz of Europe and the powerful pulsating beat of London&#x27;s cultural melting pot of Heiri Känzig and Alex Wilson. Three extraordinary musicians have found each other! Courageous, full of relish and with joy in experimenting, they explore boundaries and create something new. Inspiration, improvisation and creation from three cultures meet and lead to a unique music and listening experience. Music becomes a world language!

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Percussion

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.

MKZ Förderpreis Pop/Rock/Jazz Finale

MKZ Förderpreis Pop/Rock/Jazz: Final 2023 Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich (MKZ) is organizing the Förderpreis Pop/Rock/Jazz for the eighth time this year. Every year, the best students and bands in this field, i.e. the cats and cracks of tomorrow, qualify for the final competition. The finalists in the solo category are accompanied by a first-class combo consisting of MKZ teachers. The following Acts will perform on Stage: Finalists Category Solo: -	Luke Brimelow (Gitar) -	Iva Wyssbrod (Vocals, Piano) -	Ambraze aka Anaïs Nowik (Vocals, Piano) -	Milos Kressig (Gitar) Finalists Category Band: -	Gian Rungger Quartett (Jazz) -	2mirages (Pop/Soul) -	Almost Friends (Pop) Pre-College Band Jazz Pre-College Band Pop

The Astral Body

Domi Chansorn

Domi Chansorn, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and dedicated jack-of-all-trades, released a long-awaited album in April 2022. He worked on it for ten years, completely on his own. But now he wants to put an end to being alone. The 14-piece band, made up of the crème de la crème of the Swiss music scene, is now releasing a decade of concentrated energy at a few select venues. The Astral Body celebrates the love of friendship, community and diversity on stage, where Domi&#x27;s musical cosmos serves as a common denominator. Rehearsals during the day, performances in the evening - Domi Chansorn&#x27;s Carte Blanche includes two unique concerts. Experience both concert evenings with the 2-day pass for CHF 40:

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Flugelhorn

Synthesizer

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.

tipping point feat. Joy Frempong and Acda Gabrielle Diop

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In the climate debate, a tipping point occurs when a previously straightforward and unambiguous development is abruptly interrupted, changes direction or accelerates sharply due to certain feedbacks. Since the turn of the millennium, climate research has been pointing out that climate change is not only developing linearly, but that abrupt turning points and irreversible changes of global significance can occur. With the project tipping point, bass clarinettist, composer and electronic tinkerer Jan Galega Brönnimann and video artist Samuel Radvila (Optickle) venture an audio visual approach to this topic. The project is conceived in such a way that its outcome is open and can abruptly take a completely new and unexpected direction through the interaction of sound and image. Compiled visual and audio material on the climate risk index will be reinterpreted; existing composition modules will be approached anew each time as a live remix. Nobody knows the exact course and dramaturgy of the performance in advance. Just as the development of the climate cannot be predicted, the course of the performance will not be fixed. For the concert at Moods, two guest musicians will complete the line-up: Joy Frempong (OY) is an exceptional singer with a strong background in electronica, urban music and improvisation and a very unique approach to electronic music. Aida Gabrielle Diop (L&#x27;Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp) is a French-Senegalese percussionist as well as drummer, active in various formations from fusion to contemporary music. Her influences range from Latin America, Africa and Europe.

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Electronics

Visuals

Mayer’s Indo-Jazz Fusion Trio

Moods & Spirit Music Society present

Continuing the legacy of John Mayer’s ground-breaking band, Jonathan Mayer brings together John Mayer’s ex-student Steve Tromans and the renowned tabla player/percussionist Denis Kucherov exploring the original 1960’s compositions alongside new exciting works.

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Egopusher - 10 Years Celebration Rave

If you&#x27;ve ever seen Egopusher live, you&#x27;ll definitely remember a unique, epic live experience that makes every cell in your body vibrate and makes your head spin. On 11/22/2013 they played their first concert at the legendary offspace Perla Mode on Zurich&#x27;s Langstrasse. Since then, the band has toured Europe and Asia with their idiosyncratic blend of electronica and neoclassical music and released four albums, the last two of which were released on the Zurich-based label Quiet Love Records. This year Egopusher celebrate their 10th anniversary and therefore invite you to the 10 Years Celebration Rave at Moods. It may and must be danced!

Violin

Afrobeats Explosion

The Afrobeats scene has virtually exploded in recent years, which is also reflected in the lively party scene that has developed around this genre. At the forefront from the beginning: &quot;Afrobeats Explosion&quot; at Moods. From its origins with Fela Kuti in the 70s to Wizkid - get ready for a dance explosion of a special kind!

Akku Quintet

Album Release «Kinema»

Akku Quintet is the long-term project of drummer Manuel Pasquinelli from Bern. With a lot of joy in playing, the band ravishingly celebrates the pleasure of repetition, stretching space and time in unexcited movements. After their live album released in 2022, the quintet now presents its fifth studio album KINEMA. The five musicians play pulsating, driving minimal jazz with rock and spherical elements. It sounds like a dive into unfathomable depths. Whenever you think this sea can&#x27;t go any lower, you&#x27;re already sinking down to the next level. Live visuals support the musical diving excursion. In 2020 Akku Quintet was awarded the Cantonal Music Prize of Bern.

Composition

Raphael Kalt überdies: «Trail Less Trodden»

Daniel Schenker

On their release tour &quot;überdies:&quot; – a formation around trumpeter Raphael Kalt – presents their debut &quot;trail less trodden&quot;. The name of the record comes from a quote from an interview Wayne Shorter, who encourages listeners to choose the unpaved path into the unknown in life: &quot;Do as I&#x27;m tryin&#x27; to do, take the trail less trodden&quot;. überdies: wants to go to that place, beyond the thought patterns from the cradle of our minds. This place is about the beauty of music, improvisation in the moment, the merging of the sounds of individual musicians into a whole. There is much to discover in this magical place.

Daniel Schenker Quintet feat. Chris Cheek «No Sertão»

In the second set of the Carte Blanche evening, Schenker&#x27;s quintet draws inspiration from the harmonies, timbres and the rhythmic cosmos of Brazilian Música Popular. Since a tour in 1995 in the country where &quot;for almost a hundred years now a complete parallel universe of pop music has been growing, with completely different rules and customs than in its European-North American counterpart&quot; (Detlef Diederichsen), the influence on Schenker&#x27;s music has never completely subsided. The quintet plays new arrangements of pieces by important MPB composers such as Chico Buarque, Ary Barroso, and Moacir Santos, as well as their own material. The quartet was formed in 2001, and the collaboration with saxophonist Chris Cheek has been going on for almost 20 years. The two albums &quot;soundlines&quot; (2006) and &quot;Times of Innocence&quot; (2020) were produced with him.

Julian Sartorius & Ensemble This | Ensemble That

Album Release «RLLRLRLLRRLRLRLRLLRLRLR»

RLLRLRLRLRLRLRLRLRLR is an hour-long performance that is both the title of the latest record and the score for the four percussionists of Ensemble This | Ensemble That. The &quot;R&quot; stands for the right hand, the &quot;L&quot; for the left hand. The pattern, based on a concept by Julian Sartorius, is played continuously by the ensemble throughout the duration of the piece, with Julian Sartorius adapting the instrumentation used by creating prepared drums from various objects, swapping instruments, and even removing certain elements altogether. By gradually changing the orchestration, Julian Sartorius manages to move to the border between minimalism, groove and spectral sounds.

Shantel & Bucovina Club Soundsystem

Partizani Super Sonic Live Tour

Shantel &amp; Bucovina Club Soundsystem bring the full energy of club culture and dance parties live on stage. The analog meets the digital, the east meets the west. With a pulsating spectacle where acoustic is mixed with electronica and beats live on stage, you will dance to Balkan Pop, Global Bass, Diaspora Beats, Turkish Psychedelica and Electro to the hilt.

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.

Disk Jockey

Dub Spencer & Trance Hill feat. Umberto Echo

Live in Surround Tour

Dub Spencer &amp; Trance Hill have been in the music business for about 20 years and are still as hungry as a caterpillar in forest full of leaves. Together with their longtime companion Umberto Echo they present their new album «Imago Cells» live in Surround. Imago cells are responsible for a caterpillar&#x27;s ability to transform into a butterfly. This served as the starting point for the new record: something old is overcome so that something new and more beautiful can emerge. Now it&#x27;s not that Dub Spencer &amp; Trance Hill wanted to overcome their dub roots. But it is in the nature of the four Musicians from Lucerne to climb unknown branches. The tracks sound much more electronic, Umberto Echo&#x27;s dubmix skills, already legendary in stereo, reach a spectacular new level; what remains is the ecstatic live performance. So all fans of danceable dub, trance and organic techno music can expect an extraordinary sound experience that should not be missed.

Le 7è ciel - citytunes zürich

Severin Prothmann, who today spins under the name Le 7é cie, was a resident at the &quot;Club Aera&quot; (Zurich) as well as at the &quot;Different Bar&quot; (Bern) from 1991 on. His bookings led him from there over a multitude of locations in Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Lucerne, Basel, Bern and Zurich to Berlin. Since 1993 he produces electronic music under the label Zoul Guru Rec. and together with his wife Maria he is organizer and promoter of citytunes in Zurich since 2012. He initially found his love for music through a classical education on clarinet, bass clarinet as well as saxophone and continued as a DJ from the age of 13. Initially, mainly funk, disco and jazz landed on Sevi&#x27;s turntables before he was among the first in Switzerland to adopt hip hop. His commitment to this culture culminated in the opening of the legendary &quot;Beat Bunker&quot;, Switzerland&#x27;s first permanent rap club in Zurich North. His path as a DJ then led from rap to acid jazz to electronic music.

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Yilian Cañizares

Piano legend Chuco Valdez on Yilian Cañizares: «Yilian is an incredible talent of the new generation of Cuban musicians. She is also a virtuoso, expressive, spontaneous and with a charm that captures everyone.» She studied classical violin in her homeland of Cuba and later in Venezuela, then came to Switzerland at the turn of the century in order to focus on jazz and her voice. From these elements she has created her very own sound universe between tradition and modern, lyrics and Afro-Cuban rhythms. For her tenth anniversary on stage, Yilian Cañizares has recorded a new, so far secret project in Brazil. But we can assume that she will remain true to her artistic curiosity and boundless openness.

RACINE RHYTHM & HORNS

Extended Play Release-Tour

No keys, no strings, without helmet &amp; safety belt - but with a lot of space for new sounds. Voice, trumpet &amp; baritone sax dancing in the alternating bath and role reversal of soloist and accompanist drum &amp; bass fundamental for groove &amp; colorful colors. As inspiration and trigger of this project Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker and Annie Ross could be named, who already launched this unusual instrumentation without chord instrument in the 50s. At Racine Rhythm &amp; Horns is absolute democracy: each band member is both soloist and accompanist. Few limits and new perspectives are conducive to the choice of repertoire - the main thing is that it fits the line-up.

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Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Ola Onabulé

Vocal Artistry Series

If little more than a year passes before the ZJO invites a guest for a second time, the premiere must have been a complete success: In November 2022, British-Nigerian vocalist and songwriter Ola Onabulé performed with the ZJO for the first time. He is a virtuoso, self-effacing singer and a lyricist with today&#x27;s world in mind and history in the back of his mind. The topics of his songs hardly leave anything out, from basic human love of life to political content. In doing so, he refrains from stereotyping, which makes his work more elaborate, but his songs all the more authentic.

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Raphael Jost's Swingin' Christmas

teilbestuhlt / partially seated - 10 Year Anniversary

Shortly before Christmas, Moods invites you to its traditional &quot;Swingin&#x27; Christmas Night&quot;. Who doesn&#x27;t know them: &quot;Let it Snow!&quot;, &quot;Winter Wonderland&quot; or &quot;Santa Claus Is Coming To Town&quot; and all the others - the songs that Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett brought to the radios at Christmas. Raphael Jost&#x27;s band brings out all these wonderful Christmas classics and spices them up with their own arrangements. Accompanied by a glass of red wine and of course lots of peanuts. A swinging start to the Christmas holidays!

Raphael Jost's Swingin' Christmas für Familien

10 Year Anniversary

Just before Christmas, Moods traditionally invites you to Swingin&#x27; Christmas. This year, for the first time, there will be a family concert where the whole family can get into the Christmas spirit. After all, who doesn&#x27;t know them? Let it Snow!, Winter Wonderland or Santa Claus Is Coming To Town and whatever they&#x27;re called - the songs that Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett brought to the radio at Christmas. Raphael Jost&#x27;s band takes all these wonderful Christmas classics and spices them up with their own arrangements. A swinging start to the festive season! Enjoying music together - that&#x27;s what the family concert series at Moods is all about. There is something for everyone, so there are no children&#x27;s songs, just interactive concerts that invite you to dance and marvel. In a relaxed and happy atmosphere, families have the opportunity to explore the colourful world of musical styles together and get caught up in the excitement. All ages are welcome. Children under the age of 12 can attend the concert free of charge, but please reserve a free ticket in the system.

Lindy Hop Crashkurs by Tanzwolke

One hour before Raphael Jost&#x27;s invites you to dance with Swingin&#x27; Christmas, interested visitors can brush up their skills at the free Lindy Hop crash course. A free course from Tanzwolke for newcomers and beginners. We approve of your suitable outfits. Let&#x27;s dance!

Raphael Jost's Swingin' Christmas - Lindy Hop Evening

Shortly before Christmas, Moods invites you to its traditional &quot;Swingin&#x27; Christmas Night&quot;. Who doesn&#x27;t know them: &quot;Let it Snow!&quot;, &quot;Winter Wonderland&quot; or &quot;Santa Claus Is Coming To Town&quot; and all the others - the songs that Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennett brought to the radios at Christmas. Raphael Jost&#x27;s band brings out all these wonderful Christmas classics and spices them up with their own arrangements. For this evening, the band presents a special programme, especially for Lindy Hop and Balboa dancers.

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam – The Vice-President's Holy Groove 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.

Simon und Tobias Lanz

Album Release «Arches» in der Wasserkirche

Inspired by classical pipe organs, the two composers, musicians and brothers Simon and Tobias Lanz make it their mission to cross sonic boundaries in unconventional ways. Self-built prototypes of wind instruments, a shared background in electronic music and a common fondness for drone music have now led them to conceive their own instruments in such a way that they literally jet across our Western twelve-tone scale. So in their first joint album Arches it&#x27;s time to open your ears! And listen to microtonal moods and unique-unheard sounds. Concert location: Wasserkirche Zürich, Limmatquai 31, 8001 Zürich

Martina Berther / Philipp Schlotter

Album Release «Matt» in der Wasserkirche

Martina Berther and Philipp Schlotter are among the most versatile musicians and composers on the Swiss music scene. From pop to jazz, they play in bands, explore the fringes of sound art and compose music for films. As a duo, they perform at the Wasserkirche with organ, synthesizers and electric bass, pursuing an experimental approach that oscillates between composition and free improvisation. The conceptual minimalism of the two Zurich artists* leaves plenty of room for their ideas to unfold, which in turn gives rise to multi-layered, aesthetic and emotional soundscapes full of spontaneity, intimacy and liveliness. Their first joint album Matt, which they will present at the Wasserkirche, was released in September 2023 on the Lucerne label Hallow Ground. Concert location: Wasserkirche Zürich, Limmatquai 31, 8001 Zürich

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Kyoto Jazz Massive

Kyoto Jazz Massive was founded over 30 years ago by the brothers Shūya and Yoshihiro Okino and discovered by Gilles Peterson. After a 15-year hiatus from European stages, the genre-spanning large-scale project now returns with a brand new live band. A fantastic opportunity to celebrate, 20 years after their groundbreaking debut album “Spirit Of The Sun”, their latest album “Message From A New Dawn” and some highly anticipated exclusive tracks. Music that ranges from jazz funk, broken beat to soulful house, cosmic grooves and everything in between!

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Masterclass & Interview with Kyoto Jazz Massive

Kyoto Jazz Massive was founded over 30 years ago by the brothers Shūya and Yoshihiro Okino and discovered by Gilles Peterson. Since then, they have been storming jazz hearts worldwide with their spiritual crossover ventures and electronic influences. In an exclusive masterclass, we meet founding member and creative director Shūya in an interview with London-based music journalist Dom Servini. The masterclass will be held in English. Open to musicians and anyone interested in music. No registration required.

Living Room Session with Adam F & MC Darrison and Kirsty Hawkshaw

Jur Records

What better way to bridge the gap between Christmas and New Year than with the star-studded line-up of the next Living Room Session? Adam F is known as the co-founder of the Breakbeat Kaos label together with DJ Fresh and, if you&#x27;re a child of the 90s, as the composer of the film score for Sasha Baron Cohen&#x27;s Ali G Indahouse. MC Darrison has also performed on numerous stages in the UK, Australia and the USA since the early days of drum&#x27;n&#x27;bass and jungle. Kirsty Hawkshaw made a name for herself as an ambient artist and member of the group Opus III, but her angelic voice made music history in the dance hit Halcyon by Orbital. Of course, the DJs from the Living Room Family will also be there to provide hot beats and powerful bass throughout the night. ADAM F (Breakbeat Kaos / F-JAM) with: MC Darrison and Kirsty Hawkshaw (Opus III) Upcut b2b Mad B Saint Rollers Squash b2b Ryck K-BASE b2b Z-Groove Frog-U b2b YÖN10 Tickets are available in advance for CHF 20, at the box office for CHF 25.

Silvester Bashment

Afrobeats Explosion & Dancehall Mood present

Afrobeats Explosion and Dancehall Mood team up for this New Year&#x27;s Eve and present you the best of the current Afrobeats, Dancehall and Reggae scene of Zurich. The whole breadth of the local DJ scene and soundsystems will meet at Moods for the closing of 2022. This promises an evening full of Afrobeats and Dancehall hits as well as Reggae rarities. Get ready for a dance explosion of a special kind! Waiting for you: • the best New Year&#x27;s Eve party for fans of Afrobeats, Dancehall, Reggae &amp; Amapiano • free welcome shot for entries before midnight • pre-order your bottle of prosecco for toasting when you buy your ticket • Lounge reservations possible for you and your friends • and of course a first-class Line-Up!

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam – Special: The President’s New Year’s Groove Jam

Los Dos En Gros

Los Dos En Gros, Tischhauser&#x27;s extended exhibition, drums into the mangrove forest many times over – the rhythms disperse, disappear and never emerge from the quicksand holes. Unstoppable jungle drums aim for the dancing legs. The pyranhias hide trembling in the mud, the tapir family gallops into the undergrowth in search of shelter, the alligators lurk but don&#x27;t move as the swamp blues rattle along. Only high up in the treetops do the tamarin monkeys dance and organise a wild scream to the driving beat of the octet. The hummingbird hums softly, the jaguar hunts deadly, the mamba sways to the mambo, the orang-utan wears a hat. The assembled silverbacks are cooking in old pots. It smells of gumbo, jambalaya, beans and rice. The Los Dos swamp and jungle blues anglo is slowly moving away from its roots and becoming a dance hall cracker, a riddim jam peppered with high-powered surf sounds and cotton riffs from the misty march plain to the Sihldelta down town Switzerlands, where the octopus wallows at the Platzspitz.

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MingBauSet

Their music fascinates with its tonal luminosity, its moving inner life, its silence. MingBauSet oscillates through noise zones and fantasy languages in poetic impromptu songs. Harsh and soft, naked and hymnal, acoustic and electronically thunderous. Musical landscapes are created to go on a journey of discovery.

James Brown Tribute Show

The same procedure as every year: the SoulVision Allstars are back with their James Brown Tribute Show! Since 2007 - shortly after James Brown left us for the big stage - this top-notch band of Swiss musicians has ensured that the works of the «Godfather of Soul» are not forgotten. Building on the hits and lesser-known pearls, and with boundless energy on stage, the band delivers a powerful mix of Funk, Soul, and Hip Hop. An evening not only for nostalgics and dyed-in-the-wool Funksters, but also generally for all of those who want to get those hips a-shaking to swing in the New Year.

Stucky's Ice Orkestra feat. We Spoke

First, it crackles softly. Then it cracks. Walking across the ice is risky. You never know when it will bear or whether it will collapse. In her new project, Erika Stucky takes her audience by the hand and leads them into the glacial world of the Upper Valais Alps. &quot;I&#x27;ll take you to an ocean of ice where my ancestors have been wandering for a hundred years.&quot; Erika Stucky&#x27;s new festive program is spooky. On the Aletsch Glacier, the largest sea of ice in the Alps, she has recorded the roaring of rock and water and woven them together. The prayers of the dead from the villages are mysterious, the death knell is ghostly. They hover over the landscape, soaring high... far above the tree line... Erika Stucky&#x27;s ICE ORKESTRA is another chapter in her artistic exploration of her Swiss homeland. Born and raised in the San Francisco of the flower power years, she found herself in the middle of the Swiss mountains at the age of nine after her family moved to her country of origin. The cultural differences still fascinate Erika Stucky to this day, so that she constantly picks up and processes new images of her Upper Valais surroundings, never completely forgetting the hippie world of the sixties. For her alpine symphony, Stucky is working for the first time with We Spoke, an experimental, contemporary music collective from Geneva. For the Ice Orkestra, she has engaged Julien Annoni and Serge Vuille, who accompany Stucky with vibraphone, marimba, drums, percussion and electronics.

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Marimba

Olga Cerpa & Mestisay

With her folk band Mestisay, Olga Cerpa is one of the most famous voices of the traditional Atlantic sounds of the Canary Islands. The singer, who has twice been nominated for a Latin Grammy, has already shared the stage with Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, Spanish singer-songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat, Portuguese singer Julio Pereira and Galician folk band Milladoiro. And this is also the sound of their own songs, in which the musical influences of their neighbors from the Atlantic archipelago merge: the timple guitar, unique to the Canary Islands, the melancholy fado of the Portuguese, the nearby African coast, but also fiery bolero from Cuba and fast rhythm guitars from Spain are transformed into a single subtropical firework.

Mareille Merck LARUS

Three young musicians who set out on a journey together. In their luggage? A good portion of courage, a sense of adventure and a willingness to take risks. The companions? Eventful compositions and dissolute improvisations. Sometimes you feel embraced by warm sounds, almost weightless, then you find yourself in the middle of a hurricane or at the bottom of a deep, dark lake. Top and bottom are interchanged, the rush of speed thunders in the ears. If you stagger back into silence, whispering dialogues of the instruments draw pictures of an enchanted world. Just as Larus, the herring gull, flies over the most diverse landscapes, Mareille Merck, Francesco Losavio and Janic Haller carry us with their music over busy beaches, wide fields, rocky coasts and the odd desert island. Bandleader Mareille Merck has already performed on stage with greats such as John McLaughlin and Snarky Puppy member Michael League. She is involved in the local jazz scene, for example on the board of Moods or the Jazzbaragge.

Noémi Büchi

-OUS Labelnight presented by Moods & Helsinki

Electronic, symphonic maximalism that goes right through you: just as the Swiss-French composer and sound artist Noémi Büchi explores textural rhythms and the potential of consonance and dissonance, she creates electro-acoustic-orchestral compositions full of details and audible reliefs. It is music that literally bubbles up, like a soup pot full of delicate syntheses and playful irregularities. Noémi Büchi&#x27;s musical work ranges from electro-acoustic composition, live performances, audiovisual shows, music for film, theater and orchestra.

Manuel Oberholzer (Feldermelder)

Feldermelder is a Swiss composer, musician, sound designer and installation artist and, last but not least, co-founder of the Zurich-based label -OUS Records. He made his first attempts at synthesis as a teenager on an Amiga 500, but today Manuel Oberholzer romps around in the MaxMSP graphic development environment and on modular synthesizers. Inspired by the pioneers of electronic as well as analog music and classical jazz, he creates soundscapes full of sophisticated arrangements and creative beats; the results are hypnotic live performances that take us on quite daring sonic adventures.

Musique Infinie

„Musique Infinie“, the duo project of Noémi Büchi and Manuel Oberholzer a.k.a Feldermelder, is rooted in a shared desire to intertwine two composing veins, and to merge them into a new, massive core. Their music uses simple motives, radically transforming them by expanding intricate structures and fantastic layerings. From this musical hybridization emerge pieces that lead into a paradoxical world, both disturbing and euphoric. Pieces that don&#x27;t give in to calculations and expectations, but progress through ruptures and repetitions. 

Claudia Masika

Claudia Masika is a natural born singer from Kenya, whose talent was recognized early on by her grandmother. It was from her that Claudia learned the magic of traditional singing in the Luo language. Claudia has been gaining a foothold in Switzerland for around 15 years and has established herself as a top act with her international band. Her own version of the Afro-fusion sound has found favor with a wide audience at home and abroad, far beyond the Afro fan community. On stage, Claudia Masika is a force to be reckoned with, and with a large portion of positive energy and humor, meaningful songs and an experienced band behind her, she brings a smile to the audience&#x27;s faces and rhythm to their legs.

Dance

The Afrobeats scene has virtually exploded in recent years, which is also reflected in the lively party scene that has developed around this genre. At the forefront from the beginning: &quot;Afrobeats Explosion&quot; at Moods. From its origins with Fela Kuti in the 70s to Wizkid – get ready for a special kind of dance explosion!

Bureau Bureau

BUREAU BUREAU have been playing experimental music with a focus on text as a duo since 2021 and working together on various other projects: In 2022, they premiered a work for 24 musicians on the subject of glacier melt, wrote reworks of music by an ensemble of friends, played a Kirchenhall program and released their first album as a book. They won the ZKB Jazz Prize 2022 and played concerts in Switzerland and Germany. In addition to the search for something new in music, the project focuses on a thematic reference to current affairs and an interdisciplinary approach. The music of Loenne and Cina can probably be described as combining around 40 different sounds, playing loud and wild, throwing lyrics around and yet being softies at heart. Spoken word meets pop meets free improvisation. Somehow experimental music, but mostly – and above all – appealing to people who say they don&#x27;t listen to that much experimental music. BUREAU BUREAU work as an actual BUREAU for small and big stories. And sound. Sound!

Okwok

The OKWOK trio is the result of a mixture of inspirations ranging from modern and traditional jazz to impressionist music and the bubbling rhythms of hip-hop culture. The trio emerged from an initial musical meeting between friends and developed into a dedicated project with clear ambitions. OKWOK is strongly inspired by the concept of the volcano and its eruption phases, which is reflected in both their music and their story. In fact, after winning the &quot;coup de coeur du public&quot; prize at the 2019 &quot;Jazz sous les étoiles&quot; festival in St-Luc, the three young musicians were given an unexpected opportunity to record their very first album together. However, this could not be realized during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is why the trio had a lot to simmer before erupting with their very first release &quot;Our Ten Inner Shadows&quot; in September 2022.

Vibraphon

Emilio Giovanoli Quintet

The project was initiated by Emilio Giovanoli, a double bass player and composer from Ticino who is already well-known in the Swiss music scene as a versatile sideman. His aim is to bring together musicians with a shared vision whom he met during their studies at the renowned Jazzcampus in Basel. The resonant, earthy sound of Emilio Giovanoli&#x27;s double bass blends with the soundscapes created by the brilliant touch of Alexandre Cahen on piano (France), the reactive groove of drummer Max Liebenberg (South Africa), the immersive playing of guitarist Martin Theurillat (Chile/Switzerland) and the airy lines of saxophonist Lennard Fiehn (Germany). Their imagination is fed by the broad tradition of jazz filtered through the meditative landscapes of the Alps. These omnipresent natural obstacles with their peaks, lakes and forests provide a meditative source of inspiration, creating music that is radiant, vulnerable and communicative. The project&#x27;s first self-produced EP is planned for the end of 2023.

Ravi Ramsahye PROTOTYPE

Ravi Ramsahye PROTOTYPE stands like an archetype in the collective subconscious for a model that combines research and accessibility. The quartet develops a progressive jazz with rock and pop influences, guided by odd meters. Ravi Ramsahye&#x27;s music emerges from an introspection nourished by the emotional intensity of pop-rock and the world of video games, drawing enchanting soundscapes while captivating with an explosive rhythm. This energy is discharged in the different backgrounds of the band members, who dialog with each other to form intoxicating atmospheres and sonic explorations. The pieces are pervaded by rhythmic asymmetries and yet find a flow in their irregularity. In this stormy cloud, floating melodies entwine with harmonic sensibility. PROTOTYPE is the result of an eclectic symbiosis and an invitation to take off – to lift off the body and the heart.

Zurich Jazz Orchestra feat. Karolina Strassmayer

Gil Evans' «New Bottle Old Wine»

The Zurich Jazz Orchestra will present the complete program of the original arrangements of Gil Evans&#x27; classic album New Bottle Old Wine from 1958, with alto saxophone soloist Karolina Strassmayer interpreting the parts originally played by Cannonball Adderley. Compositions such as King Porter Stomp, St. Louis Blues and Round Midnight will be heard. Before Strassmayer became the first woman to join the WDR Big Band in 2004, she was part of the New York jazz scene for over 15 years and played with Chico Hamilton and the Diva Jazz Orchestra. Today she is a professor of jazz saxophone at the Folkwang University in Essen, where she founded and still directs an empowerment program for women in jazz. The second set of the concert features jazz standards arranged by Ed Partyka for the outstanding soloists of the ZJO and orchestrated for the same unique instrumentation as Gil Evans: Trumpets and trombones are reduced from four to three each, with horn and tuba used instead. The piano is missing entirely and the saxophones are largely replaced by flutes and clarinets.

Palko!Muski

15 years and not a bit tired! The collective PALKO!MUSKI comes to spread live ecstasy once again. With in the luggage brand new songs that just scream to make people dance! After long evenings in the studio basement, the band is greedy to celebrate their wild and legendary evenings with audience again. As always, temperatures will rise to sauna level and shirts will be soaking wet.

Dimitri Monstein Ensemble

Album Release

After Dimitri Monstein had already played a two-week tour in Germany and Switzerland with star violinist Daniel Hope &amp; the Zurich Chamber Orchestra in 2022, a special tour with Daniel Hope and jazz icon Nils Landgren followed in 2023. Now he is coming to Moods in January with his own brand-new project paying homage to the cello.

Cello

Eskorzo

Record Release Tour 2024 «Historias de Amor y otras Mierdas»

Formed in 1995, this legendary band from Granada is considered a pioneer of the mestizo movement in Spain, combining styles as diverse as cumbia, afrobeat, gypsy punk, reggae, ska, funk and jazz. Influenced by artists such as Fishbone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Talking Heads, Mano Negra or Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Eskorzo is today itself a reference for musical fusion at the highest level. Live on stage, the seven musicians not only work like clockwork, but also radiate exuberant joy of playing and pure madness. An adrenaline rush of energy and sweat that leads the audience into a collective catharsis, whether at a rock, jazz or world music festival. With more than a thousand concerts worldwide, eight released albums and over 28 years of musical career, Eskorzo is always breaking new ground and is considered one of the most interesting and authentic acts on the current scene. If you like energetic and sweaty live concerts, musical versatility and bands such as The Cat Empire, Manu Chao, Gogol Bordello or Chico Trujillo, for example, you should definitely not miss Eskorzo!

Shkoon – Masrahiya Album Tour

Moods & jazzhane present

Shkoon&#x27;s &quot;arabic electro-folk fascinates people around the world&quot; wrote the Tagesanzeiger recently. The band formed in 2015, when fate united Ameen from Syria and Thorben from Germany in Hamburg. Blending beautiful Arabic poetry, melodramatic tunes, and traditional folk songs with downbeat deep house, dub, and hip hop. Ameen’s voice in combination with Thorben’s dexterity on the piano, synthesizers, and percussions, creates a transcending and incredibly liberating atmosphere on the dancefloor. After releasing Rima, FIRAQ, and numerous EPs, Ameen and Thorben are back with Masrahiya, i.e., a theater play that unfolds in three acts, where tragedy, politics, and irony are seamlessly woven together.. Using the album&#x27;s literal meaning, Ameen and Thorben play with the boundaries of reality and fiction.

Erik Truffaz – Rollin’ & Clap

&quot;Just when you stop thinking about it, it finally hits&quot;, says Erik Truffaz in an interview with Jazz&#x27;n&#x27;more about his award with the Swiss Grand Prix Music. The award is more than deserved, because the trumpeter from Geneva has always known how to deal with any kind of music from jazz to drum&#x27;n&#x27;bass in the most refined way – be it with Enki Bilal, with the Dandy Warhols or entire symphony orchestras. With his latest album &quot;Rollin&#x27;&quot; Truffaz now shows his cinephilic side: The music sounds like gangster movies or superhero flicks and borrows musical material from Ennio Morricone, Alain Romans and Nino Rota. It&#x27;s music to marvel at, as well as music to close your eyes and dream to.

Fender-Rhodes E-Piano

Nicole Johänntgen «Labyrinth»

Nicole Johänntgen&#x27;s latest album &quot;Labyrinth&quot; is groovy, experimental, sometimes melancholic and here and there you can hear the flair of the Motown era of the 70s. When the saxophonist creates music, she likes to look deep, reflect and feel life. While the unconventional line-up of saxophone, tuba (Jon Hansen) and percussion (David Stauffacher) offers unexpected new possibilities, Nicole Johänntgen remains true to her soulful, expressive and virtuoso playing, in which saxophone and vocals alternate in unexpected, artistic ways.

Palinstar

Linda Vogel

Palinstar is a brand new phenomenon at the Swiss music firnament and at the same time comfortably familiar to us. Formerly on the road with JJ &amp; Palin or as the voice on Kalabrese&#x27;s &quot;Kafi Lied&quot;, Sarah Palin now breaks away from the previous and is now presenting her first solo project. Palinstar melodies seem like falling shooting stars, her guitar&#x27;s tuned in open D, she carries the key to her heart on the waistband. Planet Palin shines in the sky high above  some surf spot in Australia, a sulfur bath in Aargau and this cellar-less country hut in Florida USA. Or is it the moon? The whole universe is only a weak comfort in the evening, but a nice collection of cassettes: both are ruled by Palinstar. But she would never say so herself.

Former Collective

We know them from various band and solo projects in the Swiss music scene, but thanks to Linda Vogel&#x27;s Carte Blanche the four Swiss multi-instrumentalists will encounter each other for the first time on one stage: Linda Vogel, Laura Schenk (East Sister, Ilgen-Nur), Gina Été (To Athena, Domi Chansorn) and Nives Onori (Manto Cliff). With harp, viola, guitar, piano, effect devices and their four unique voices, they play experimental pop songs; composed, arranged and improvised alike, from each other, with each other, through each other.

Sababa5 x Aspan Tour 2024

Sababa5 is what the Psychedelic Music Explosion series stands for! That is, irregular rhythms, disco grooves, psychedelia, funk and their synthesis with Western pop from the 70s, rediscovered and reinterpreted in the 21st century. Sababa5 play a modern interpretation of Mizrahi music, a genre originally played in Israel by Syrian, Moroccan or Iraqi Jews and includes stylistic elements from Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. A mix that is definitely very danceable!

Dalia Donadio

«Category: Songs About Birds – Ein Gefiederzyklus»

Enjoying music as a family is the main aim of Moods concerts, which offer entertainment for all ages and feature interactive performances, not just music for children. You are invited to dance and admire the performers. In a relaxed and fun atmosphere, families can explore a variety of musical genres and be inspired by the enthusiasm. In their artistic work &quot;Category: Songs about Birds&quot;, musicians Dalia Donadio and Silvan Jeger explore the world of birds. They tell stories about the circle of life, create actions for bird robots and inspect historical robot chicks that have just hatched. Donadio and Jeger play music they heard as children and have rediscovered exclusively for children&#x27;s ears. The concert is suitable for children of all ages. We will ensure that the sound level is appropriate, but we recommend ear protection for young children. Children under 12 can attend the concert free of charge, but we ask that you book a free ticket in the system. Children aged 12-16 pay half price.

Sampler

Alfredo Rodriguez Trio

Born and raised in Havana, Cuba, Rodriguez&#x27;s passion for music was ignited despite the numerous restrictions imposed on him by his country. He was discouraged at a young age by his first teacher, who dismissed him as untalented. Undeterred by this, Rodriguez&#x27;s love of the piano persisted, even though he did not own an instrument at home. He drew piano keys on his parents&#x27; dining table to practise his scales - a testament to his determination and ingenuity. Eventually, Alfredo was invited to represent Cuba at the Montreux Jazz Festival, where he impressed Quincy Jones. Jones recognised Rodriguez&#x27;s great talent and invited him to work with him in the USA. To take advantage of this opportunity, however, he had to leave his family behind and embark on a journey for which he had to give up his Cuban citizenship. Since then, Rodriguez has had a remarkable career.

Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra

BGKO is an international ensemble of musicians based in Barcelona which has become a reference with their genuine reinterpretations of traditional music from the Balkans, the Middle East and the Mediterranean shores, attracting crowds of all ages and ethnicities. Textures and timbres are finely mixed in the service of each song, from evoking the emotions accordingly to frenetic trance rhythm. BGKO is music that goes straight to the heart. A unique sound made by the varied artistic influences of its members.   So far, more than 40 countries visited and a loyal fan base on BGKO YouTube channel (with more than 180.000 followers and 90M views ).   After celebrating their 10th anniversary in 2022 , in 2023 they are presenting new original songs that will end up in a long awaited 7th album.

Gold Panda

Today, electronic artist Gold Panda is anything but a blank slate. After the Briton and Berliner-by-choice released his highly acclaimed debut album Lucky Shiner in 2010, the hype surrounding him took on unimagined proportions. He is now an extremely welcome guest on the dancefloors of this world. In a league with Mount Kimbie, Caribou and Four Tet, Gold Panda impresses above all by tearing short samples out of their actual context, distorting them and then packing them into an electronic guise far removed from classic genre boundaries. With his warm sound collages, Gold Panda has succeeded in creating his very own universe.

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