Swiss Jazz

"The Jazz Hole host Linus Wyrsch is originally from Küssnacht, Switzerland and August 1st happens to be Swiss National Day! Linus decided to spotlight several Swiss artist, some of which live here in New York City! A special focus is on Swiss-born and New York-based guitarist, singer and songwriter Eliane Amherd’s brand new album La Dégustation. Eliane Amherd has made a career out of touring the world, literally and stylistically, but as a songwriter she turns her lens to her home soil with La Dégustation: the complex and diverse “terroirs” of the canton Valais in Switzerland, where wine is business, culture, science, and (nearly) religion. Each of La Dégustation’s tracks is named for a wine produced in her home region. Using her own research and experience, Eliane weaves the science, the politics, and the myths of each into an imaginative and unlikely portrait of her homeland and of her identity. Eliane Amherd - “Santé”, “Heida” & “Flee Flailing” Album: La Dégustation Eliane Amherd (voc, g, comp), Amanda Ruzza (b), Rosa Avila (d) and Bashiri Johnson (perc) Eliane Amherd (featuring Pauline Lugon) - Pinot ou Fendant Album: La Dégustation Eliane Amherd (voc, g, co-comp), Pauline Lugon (voc, co-comp), Amanda Ruzza (b), Rosa Avila (d) and Bashiri Johnson (perc) ------- Adrian Mira Group - Dreamland Album: Spotlight Adrian Mira (cl), Ramon Ziegler (p), Haggai Cohen-Milo (b) and Tupac Mantilla (perc, d) Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel - Yayoi Album: Resilience Sebastien Ammann (p), Michaël Attias (as), Samuel Blaser (tb), Noah Garabedian (b) and Nathan Ellman-Bell (d) ------- Alexia Gardner - A Little Closer Album: A Little Closer Alexia Gardner (voc, co-comp), Beat Baumli (g), Lorenz Beyeler (b) and Pieter 'Pieps' Vos (co-comp) Michel Maurer Meridian - The Shape of Noon Album: The Shape of Noon Michel Maurer (d), Alex Levine (g), Peyton Pleninger (ts) and Ben Rolston (b) ------- Manu Koch & Filtron M - Organic Crimes Album: Astoria Roots Manu Koch (p, kbds), Panagiotis Andreou (b, voc), Mauricio Zottarelli (d), Samuel Torres (congas) and Tamer Pinarbasi (kanun) ------- Beat Kaestli - Why Should I Pretend Album: Live In Europe Beat Kaestli (voc), Walter Fischbacher (p), Petr Dvorsky (b) and Andreas Winter (d) ------- Jojo Mayer & Nerve - Schluuedersitz Album: EP 1 Jojo Mayer (d), Roli Mosimann (real time audio deconstruction), Takuya Nakamura (kbds, tp) and John Davis (b) ------- Claude Diallo & Linus Wyrsch - “Hayir” & “Uplift (for Monty)” Album: Live at Villa Irniger Claude Diallo (p), Linus Wyrsch (ts, cl, composer of “Uplift (for Monty)”) and Gizem Gokoglu (composer of “Hayir”) 00:00 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 01:13 - Santé - Eliane Amherd 01:28 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 03:53 - Heida - Eliane Amherd 08:08 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 10:05 - Pinot ou Fendant - Eliane Amherd, Pauline Lugon 14:56 - Flee Failing - Eliane Amherd 19:31 - Dreamland - Adrian Mira Group 24:31 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 26:26 - Yayoi - Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel 34:20 - A Little Closer - Alexia Gardner 39:09 - The Shape of Noon - Michel Maurer Meridian 43:25 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 46:28 - Organic Crimes - Manu Koch & Filtron M 50:40 - Why Should I Pretend - Beat Kaestli 55:54 - Schluuedersitz - Jojo Mayer & Nerve 60:45 - Hayir - Claude Diallo, Linus Wyrsch 64:51 - The Jazz Hole with Linus 66:37 - Uplift (for Monty) - Claude Diallo, Linus Wyrsch 71:34 - Finish "