Jürg Morgenthaler
Jürg Morgenthaler (born December 13, 1953 in Bern ) is a Swiss jazz musician ( alto saxophone , clarinet ) and band leader.
Live and act
Morgenthaler gained his first experience in traditional jazz bands at the age of 14. Among other things, he was initially active in the bands of Alex Welsh , Bob Wallis and the Tremble Kids and the Hot Mallets . He received his first awards at the jazz festivals in Zug and Lucerne. He completed a classical instrumental course at the Zurich Conservatory with a diploma and a degree at the Swiss Jazz School Bern.
In 1983 he founded his own quartet JMRhythm Four , which played both swing and modern jazz . In the next few years there were concerts and recordings with guest soloists such as Benny Bailey , Sandy Patton , James Zollar , Peter Appleyard and Abdullah Ibrahim . He also played lead in the Alto Jazz Heritage Big Band of Vince Benedetti and Zurich Jazz Orchestra and the Maria Schneider Workshop Lucerne. He was also a member of Joe Haider's International Big Band , Mani Planzer's experimental big band and Pepe Lienhard's The Swing Must Go On .
Morgenthaler composed for the sextet Swiss Jazz Summit , of which he is the leader. He can also be heard on albums by the Roy King Dixieland Band, The Smoking Band , the Swiss Dixieland All Stars and by Bonnie Taylor , Mike Goetz / Dan Barrett . Together with his brother Robert Morgenthaler , he produced experimental projects; he was also involved in Lindsay L. Cooper's Four Seasons . He received several awards as best clarinetist in the Swiss jazz journal Jazz n'more .
Discographic notes
- Swiss Jazz Summit Meret's Delight ( TCB 1990, with Matthieu Michel , Danilo Moccia, Andy Harder, Peter Frei , Mathias Kuert)
- JM Rhythm Four plus One Lazy Afternoon (TCB 1999, with James Zollar, Andy Harder, Roman Dyląg , Robert Mark)
- JM Rhythm Four Plays with Bucky Pizzarelli and Peter Appleyard: Brothers (2008)
- BB and JM Trio First Call (All Jazz 2013, with Beat Baumli and Giorgos Antoniou )
Web links
- Web presence
- Jürg Morgenthaler at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry (RadioSwissJazz). Retrieved September 22, 2019 .
- ^ Morgenthal discography (until 2002)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morgenthaler, Juerg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz musician (alto saxophone, clarinet) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |