With Spring slowly giving way to summer, there was no shortage of music to play. These months brought me some of the nicest musical moments of my career so far. To begin with, I hosted and promoted a small concert series entitled ‘A Tribute To Django’, where I was joined on stage by…
Picking up shortly after the end of the last post, the beginning of 2023, I had the immense pleasure of traveling through europe to perform and teach. Some highlights included my travel to Groningen, Holland to perform in trio alongside..
The ‘Zarek & George’ Rips and Tears album release tour was both a great pleasure and triumph after a seemingly endless road of pandemic related setbacks.
The tour consisted of eight concerts through Switzerland and southern Germany…
Picking up at the start of January 2022.
With the Corona restrictions in force once again, this was a very quiet time with no concerts. While it was difficult to keep positive in these dark winter weeks, the calm gave me the chance to work on my slowly growing…
With more concerts, new instruments, Podcasts and workshops, 2021 still had much more to give. I was asked to contribute as a teacher for the week long jazz workshop in the beautiful mountains of Engelburg Switzerland for the ‘Gymnasium am Münsterplatz’. We had a great time playing in big band ensembles and exploring the mountain tops..
Picking up where we left off, the middle of May, I have had the immense pleasure to play with many new groups in different parts of Switzerland. While the effect of the corona restrictions still lingered, it did not hold anyone…