Born and raised in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, Samuel Blaser lived in New York City for many years before relocating to Berlin, where he currently resides. He began trombone lessons at the age of 9, and his early interests ranged from Swiss folk music to American R&B and jazz. He entered the local conservatory at 14 and graduated in 2002 after being awarded prizes in both the jazz and classical spheres, including the 2000 Benny Golson Prize. Participation in the heralded Vienna Art Orchestra and European Radio Big Band eventually led to a Fulbright Scholarship, facilitating studies in the United States at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music where he studied with James E. Pugh and John Fedchock.
In 2019 the French Jazz Academy presented Samuel Blaser with the coveted European Musician Award,[1] recognizing the importance of his work in the field of jazz. The same year Blaser was voted #2 Rising Star Trombone of the 2019 Downbeat Critics Poll.[2]
Projectsedit
Beyond Blaser's ability to combine knotty compositional form with incendiary improvisational prowess in the context of his own music, his unfettered yet ever-collaborative approach has resulted in a number of significant associations, among them his ongoing work with Swiss percussion legend Pierre Favre;[3] a much-lauded duo with guitarist Marc Ducret;[4] a trio with Swiss drummer Daniel Humair and bassist Heiri Känzig as well as a Quartet with Russ Lossing, Masa Kamaguchi and Gerry Hemingway.[4] In the genre of jazz, Blaser appears on 80 recordings between 2000 and 2020.[5]
Discographyedit
7th Heaven (Between the Lines, 2008), with Scott DuBois, Thomas Morgan, Gerald Cleaver
^"PIERRE FAVRE - SAMUEL BLASER. Vol à Voile. PIERRE FAVRE - PHILIPP SCHAUFELBERGER. Albatros. Intakt CD 178 / 179". Intaktrec.ch. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
^"The JAZZ Discography - by Tom Lord". Lordisco.com. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
External linksedit
Official website
December 02, 2023
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lived in New York City for many years before relocating to Berlin where he currently resides He began trombone lessons at the age of 9 and his early interests ranged from Swiss folk music to American R amp B and jazz He entered the local conservatory at 14 and graduated in 2002 after being awarded prizes in both the jazz and classical spheres including the 2000 Benny Golson Prize Participation in the heralded Vienna Art Orchestra and European Radio Big Band eventually led to a Fulbright Scholarship facilitating studies in the United States at the Purchase College Conservatory of Music where he studied with James E Pugh and John Fedchock In his relatively short career Blaser has worked with Swiss percussion legend Pierre Favre guitarist Marc Ducret saxophonist Oliver Lake trumpet player Wallace Roney and drummer John Hollenbeck and has worked with Grammy Award winning producer Robert Sadin and more recently with drummer Daniel Humair and clarinetist Michel Portal In 2019 the French Jazz Academy presented Samuel Blaser with the coveted European Musician Award 1 recognizing the importance of his work in the field of jazz The same year Blaser was voted 2 Rising Star Trombone of the 2019 Downbeat Critics Poll 2 Projects editBeyond Blaser s ability to combine knotty compositional form with incendiary improvisational prowess in the context of his own music his unfettered yet ever collaborative approach has resulted in a number of significant associations among them his ongoing work with Swiss percussion legend Pierre Favre 3 a much lauded duo with guitarist Marc Ducret 4 a trio with Swiss drummer Daniel Humair and bassist Heiri Kanzig as well as a Quartet with Russ Lossing Masa Kamaguchi and Gerry Hemingway 4 In the genre of jazz Blaser appears on 80 recordings between 2000 and 2020 5 Discography edit7th Heaven Between the Lines 2008 with Scott DuBois Thomas Morgan Gerald Cleaver YAY Fresh Sound 2009 with Malcolm Braff Solo Bone Slam Productions 2009 Pieces of Old Sky Clean Feed 2009 with Thomas Morgan Todd Neufeld Vol a Voile Intakt 2010 with Pierre Favre Boundless Hathut 2011 with Marc Ducret Banz Oester Gerald Cleaver Consort in Motion Kind of Blue 2011 with Paul Motian Russ Lossing Thomas Morgan One from None Fresh Sound 2012 with Michael Bates Michael Blake Russ Lossing Jeff Davis As The Sea HatHut 2012 with Marc Ducret Banz Oester Gerald Cleaver A Mirror to Machaut Songlines 2013 with Joachim Badenhorst Russ Lossing Drew Gress Gerry Hemingway Fourth Landscape Nuscope 2014 with Benoit Delbecq Gerry Hemingway Spring Rain Whirlwind 2015 with Russ Lossing Drew Gress Gerald Cleaver Oostum NoBusiness 2018 with Gerry Hemingway Taktlos Zurich 2017 Hathut 2018 with Marc Ducret Peter Bruun Early in the Mornin Outnote 2018 with Russ Lossing Masa Kamaguchi Gerry Hemingway Oliver Lake Wallace Roney The Great Tommy McCook Blaser Music 2020 with Soweto Kinch Michael Blake Alex Wilson Alan Weekes Ira Coleman and Dion Parson Audio Rebel Blaser Music 2020 with Marc Ducret ABC vol 1 Blaser Music 2020 with Marc Ducret and Peter Bruun ABC vol 2 Blaser Music 2020 with Marc Ducret and Peter Bruun 1291 Outnote 2020 with Daniel Humair Heiri Kanzig 18 monologues elastiques Outnote 2020 Live at Cornelia Street Cafe Blaser Music 2020 with Paul Motian Eivind Opsvik and Russ Lossing Moods Blaser Music 2020 with Marc Ducret Masa Kamaguchi and Gerry Hemingway Voyageurs Jazzdor Series 2021 with Marc DucretAwards and honors editEuropean Musician Award French Jazz Academy 2019 Downbeat Critics Poll USA Rising star trombonist 4 in 2016 4 in 2015 7 in 2013 New York City Jazz Record USA Musician of the Year 2014 Jazzparade Switzerland Prix du public et coup de Coeur du Jury awarded by Bob Mintzer 2006 Jay Jay Johnson Prize USA Honorable mention 2006 Fulbright Grant USA One year Study Grant 2005 Robert Faller Prize Switzerland 2002 Benny Golson Prize Switzerland 2000References edit Palmares 2018 Academie du jazz Academiedujazz com Retrieved 2020 03 29 Downbeat Critics PIERRE FAVRE SAMUEL BLASER Vol a Voile PIERRE FAVRE PHILIPP SCHAUFELBERGER Albatros Intakt CD 178 179 Intaktrec ch Retrieved 2020 03 29 a b Besprechung des Albums bei All About Jazz The JAZZ Discography by Tom Lord Lordisco com Retrieved 2020 03 29 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samuel Blaser amp oldid 1144587858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
