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Alex Ventling

Alexander Ventling (1994), is a Swiss pianist originally born and raised in New Zealand. After a short stay in New York after high-school, Alex received scholarship at Berklee College of Music, however decided to attend the Jazzcampus Basel. He completed his Masters degree in Jazz Piano and Music Pedagogy in August 2019, studying with many great icons of the field (Mark Turner, Jorge Rossy, Larry Grenadier, Guillermo Klein, etc). Alex started the European Jazz Masters program in Autumn 2020. This personalised music performance degree began at the Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen and will continue through Berlin and Trondheim.

Alex Ventling's Wavemakers at Becco in Oslo

by Daniel Mège
September 12, 2026

Alex Ventling's Wavemakers Becco Oslo September 3, 2026 In Oslo's Tullinkvartalet district, the pulsing of the Delta Light Installation leads to the courtyard of Becco, a wine bar and hotspot of the city's music scene, where on the second floor one finds a concert venue. On this night, light converged with ...

Wavemakers

Alex Ventling Wavemakers is a nordic chamber-jazz quartet led by the Swiss-New Zealand pianist and composer Alex Ventling. As the name suggests, Wavemakers build large momentum, forming distinct “groove-organisms”, where each musician shares an equal role in the interweaving musical tapestry. Influenced by nordic jazz, impressionist classical music, minimal music and free improvisation, Wavemakers moves between cinematic atmospheres and driving grooves, living and breathing through close interaction and long-form development. The unusual instrumentation is distinctive, where rhythmic prepared piano, drum machines, and bowed vibraphone are some of their hallmark textures.

Ingeborg Gravem Sollid: The Aftermath

by Daniel Mège
May 22, 2026

Some albums feel like an invitation to join a benevolent planet where things are effortlessly explained through poetry. So does The Aftermath (Fjordgata Records, 2026), where a sense of well-being rapidly settles in, nourished by the beauty of the compositions and the sustained intelligence of the interpretation. The group is a quartet led by vocalist Ingeborg ...

Alex Ventling, Rafał Jackiewicz, Greg Foat, Out Of/Into & More

by Marek J. Śmietański
January 6, 2026

It's time to say goodbye to the old year--not by recapping 2025, but by finally wrapping up our roundup of last year's standout new releases. The first New Year's edition of the show (episode 121) will focus primarily on December premieres, with a handful of overlooked gems from the autumn slipping in as well. This time, ...

Conversations

By Alex Ventling

Label: Thick Records NZ
Released: 2025
Track listing: Moon And Sand; How Deep Is The Ocean; Spring Is Here; You Stepped Out Of A Dream; Bemsha Swing Part 1; Bemsha Swing Part 2; Cry Me A River; All The Things You Are; La Mesha

Wavemakers

By Wavemakers

Label: Particular Recordings Collective
Released: 2025
Track listing: Tracking; Omaha (feat. Sissel Vera Pettersen); Trondheim I; Trondheim II; Traces; Trondheim III; January; Spiral; Four Refractions.

New Zealand Jazz Icon Releases Album With Swiss Pianist

January 28, 2025

Despite 50 years age difference, Kim Paterson and Alex Ventling grew a bond through their common appreciation towards improvising and the jazz tradition. On regular visits to Kim’s house in Red Beach, Auckland, the two would listen to records, discuss music, philosophise, and play together. These visits first began 10 years ago and formed a lasting ...

The View

By Alex Ventling

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2024
Track listing: Spiders Steps; Some Fields; Cyan; Winterweh; Sneaky A; In The Mists; The Wolf; Hammershøi; Attan; First Train To Finse (feat. Kim Paterson); SL28; Geisha; Asperitas.

In Orbit

By Alex Ventling

Label: Nice Things Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Overture; In Orbit; Boogie For Ants; Winter's Clockwork; Inside The Music Box; Ambush; Canopy; Undulations; Saloons.