Ayane

Lukas Frei's septet AYANE gathers a bunch of young swiss talents. The music is especially written for the members of the band and tells interesting stories about some impressive places on this planet: be it the hustle and bustle of a large city or a quiet place in the south of Europe. The compositions use the many tone colors of this ensemble and leave enough space for individual solos of each member. Lukas Frei (tp/flh/comp), Adrian Pflugshaupt (as/ss/fl), Gregor Frei (ts/bcl), Andreas Tschopp (tb), Benjamin Külling (p/rhodes), Christoph Utzinger (b), Rico Baumann (dr)

Take Off

Lukas Frei (tp/flh), Michael von Rohr (ts), Hannes Bürgi (p), Christoph Utzinger (b), David Meier (dr)

Lucerne Jazz Orchestra

The Lucerne Jazz Orchestra unites some of the best young musicians of the swiss jazz scene to play new and innovative music for big band. Every month the ensemble is presenting new pieces in its hometown Lucerne (Switzerland). The orchestra is directed by David Grottschreiber, winner of serveral awards as a composer. The Lucerne Jazz Orchestra has worked and played with Nils Wogram, Claudio Puntin, Stefan Schultze, Ed Partyka, Marko Lackner, Jochen Welsch, Benjamin Schäfer, Gerd Hermann Ortler, Oliver Leicht, Niels Klein. www.ljo.ch

Lucerne Jazz Orchestra - Don't Walk Too Fair (Unit Records, 2009) >more
Claudio Puntin & Lucerne Jazz Orchestra - Berge versetzen (Unit Records, 2010) >more