Biography of Christophe Schweizer

Biographical information on Christophe Schweizer

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Projects

Full Circle Rainbow
Organ quartet with Billy Hart, drums; Jason Moran or George Colligan or Dan Wall, Hammond B-3 organ; Ohad Talmor or Sylvain Beuf or Fabrizio Cassol, saxophone; Ralph Alessi or Franco Ambrosetti, trumpet
- European tours 1997-2000
- Concerts in France, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Greece
- Broadcasts on national radio in Germany, Czech Republic, and Switzerland
- TV appearance on 3Sat cable TV show Eurocity
- Recording: Dual Orbit
Normal Garden
Septet with Billy Hart, drums; Alex Sipiagin, trumpet; Donny McCaslin, tenor saxophone; Eric Rasmussen, alto saxophone; Ethan Iverson, piano; Johannes Weidenmueller, bass
- Other musicians: John Stetch, piano; Seamus Blake, tenor saxophone; Oscar Noriega, alto saxophone, Dave Binney, alto saxophone; Andrew Rathbun, tenor saxophone; Chris Kase, Matt Shulman, trumpet; Tom Rainey, drums
- Album Physique on OmniTone
- Concerts in Germany, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the US
- Live broacasts on national radio in Czech Republic and Switzerland
- TV feature on French cable TV show Muzzik
5Six7
Quintet with Eric Rasmussen, alto saxophone; Jacob Sacks, piano; David Ambrosio, bass; Peter Retzlaff, drums
- European tours 2000-2001, March 2001, and May 2002
- Album Portas on Music Scene released 2001
- Regular appearances in New York City
Matrix
Quintet with Dave Binney, alto saxophone; Jacob Sacks, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Dan Weiss, drums
- Also: George Colligan, piano; John Hebert or Thomas Morgan, bass; Rudresh Mahanthappa or Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone
- Regular appearances in New York
- Recording Pure Reason 2001
Quartet
With Loren Stillman, alto saxophone; Mark Dresser, bass; Dan Weiss or Gerry Hemingway, drums
- Live recording 2001

Performances

Mingus Big Band
Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra
George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band
NDR Big Band
Christophe Schweizer has performed with Joe Lovano, Dave Holland, Dave Douglas, Abdullah Ibrahim, Dave Binney Group, the Teo Macero Big Band, Kenny Wheeler, Joviñho, Paulo Moura, Anthony Braxton, Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, and Oscar Brown Jr.
He has toured in the US, Canada, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Egypt, Greece, Belgium, The Netherlands, and appeared several times at the Montreux Jazz Festival and at festivals in Canada and the US and in Paris, Zurich, Berne, Geneva, Burghausen, Lausanne, and Guimaraes.

Education/Contests/Teaching

Finalist, European Jazz Competiton Leverkusen 1991
Finalist, ASCAP Morton Gould Award for Young Composers, 1998
Trombone studies with Branimir Slokar, Guy-Noel Conus, Conrad Herwig, David Taylor, and Malte Burba
Private studies in theory and composition
Mannes College of Music, New York, 1992-3
Banff School of Fine Arts - Long-term Resident Artist 1993
Schweitzer Institute of Music (Gunther Schuller), 1994-5
Christophe Schweizer taught at the Banff Jazz Workshop, Canada, in 1999 and 2000

[Visit Christophe Schweizer's website.]

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	Biographical information on Christophe Schweizer [Visit Christophe Schweizer's website.] Projects Full Circle Rainbow Organ quartet with Billy Hart, drums; Jason Moran or George Colligan or Dan Wall, Hammond B-3 organ; Ohad Talmor or Sylvain Beuf or Fabrizio Cassol, saxophone; Ralph Alessi or Franco Ambrosetti, trumpet European tours 1997-2000 Concerts in France, Germany, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Switzerland, and Greece Broadcasts on national radio in Germany, Czech Republic, and Switzerland TV appearance on 3Sat cable TV show Eurocity Recording: Dual Orbit Normal Garden Septet with Billy Hart, drums; Alex Sipiagin, trumpet; Donny McCaslin, tenor saxophone; Eric Rasmussen, alto saxophone; Ethan Iverson, piano; Johannes Weidenmueller, bass Other musicians: John Stetch, piano; Seamus Blake, tenor saxophone; Oscar Noriega, alto saxophone, Dave Binney, alto saxophone; Andrew Rathbun, tenor saxophone; Chris Kase, Matt Shulman, trumpet; Tom Rainey, drums Album Physique on OmniTone Concerts in Germany, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, and the US Live broacasts on national radio in Czech Republic and Switzerland TV feature on French cable TV show Muzzik 5Six7 Quintet with Eric Rasmussen, alto saxophone; Jacob Sacks, piano; David Ambrosio, bass; Peter Retzlaff, drums European tours 2000-2001, March 2001, and May 2002 Album Portas on Music Scene released 2001 Regular appearances in New York City Matrix Quintet with Dave Binney, alto saxophone; Jacob Sacks, piano; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Dan Weiss, drums Also: George Colligan, piano; John Hebert or Thomas Morgan, bass; Rudresh Mahanthappa or Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone Regular appearances in New York Recording Pure Reason 2001 Quartet With Loren Stillman, alto saxophone; Mark Dresser, bass; Dan Weiss or Gerry Hemingway, drums Live recording 2001 Performances Mingus Big Band Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band NDR Big Band Christophe Schweizer has performed with Joe Lovano, Dave Holland, Dave Douglas, Abdullah Ibrahim, Dave Binney Group, the Teo Macero Big Band, Kenny Wheeler, Joviñho, Paulo Moura, Anthony Braxton, Lee Konitz, Steve Swallow, and Oscar Brown Jr. He has toured in the US, Canada, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, Portugal, Poland, the Czech Republic, Russia, Egypt, Greece, Belgium, The Netherlands, and appeared several times at the Montreux Jazz Festival and at festivals in Canada and the US and in Paris, Zurich, Berne, Geneva, Burghausen, Lausanne, and Guimaraes. Education/Contests/Teaching Finalist, European Jazz Competiton Leverkusen 1991 Finalist, ASCAP Morton Gould Award for Young Composers, 1998 Trombone studies with Branimir Slokar, Guy-Noel Conus, Conrad Herwig, David Taylor, and Malte Burba Private studies in theory and composition Mannes College of Music, New York, 1992-3 Banff School of Fine Arts - Long-term Resident Artist 1993 Schweitzer Institute of Music (Gunther Schuller), 1994-5 Christophe Schweizer taught at the Banff Jazz Workshop, Canada, in 1999 and 2000 [Visit Christophe Schweizer's website.]
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