Ben Jeger
Benedikt "Ben" Jeger (born February 17, 1953 in Solothurn ) is a Swiss jazz and improvisation musician ( piano , accordion , violin , clavinet , glass harp , organ synthesizer ), arranger , band leader and film composer .
Live and act
Jeger received training in classical violin and piano. He completed his diploma at the Academy for School and Church Music in Lucerne. He then went to Karl Berger's Creative Music Studio in Woodstock (New York) to study. From the mid-1980s, Jeger played in the band Brom (with Tommy Meier , Urs Brentle , Fredi Flückiger, among others ) and especially in the band of the legendary circus theater Federlos . In the following decade he worked a. a. in various formations with Marco Käppeli , Peter Schärli and Co Streiff . In 1998/99 his debut album Ben Jeger Orkester - Idraulica! , followed by the 2005 Aria! Operacircus . In the 2000s he played in the Trio Chanteurs à Voix with Christoph Gantert and Dorothea Schürch . In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1985 and 2006.
Jeger received several composition commissions for theaters and artists, such as for Schang Hutter . In 1995 he was awarded the Solothurn Regiobank Advancement Prize, and in 1997 the Canton of Solothurn Music Prize. He has also worked as a film composer since the early 1980s; u. a. he wrote the soundtrack for the Markus Imboden films Der Verdingbub (2011, nomination for the Swiss Film Prize / Best Film Music ) and Am Hang (2013).
Discographic notes
- Kadash Federlos ( Unit Records 1993–94), with Co Streiff, Martin Schumacher, Tommy Meier, Christian Kuntner, Andi Hug, Fredi Flückiger, Andi Marti, Jonas Cslovjescek
- Idraulica! (LabelUsines, 1999), with Peter Schärli, Shirley Anne Hofmann , Fredi Flükiger, Michael Frey
- Aria! Operacircus (LabelUsineS, 2005), with Fredi Flückiger, Shirley Anne Hofmann, Teresa Larraga Burgos, Peter Schärli, Michael Frey
- Co Streff Sextet: Loops, Holes & Angels ( Intakt Records , 2006)
- Ben Jeger & Barbara Gasser: Gare - Regard (Jegermysique !, 2007)
Filmography (selection)
- 1983: Akropolis Now (Director: Hans Liechti )
- 1985: After Darkness (Direction: Sergio Gueraz, Dominique Othenin-Girard )
- 1990: Bingo (Director: Markus Imboden)
- 1991: Anna Göldin - Last Witch (Director: Gertrud Pinkus )
- 1991: The Forgotten Valley (Director: Clemens Klopfenstein )
- 1992: Eurocops (2 episodes)
- 1994: The Gemmi - a transition (Director: Clemens Klopfenstein)
- 1995: Magic Matterhorn
- 1997: The Silence of Men (Director: Clemens Klopfenstein)
- 2000: WerAngstWolf (Director: Clemens Klopfenstein)
- 2005: The Bird Sermon or The Screaming of the Monks (Director: Clemens Klopfenstein)
- 2011: The Contracting Boy (Director: Markus Imboden)
- 2012: Room 606 (Director: Peter Volkart )
- 2013: On the slope
Web links
- Web presence
- Ben Jeger at Allmusic (English)
- Ben Jeger at Discogs (English)
- Ben Jeger in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brief portrait ( Memento of the original from December 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.mm.directories.be.ch/files/1344/12022.pdf
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed December 18, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jeger, Ben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jeger, Benedikt (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz and improvisation musician (piano, accordion) and film composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Solothurn |