Urs Wäckerli

Urs Wäckerli (* 17th April 1945 in Zurich ; real name: Urs Peter Wäckerle ) is a Swiss jazz - violinist , filmmakers and operator of jazz and cultural clubs "Lebewohlfabrik".

Life

After graduating as a biochemist from ETH (dipl.sc.nat) in Zurich in 1970, he worked for several years as a musician and freelance journalist in Barcelona and Geneva . In 1978 he founded the " String Jazz Quintet " together with the guitarist Harald Haerter . From 1979 he worked as a music journalist for the Zürcher Tages-Anzeiger , the Swiss radio DRS and the Swiss television . In 1984 he set up the local radio " Förderband " in Bern . A year later he became editor-in-chief and director of the local radio station Wil (St.Gallen). In 1988 he founded his own film production company " Allmedia Productions ". In 2003 he opened the “ Lebewohlfabrik ” jazz and culture club in Zurich.

LP "Evensteven" (Zyt, 1974)
LP "Old Engadine Dances - Sots Vegls Engiadinaisa" (Activ 4145)
EP "String Jazz Quintet" (1979 self-published)
CD "Nuages" (Swingstrings, 2008)
Feature film: "Aber Auch Ich" (1999, Columbus Films) & various short and commissioned films.

personal data
SURNAME	Wäckerli, Urs
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wäckerle, Urs Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Swiss jazz violinist and filmmaker
DATE OF BIRTH	April 17, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH	Zurich