Christoph Irniger
{{Short description|Swiss saxophonist, bandleader and composer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Christoph Irniger
| image = Christoph Irniger Solo Foto 1 small (c) Gian Marco Castelberg.jpg
| caption = Irniger in 2016
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1979|10|30}}
| birth_place = Zürich, Switzerland
| genre = Jazz
| occupation = Saxophonist, bandleader and composer
| instrument = Saxophone
| years_active =
| label = Fresh Sound, Intakt Records, Brambus Records, Between The Lines
| associated_acts = Nasheet Waits, Nils Wogram, Hayden Chisholm, Ohad Talmor
| website = {{URL|christophirniger.com}}
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Christoph Irniger (born October 30, 1979) is a Swiss jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer.
Education
Christoph Irniger studied at Zurich University of the Arts Music Pedagogy and at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Performance Jazz with Christoph Grab and Nat Su between 2000 and 2006. In the following years he stayed regularly in Berlin and New York taking lessons with Dave Liebman, Mark Turner and Ari Hoenig.
Career
Beside his own Trio and his band Pilgrim,{{cite web|last1=Duni|first1=Eleni|title=Diverse Swiss Artists Showcased at Jazzahead! Conference|url=http://downbeat.com/news/detail/diverse-swiss-artists-showcased-at-jazzahead-conference|website=Down Beat|date=18 May 2016 |accessdate=11 September 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|title=REPORTS: Swiss Night and German Expo at jazzhead! in Bremen|url=http://www.londonjazznews.com/2016/05/reports-swiss-night-and-german-expo-at.html|website=London Jazz News|accessdate=11 September 2017|archive-date=19 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019055530/http://www.londonjazznews.com/2016/05/reports-swiss-night-and-german-expo-at.html|url-status=dead}} which was selected for the three-years-programm high priority jazz promotion of Pro Helvetia during 2015 - 2017,{{cite web|title=High priority jazz promotion|url=https://prohelvetia.ch/en/dossier/high-priority-jazz-promotion/|website=Pro Helvetia|accessdate=11 September 2017}} Irniger was part of several other projects. From 2007 to 2014 he was part of the {{interlanguage link|Lucerne Jazz Orchestra|de}} conducted by David Grottschreiber, where he played with, among others, Dave Douglas, Claudio Puntin and Matthias Spillmann. His visits to Berlin and New York have led to a number of diverse collaborations, including: Nasheet Waits (No Reduce), Ohad Talmor (Counterpoints){{cite web|last1=Gsteiger|first1=Tom|title=Swing macht am meisten Spass|url=https://www.landbote.ch/winterthur/stadtkultur/swing-macht-am-meisten-spass/story/28275530|website=Der Landbote|accessdate=12 September 2017|language=de|date=28 February 2017}} Michael Bates and Don Philippe. He did concerts and recordings with a.o. Nils Wogram, Hayden Chisholm, Max Frankl, Stefan Rusconi, Christian Weber, Chris Wiesendanger, Vera Kappeler, Jean-Paul Brodbeck and Peter Frei, as also the Reggae groups Dodo & the Liberators and GG & the Informers.
Irniger lives in Zürich and teaches saxophone at the music school Konservatorium Zürich since 2004. In 2011 he initiated the jazz series Jazz im Seefeld in Zürich and co-founded the Jazzwerkstatt in Zürich.{{cite web|last1=Merki|first1=Christoph|title=Grosse Klappen|url=https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kunst/grosse-klappen/story/23090705|website=Tages-Anzeiger|accessdate=11 September 2017|language=de|date=2017}}
Bandprojects
- Pilgrim (since 2009) with Stefan Aeby – piano; Dave Gisler – guitar; Raffaele Bossard – doubblebass; Michi Stulz – drums; Christoph Irniger, tenor saxophone
- Christoph Irniger Trio (since 2012) with Raffaele Bossard – doubblebass; Ziv Ravitz – drums; Christoph Irniger – tenor saxophone
- Cowboys From Hell (since 2005) with Marco Blöchlinger – bass; Chrigel Bosshard – drums; Christoph Irniger – tenor saxophone & electronics
- Noir (since 2012) with Don Philippe – guitar; Christoph Irniger – tenor saxophone
- Counterpoints (since 2012) with Ohad Talmor – tenor saxophone; Bänz Oester – doubblebass; Dan Weiss – drums; Christoph Irniger – tenor saxophone
Discography
- 2008 Christoph Irniger Quartett Chat Noir (Brambus Records){{cite web|title=Christoph Irniger Quartet: Chat Noir|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/chat-noir-christoph-irniger-brambus-records-review-by-aaji-staff.php|website=All About Jazz|date=2 July 2008 |accessdate=12 September 2017|language=en}}
- 2008 Cowboys From Hell Monster Rodeo (Altrisuoni){{cite web|last1=Brookes|first1=Joachim 'Joe'|title=CD-Review - Cowboys From Hell Monster Rodeo|url=http://www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/c/cowboys_from_hell/monster_rodeo.html|website=Rocktimes|accessdate=12 September 2017}}
- 2010 R.I.S.S. Color&Style (Unit Records)
- 2011 Christoph Irniger Pilgrim Mt. Tongariro (Between The Lines){{cite web|last1=Yanow|first1=Scott|title=Review by Scott Yanow: Christoph Irniger Pilgrim - Mt. Tongariro - Challenge Records International|url=http://www.challengerecords.com/news/1370935798/review-by-scott-yanow-christoph-irniger-pilgrim-mt-tongariro/|website=Challenge Records International|accessdate=12 September 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Astarita|first1=Glenn|title=Christoph Irniger / Pilgrim: Mt. Tongariro|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/mt-tongariro-christoph-irniger-between-the-lines-review-by-glenn-astarita.php|website=All About Jazz|date=29 February 2012 |accessdate=12 September 2017|language=en}}
- 2012 Cowboys From Hell Big Fish (Double Moon){{cite web|title=Cowboys from Hell: Big Fish|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/big-fish-christoph-irniger-double-moon-review-by-aaji-staff.php|website=All About Jazz|date=25 October 2012 |accessdate=11 September 2017|language=en}}{{cite web|last1=Köln|first1=Verlag Axel Stinshoff|title=Cowboys From Hell – Big Fish. Big Fish|url=https://www.jazzthing.de/review/cowboys-from-hell-big-fish/|website=Jazz thing|accessdate=12 September 2017|language=de}}
- Noir, Further Reductions (Contemplate, 2013)
- 2012 NoReduce Jaywalkin (nWog Records){{cite web|title=No Reduce: Jaywalkin'|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/jaywalkin-christoph-irniger-review-by-aaji-staff.php|website=All About Jazz|date=16 October 2012 |accessdate=12 September 2017|language=en}}
- Christoph Irniger Trio, Gowanus Canal (Intakt Records, 2013){{cite web|title=Christof Irniger: Gowanus Canal|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/gowanus-canal-christof-irniger-intakt-records-review-by-luca-casarotti.php|website=All About Jazz|date=18 March 2014 |accessdate=12 September 2017|language=en}}
- Christoph Irniger Pilgrim, Italian Circus Story (Intakt Records, 2014){{cite web|title=Christoph Irniger - Pilgrim: Italian Circus Story|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/italian-circus-story-christoph-irniger-intakt-records-review-by-glenn-astarita.php|website=All About Jazz|accessdate=12 September 2017|language=en}}
- Christoph Irniger Trio, Octopus (Intakt Records, 2015){{cite web|title=Christoph Irniger Trio OCTOPUS|url=http://www.citizenjazz.com/Christoph-Irniger-Trio-3471944.html|website=Citizen Jazz|accessdate=12 September 2017|language=fr-FR}}
- Christoph Irniger Pilgrim, Big Wheel Live (Intakt Records, 2016){{cite web|title=Christoph Irniger Pilgrim: Big Wheel Live|url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/big-wheel-live-christoph-irniger-pilgrim-intakt-records-review-by-glenn-astarita.php|website=All About Jazz|date=17 October 2016 |accessdate=12 September 2017|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0002396358|label=Christoph Irniger}}
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Category:Musicians from Zurich