Dominik Schürmann
Dominik Schürmann (born March 15, 1971 in Basel ) is a Swiss double bass player and composer who works as a freelance musician in the field of traditional and contemporary jazz .
Life
Dominik Schürmann is the son of the jazz pianist Niggi Schürmann. He came into contact with music and especially with jazz very early on. At the age of six, Schürmann took piano lessons. At the age of 18 he switched to the double bass and took lessons from Roman Dyląg and Isla Eckinger . He quickly became an integral part of the Swiss jazz scene. He worked with musicians such as Karl Ratzer , George Gruntz , Oscar Klein and David Klein , Adrian Mears , Adam Taubitz , Titi Winterstein , Kurt Weil , Jim Galloway , John Serry , Luis Diego Bonilla, Bonnie Jeanne Taylor, Miguel de la Cerna, Othella Dallas , Andreas Herrmann, Markus Hauser , Colette Greder, Mario Schneeberger , Vince Benedetti , Sam Burckhardt and many more. He has appeared in numerous jazz clubs and at jazz festivals in Germany and abroad. He has been a member of Thomas Moeckel's Centrio since 1998 . Several of his own projects followed, such as the French Classics recordings produced by Swiss radio SRF 2 with the Swiss trumpeter Claudio Bergamin, the Swiss-German recording production Jazz meets Pop with the German saxophonist Jürgen Hagenlocher and the CD publication Tales of Day and Night with his father Niggi Schürmann and Mario Schneeberger on the alto saxophone. In 2017 he founded the jazz piano trio Gutfleisch-Schürmann-Frey together with Christian Gutfleisch and Elmar Frey.
Discography (selection)
- Gutfleisch-Schürmann-Frey Sambâle (2019, with Christian Gutfleisch, Elmar Frey, Alex Hendriksen , Thomas Moeckel)
- Gutfleisch-Schürmann-Frey Jazz People ( Unit Records 2018, with Christian Gutfleisch , Elmar Frey )
- Dominik Schürmann Upswing (Unit Records 2016, with Christian Gutfleisch, George Ricci, Samuel Dühsler)
- Ricci Schürmann Dühsler: Lester Leaps Sideways (RSD 2014)
- Ingmar Kerschberger Quartet: On the Bat's Back (Factory Outlet Records 2012)
- Schneeberger-Schürmann Quartet: Tales of Day and Night (Turicaphon, 2009)
- Hagenlocher-Schürmann Quartet with Adrian Mears: Jazz Meets Pop (Turicaphon, 2008)
- Thomas Moeckel's Centrio: The Nearness Of You (Turicaphon, 2007)
- Schürmann-Bergamin Project: French Classics ( Altrisuoni , 2007)
Web links
- www.dominikschuermann.ch - website
- Discography (selection) at Radio Swiss Jazz
- Dominik Schürmann at Discogs (English)
- Article Jazz'n'More , May / June 2020 issue
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schürmann, Dominik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss double bass player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 15, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |