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Luzia von Wyl

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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).

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Article: Radio & Podcasts

The Final Batch of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 1

Read "The Final Batch of My Favorite 2024 Jazz Things - Part 1" reviewed 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 ...

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Article: Year in Review

I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu

Read "I Dischi del 2024 secondo Ludovico Granvassu" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Spesso molti articoli sulle “migliori uscite dell'anno" iniziano con una premessa quasi apologetica ("questi non sono necessariamente 'i migliori album dell'anno,' ma 'i miei preferiti';" “è tutto soggettivo;" “domani avrei scelto titoli diversi;" “ho potuto selezionare solo dieci album," ecc.)? Queste dichiarazioni sembrano riflettere il disagio del redattore, costretto a riassumere un vasto ecosistema artistico selezionando ...

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Article: Year in Review

Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024

Read "Ludovico Granvassu's Garden of Jazzy Delights 2024" reviewed by Ludovico Granvassu


Have you noticed how many “best of the year" listicles start with an apologetic preamble ("these are not necessarily 'the best albums of the year' but 'my favorites';" “it's all subjective;" “tomorrow I might have chosen different titles;" “I could only select ten albums" etc.)? Those disclaimers channel the writer's discomfort of having to summarize a ...

Album

Frakmont

Label: Lu Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: Thunder; Funicular; Mulino; Ronk; Ringel; Rubb; Frakmont.

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Article: Album Review

Luzia von Wyl Ensemble: Frakmont

Read "Frakmont" reviewed 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 ...

Album

Frost

Label: Hat Hut Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Tick-Tock; Frost; Joke; Wind; Jingle; Spark; Rush; Overlap; Kalimba; Quints.

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Article: Album Review

Luzia von Wyl Ensemble: Frost

Read "Frost" reviewed 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 ...


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