Results for "Christoph Irniger Pilgrim"

Musician

Christoph Irniger Pilgrim

Active since: 2010

The quintet Pilgrim, founded by Zurich based tenor saxophonist Christoph Irniger, has become over the years one of the most exciting ensembles in young European Jazz. On the occasion of their 10-year anniversary they will present their fifth album "Ghost Cat" on Intakt Records in January 2023. In their gorgeously considered, but luxuriantly open music the quintet uses ambiguity as a tool. Some compositions are freely improvised, while others are completely notated, yet most lie in between, with an elasticity that reflects a life of freedom, where informed choices are made spontaneously. The accompanying soundtrack oscillates between enigmatic reflection and wild eruptions, although the band creates a dense, all-round sound which is hard to categorise.

Album

Human Intelligence (Live)

By Christoph Irniger Pilgrim

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hendrix; Calling the Spirits; Secret Level; Human Intelligence (Interlude); Seven Down Eight Up; The Kraken; Human Intelligence; Emergency Exit; Back in the Game.

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Christoph Irniger Pilgrim: Human Intelligence (Live)

by Alberto Bazzurro
July 29, 2025

Il quintetto Pilgrim, diretto ormai da una quindicina d'anni dal tenorsassofonista svizzero Christoph Irniger, giunge con questo Human Intelligence al suo sesto album, portando avanti la logica di un suono piuttosto identitario, derivante dalla contemporanea presenza di piano acustico e chitarra elettrica, ma non solo: vi aleggia una risolutezza piuttosto palpabile, un impianto solido e generalmente ...

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Christoph Irniger's Pilgrim: Human Intelligence (live)

by Mark Corroto
April 9, 2025

"The one thing I concluded was not to try and reproduce a live event--I thought, live goals are different. There might be more improvisation, more risk," Christoph Irniger reflects in the liner notes to Pilgrim's 2023 studio album Ghost Cat (Intakt). The saxophonist and composer reinforces the idea with this electrifying live recording, captured at Red ...

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Back in the Game

Featuring the music of Christoph Irniger Pilgrim
Duration: 4:19
March 17, 2025

"Back in the Game" was recorded live in November 2023 at Red Horn District in Bad Meinberg, Germany and appears on the album Human Intelligence Live (Out in March 2025 on Intakt Records). The official music video is by Kohei Yamaguchi and features the Japanese dancer Mamiko Hosokawa. The song was first released on the album Italian Circus Story by Christoph Irniger Pilgrim and is always good to close the set, since it has a quality of an exit music for a film. With Christoph Irniger: tenor saxophone; Stefan Aeby: piano; Dave Gisler: guitar; Raffaele Bossard: double bass; and Michael Stulz: drums.

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Marvel

Featuring the music of Christoph Irniger Pilgrim
Duration: 5:23
March 1, 2023

The song, inspired by the compositions of Paul Motian, appears on the album Ghost Cat by Christoph Irniger Pilgrim and describes a feeling of childlike wonder. The quintet Pilgrim, founded by Zurich based tenor saxophonist Christoph Irniger, has become over the years one of the most exciting ensembles in young European Jazz. On the occasion of their 10-year anniversary they will present their fifth album on Intakt Records in January 2023.

Album

Crosswinds

By Christoph Irniger Pilgrim

Label: Intakt Records
Released: 2019
Track listing: Big Wheel; Luce Oscura; Point of view; Miniature; Crosswinds; C Major Improvisation; Studio Song; Inside; Aeon.

Article: Album Review

Christoph Irniger Pilgrim: Crosswinds

by Don Phipps
March 21, 2019

With Crosswinds, Christoph Irniger's quartet Pilgrim offers a scintillating trip into a musical subconscious --a dream state where one opens doors only to find more doors --a spiral staircase where the top is always just beyond reach. For the most part, the album consists of tunes that are both sparse yet engaging. And it is this ...

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It All About the Sax with Kyle Nasser

by Nick Davies
February 20, 2019

This show features an interview with saxophonist Kyle Nasser talking about his career in music. We also discuss his latest album Persistent Fancy, which looks at where people originate from which can be different to where they live. As this is a jazz show there is lots of new music and some tracks from the archives ...

Musician

Christoph Irniger

Born: October 30, 1979

Christoph Irniger, born 1979, is a Swiss saxophonist, composer and bandleader. According to the Sunday edition of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung he is “undoubtedly one of the greatest talents of his generation.” In recent years, Irniger has made a name for himself in a range of line-ups, playing jazz, rock and related musical styles. As a musician from a generation which likes to work on multiple projects in eclectic styles, he leads a range of outfits, all distinct and surprising musically. The Swiss magazine Jazz ’N‘ More writes: “He comes up with something new each time by leaving the beaten tracks of sound. He doesn’t just look briefly left and right; he fights his way into the thicket.” An instrumentalist with a firm education, and a composer with an artistic vision, he consistently generates new ideas, realised thanks to a passion for music. German magazine Jazzthetik says: “People who know about jazz will confirm that he is one of the most promising musicians in contemporary Swiss jazz.”