Tobias Preisig (born September 18, 1981 in

Zurich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

) is a Swiss

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ist and

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. His style can be described as alternative

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or experimental improvised jazz. He plays mainly with his electronica du
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Tobias Preisig Quartet

The quartet formed in 2009 with pianist Stefan Aeby, bass player André Pousaz, and drummer Michi Stulz. Two albums have been released since then: ''In Transit'' (Traumton) in 2012 and ''Flowing Mood'', (ObliqSound) in 2010. The band toured through Switzerland, France, Austria, Germany, Japan, and China, playing at festivals such as the Cully Jazz Festival, Hamburg's Überjazz, Basel's Offbeat, Jazz Festival Schaffhausen, Altstadtherbst Düsseldorf, JZ Festival Shanghai.

Awards

Pro Helvetia The foundation Pro Helvetia is a public foundation of Switzerland, which supports artists, promotes Swiss culture and art abroad. It is responsible for major international cultural event exhibitions. The foundation promotes cultural dialogue of t ...

High Priority Jazz Promotion, 2013 * Cultural grant from the city of Zurich, 2012 /www.stadt-zuerich.ch/kultur/de/index/foerderung/jazz_rock_pop/auszeichnungen.html Website of the city of Zurich/ref> * Cultural grant from the canton of

Appenzell Appenzell () was a cantons of Switzerland, canton in the northeast of Switzerland, and entirely surrounded by the canton of St. Gallen, in existence from 1403 to 1597. Appenzell became independent of the Abbey of Saint Gall in 1403 and entered ...

, 2005 * Generations

Frauenfeld Frauenfeld (Alemannic German, Alemannic: ''Frauefäld'') is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Canton of Thurgau, Thurgau in Switzerland. The official language of Frauenfeld is (the Swiss variety of Standard) Swiss Standard Ge ...

, 1998

Discography

* ''In Transit'' (Traumton, 2012) * ''Flowing Mood'' (

ObliqSound ObliqSound is a record label in New York City. It was founded by Tobias Tanner, Michele Locatelli, and Ralf Schmid. They studied music together at the New School in Manhattan. Their intent with Obliqsound is to produce musicians with a backgroun ...

, 2010)

References

External links

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Tobias Preisig official website

Tobias Preisig official japanese websiteAll About Jazz
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Der erste Schrei, der letzte Seufzer
March 2012 (in German)
Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes
''„Swiss violinist Tobias Preisig and his quartet of rising stars from Zurich turn in an evocative program that ranges from chamberlike delicacy to darkly atmospheric ECM-ish fare to dynamic bursts of intensity.“'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Preisig, Tobias 1981 births Swiss composers Swiss male composers Musicians from Zurich Living people