Jan-Andrea Bard
Jan-Andrea "Janto" Bard (* 1981 in Pfäffikon ZH ) is a Swiss jazz musician ( piano , composition ).
Bard learned to play the piano from the age of six. Initially, he dealt with mathematics and began studying physics. He then studied with Lester Menezes, Hans Feigenwinter and Malcolm Braff at the Basel Jazz School , where he met the members of his quintet Janto's Holding , which he founded in 2014 . His debut album was released with this band in October 2015. As a large-format follow-up band , he founded Janto's Oktaeder . He is also active in the Trio Trivium , the Christine Huthmacher Trio and with the interactive audio installation Noise Tracker . He also toured with Feya Faku .
Discographic notes
- Janto's Holding: Crossed Fates ( Unit Records 2015, with Karin Ospelt, Lukas Wyss, Christopher Böhm, Florian Krause)
- Janto's Oktaeder: (Unit Records 2017, with Jonas Winterhalter , Lou Lecaudey , Lucas Wirz, Jonas Labhart, Sebastian von Keeler, Marc Mezgolits, Florian Krause and Tim Hurley, Daniel Mudrack)
Web links
- Web presence
- Jan-Andrea Bard at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bard, Jan-Andrea |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bard, Janto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz musician (piano, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pfäffikon ZH |