Stefan Schlegel

Stefan Schlegel (born August 16, 1968 in Sevelen ) is a Swiss jazz trombonist (also known as valve trombone ).

Live and act

Stefan Schlegel first played the piano , trumpet and French horn until he found the trombone relatively late at the age of 14. After several years of apprenticeship in regional jazz bands and big bands , he first studied classical trombone (teaching and orchestral diploma) at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHDK). This was followed by studies at Berklee College of Music in Boston , with Phil Wilson . Stefan Schlegel finished his studies with Jiggs Whigham at the Staatliche Musikhochschule Köln with a concert diploma for jazz trombone.

During the academic years up to the end of the 1990s, Stefan Schlegel not only played in the Swiss jazz scene, but also in symphony orchestras such as the Winterthur Music College, the St. Gallen Theater Orchestra or as a deputy at the Zurich Opera House. Since 1998 he has concentrated exclusively on his activities as a jazz trombonist and arranger.

Stefan Schlegel played with numerous big bands in Europe, was director of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra for four years and has played in the Swiss Jazz Orchestra since 2008 .

Discography

In-house productions:

• BLUEnaissance: In between, Musica Helvetica
• Stefan Schlegel Jazz Quintet: Flying towards yourself, Brambus records
• Keybone: Keybone, self-published
• Master Davy: Charles Dickens David Copperfield in words and music, Brambus records

Sideman:

• Swiss Jazz Orchestra: Pools - Live at Jazzfestival Bern (2015)
• Swiss Jazz Orchestra: Sincerely Yours - 10 years SJO, Live at Bierhübeli Bern (2014)
• Swiss Jazz Orchestra: Lucidity
• Swiss Jazz Orchestra & Michael Zisman: Close Encounter
• Swiss Jazz Orchestra: Buebetröim 2
• Slidestream: Cat Eyes, self-published
• Elmar Frey Sextett: News from the past, Privave records
• Big Band de Lausanne: The sacred music of Duke Ellington, TCB records
• Jochen Baldes sextet: Niniland, Brambus records
• Maja Christina: Romance, Brambus records

literature

• Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Biographical Lexicon of Swiss Jazz. CD supplement to: Bruno Spoerri (Ed.): Jazz in Switzerland. History and stories. Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0739-6 .
• Ueli Staub (Ed.): Jazz City Zurich. From Louis Armstrong to Zurich Jazz Orchestra. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich 2003, ISBN 3-03823-012-X .

Web links

• Sound carrier by Stefan Schlegel in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website by Stefan Schlegel
• Website of the Swiss Jazz Orchestra