Sylvie Courvoisier
Jazz
The next Sylvie Courvoisier concert is scheduled for Monday, August 25, 2025 at Close Up in New York, NY, United States. See all 11 upcoming concerts
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About Sylvie Courvoisier
Hometown
Lausanne, Switzerland
Born
1968
Genre
Jazz
Composer/pianist Sylvie Courvoisier is known for an unusual, impulsive style that weds chamber music of her European upbringing with the hook-filled jazz of her adopted home of New York City. She emerged in the mid-'90s with two quintet albums, 1994's Sauvagerie Courtoise (as the Sylvie Courvoisier Quintetto) and 1996's Ocre. A highly collaborative artist, she recorded with musicians such as violinist Mark Feldman and John Zorn before eventually releasing her solo piano debut, Signs and Epigrams, in 2007. She followed it with further collaborations, including several with Feldman and a series of albums with her trio with bassist Drew Gress and drummer Kenny Wollesen. In 2021, Lockdown teamed Courvoisier with woodwindist Ned Rothenberg and percussionist Julian Sartorius. Each composition was dedicated to a different inspiration on the 2024 solo piano outing To Be Other-Wise. The following year she and guitarist Mary Halvorson released Bone Bells, offering eight composed duets.
Sylvie Courvoisier has also released music as a member of Sylvie Courvoisier Quintetto, Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, Mephista, and Abaton.
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