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Luzia von Wyl
The Swiss pianist and composer Luzia von Wyl is writing mostly for her own group, the Luzia von Wyl Ensemble, which is a small contemporary jazz orchestra with strings, woodwinds and a rhythm section. She loves rhythm, odd meters, colours and emotional playing – and she has an absolute passion for large ensembles. Besides her own projects she regularly writes music for other musicians, ensembles and orchestras as well.
Luzia gets invited to festivals in Switzerland and abroad: To the Swiss Days Dubai, the Reset Festival Luxembourg, the Lucerne Festival, the Schaffhauser Jazzfestival, the London New Wind Festival and the Jazzwerkstatt Bern to name a few. Her compositions have been premiered in London, New York, Berlin, Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Dubai, Luxembourg, Zürich and played in many more countries. Luzia was the winner oft the following international composition competitions: NOVA Jazz Composition Prize (2022), NYC Contemporary Music Symposium (2021), Chicago Ensemble (2017) and Orchestra of Our Time New York (2011).
Born in 1985, Luzia studied piano and composition at the Bern University of the Arts (HKB), the Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK), and the University of Music in Lucerne (HSLU), completing her studies in 2011 with master’s degrees in both piano and composition. In 2014, Luzia earned her third master’s degree in arts management at the University of Zürich (UZH).
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The Final Batch of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 1
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is of our seasonal playlist featuring the songs we have loved the most in the past few months. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Kresten Osgood Quintet “Subway (Live)" Live at H15 Studio (ILK) 0:16 Host talks 4:05 Francesco Bearzatti, Stefano Risso, Mattia Barbieri “OneEmo" Behind Anatomy (Auand) 5:10 Host talks 11:37 Mark Lockheart “I've Seen The Light" Smiling (Edition) 12:46 Luzia von Wyl & ...
Continue ReadingLuzia von Wyl Ensemble: Frakmont
by Glenn Astarita
Frakmont, the latest offering from Swiss composer/pianist Luzia von Wyl and her ensemble, stands as a remarkable fusion of avant-garde jazz and classical finesse, crafting a sound universe that is at once groundbreaking and eternal. Each track unfolds like a story, told with meticulous care and fervent emotion, under the ensemble's cohesive unity and von Wyl's inspired direction. The musicians navigate through a variety of emotional terrains and sonic vistas, solidifying the ensemble's expertise in creating music that ...
Continue ReadingLuzia von Wyl Ensemble: Frost
by Glenn Astarita
The age-old debate, regarding the pros and cons of melding classical music with other genres will live on. And of course, the oil and water analogies will be discussed as many hybrid encounters may seem contrived, evidenced by hard-rock guitar solos wailing above syrupy strings arrangements or abstract scenarios where free-jazz soloists merge chamber music and so on. But classically trained Swiss pianist, composer Luzia von Wyl resides on a higher plane with this masterful program, combining hornists, strings and ...
Continue Reading"Swiss pianist and composer Luzia von Wyl resides on a higher plane with this masterful program, combining hornists, strings and a rhythm section." - AllAboutJazz
"Breezy sound, dazzling virtuosity and a unique sense of groove: pulsing through all of the pieces is Luzia von Wyl’s almost inexhaustible imagination. This is great art." - NLZ
"An astonishingly mature, highly original music. Luzia von Wyl? Watch out!" - Bund/Tages-Anzeiger
