Max Jendly
Max Jendly (born March 3, 1945 in Freiburg im Uechtland ) is a Swiss jazz pianist and big band leader.
After studying economics, Jendly worked as a printer and journalist. After completing his musical training, he concentrated on jazz in 1980. As a music teacher, he taught in Freiburg and Montreux . “No one else has shaped jazz in the canton of Friborg like Max Jendly over the past 40 years. He was the originator of the «Jazz Parade», the summer festival on Place George Python in Freiburg , and founded the jazz club «La Spirale». “Since 1991 he has been the artistic director of the big band at the Freiburg Conservatory; he gave concerts, published albums and composed. He arranged for Magali Noël's Vian album . He wrote the music for the production of the play Novecento by Alessandro Baricco at the Magnifique Théâtre .
Discographic notes
- Clark Terry & Le Grand Bidule Clark Terry at Buffalo State, May 3, 1979 (1979)
- Max Jendly Chocoratorio (Disques Office, 1997, with Antoine Ogay and others)
- Big Band du Conservatoire Friborg Jazz for Fan (1998)
- Max Jendly Jazz Trio Blues Charm (Chemins de fer du Kaeserberg, 2013)
Web links
- Interview ( Freiburger Nachrichten , May 12, 2001)
- Max Jendly Jazz Big Band in the Sense district ( Freiburger Nachrichten , May 25, 2018)
- Max Jendly at Allmusic (English)
- Max Jendly at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry (Radio Swiss Jazz)
- ↑ Mardi Musique: Tribute to Max Jendly - Jazz et Chocolat ( Memento from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) ( Berner Zeitung )
- ↑ Magalie Goumaz: Embarquement immédiat avec Novecento, près de Friborg. In: Le Temps . June 6, 2016, accessed August 17, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jendly, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss jazz pianist and big band leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 3, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Uechtland |