Jan Galega Brönnimann

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Jan Galega Brönnimann (born July 27, 1969 in Bafun , Cameroon ) is a Swiss jazz musician (clarinets, saxophones, composition).

Act

Brönnimann toured with Pierre Favre in 1994 . In the same year he was with Rhonda Dorsey and with Love's Labor's Lost . He then works as a freelance musician and composer for bands, DJs, dance and theater projects. In 1998 he founded his band Brink Man Ship , with whom he has released several albums since 1999. In addition to acoustic music, he combines live clarinets and saxophones with electronic sounds and rhythms and the rap of Nya . He was also active at Jazz Phalanx (with Roland Philipp , Hans Feigenwinter , Michel Poffet , David Elias ). In the last few years he toured Europe, Africa, Asia and Russia with various bands. In 2005 he presented the music of Brink Man Ship at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal .

Brönnimann has performed with Kenny Werner , Eddie Floyd , Richie Beirach , Sidsel Endresen , William Bell , Joy Frempong , Peter Schärli , Werner Hasler , Harald Haerter , Andreas Schaerer and Saadet Türköz , among others .

He can also be heard on albums by Igor's brass band, The Faranas, Eivind Aarset and the Bienne City Arkestra .

Prizes and awards

Brönnimann was honored at the international composition competition for science et cité . In 2008 he was artist in residence for Pro Helvetia in Cape Town . In 2009 he received the recognition award of the Canton of Bern for particularly important musical achievements.

Discographic notes

  • Brink Man Ship Elephant & Castle ( Universal Music 2003, with Emanuel Schnyder, Christoph Staudenmann, René Reimann)
  • Brink Man Ship Willisau ( Unit Records 2009, with Nils Petter Molvaer , Nya , Emanuel Schnyder, Christoph Staudenmann, René Reimann)
  • Brink Man Ship Instant Replay (Unit Records 2013, with Emanuel Schnyder, Christoph Staudenmann, René Reimann)
  • Aly Keïta , Jan Galega Brönnimann, Lucas Niggli : Kalo-Yele ( Intakt Records 2016)
  • Jan Galega Brönnimann, Moussa Cissokho , Omri Hason Al Nga Taa (CPL 2016)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry (RadioSwissJazz)
personal data
SURNAME Brönnimann, Jan Galega
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss jazz musician (clarinets, saxophones, composition)
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Bafun , Cameroon