Christoph Gallio

Lives in Baden, Switzerland. Self-taught. Studied saxophone with Iwan Roth at the Basel Music Conservatory and music with Steve Lacy in Paris. Master of Arts (MA) in Transdisciplinarity at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK). In 1987 he won the Action Arts Price of the city of Basel, in 2009 the Berlin Atelier, in 2022 the London Atelier of the Kanton Aargau and the Buenas Aires Atelier oft the City of Baden in 2017. He has toured in and outside of Switzerland. www.gallio.ch

Gallio started his stage career as a cooperating artist with living goldfishes (documented on FISHLAND). He leads the Swiss trio DAY & TAXI (with bass player Silvan Jeger and drummer Gerry Hemingway) since 1988. Since 1977 he has played and recorded with Irene Schweizer, Irene Aebi, Peter K Frey, Urs Voerkel, Günter Müller, Mani Neumeier, Alfred Zimmerlin, Lindsay L Cooper, Mats Gustafsson, Raymond Stird, Sten Sandell, Matthew Ostrowski, Stephan Wittwer, Andy Guhl, Norbert Möslang, Peter Kowald, Dennis Charles, Bern Nix, Michael Lytle, Sylvia Nopper, Marino Pliakas, Thomas Eckert, Konstantin Sedovin, David Watson, Kalle Laar, Mart Soo, Robert Dick, Werner Lüdi, Urs Blöchlinger, Fred Frith, Phil Minton, John Russel, Chie Mukai, Takashi Kazamaki, Haco, Chie Mukai, Tetsu Saitoh, Naoki Kita, Samm Bennett, Onnyk, Keiko Higuchi, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Kazutoki Umezu, Ellen Christi, William Parker, Rashied Ali, Roger Turner, Urs Leimgruber, Olaf Rupp, Sven Åke Johansson, Oliver Steidle, Jan Roder, Andrea Neumann, Christian Weber, Marco Käppeli, Dieter Ulrich, Julian Sartorius, Fabiana Galante, Luis Conde, Paula Shocron, Alex Elgier, Pablo Diaz, Sergio Merce, Cecilia Quinteros, Marcelo von Schultz etc. Performed solo and with dancers Tomiko Takai (butoh), Christine Brodbeck, Yvonne Meier and Franz Frautschi. Worked together with artists like Caro Niederer, Eric Hattan, Beat Streuli, Alex Silber, Claude Gaçon and with writer Kurt Aebli. Since 1986 he has been composing. Christoph Gallio played on international Jazzfestivals in Canada, China, Japan, Russia, Kasachstan, Europe , South America and the USA. www.gallio.ch

Awards

In 1987 he won the Action Arts Price of the city of Basel, in 2009 the Berlin Atelier, in 2022 the London Atelier of the Kanton Aargau and the Buenas Aires Atelier oft the City of Baden in 2017. He has toured in and outside of Switzerland. www.gallio.ch

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DAY & TAXI, this trio remains one of Europe's best kept secrets. 2009, DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY, BRUCE LEE GALLANTER, NEW YORK CITY

... eine sehr starke, auch emotional anrührende Musik. 2017, BERT NOGLIK, LEIPZIG

I've long been a fan, and 'WAY' is a striking, beautifully-conceived album. All compositions are by the leader, and they're succinct and pellucidly-structured – as are his improvisations. ... Gallio is his own man, and a real musical thinker. Bassist Jeger and drummer Meier are simpatico partners. ***** 2017, JAZZ JOURNAL, ANDY HAMILTON, LONDON

DAY & TAXI since the early 90s is one of the most consistent and truthful of European groups. 'DEVOTION', the new DAY &TAXI record, successor to the excellent WAY, is another set of taut, well-structured sketches and miniatures...the recruitment of Gerry Hemingway seems to have opened up a whole new direction for the group, which is great to hear. 2019, JAZZ JOURNAL, BRIAN MORTON, LONDON