UMHLANGANO
Feya Faku tp/flh, Mthunzi Mvubu as/fl, Sisonke Xonti ts, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr
Release: april 25th 2024
Recorded april 28th and 29th 2023 at Maison Matrice
Recorded and edited by Noé Franklé
Mixed and mastered by Antoine Etter at Studio Phonotope, Renens
Produced by Dominic Egli
Graphic Design by Eva Mercurio
Photos by Paul Argast
Stream and order CDs on Bandcamp
This album is a celebration of music, friendship and trust, the coming-together, the gathering - the UMHLANGANO.
The record was made possible through the kind support of the SWISS ARTS COUNCIL - PRO HELVETIA
Listen:
| Trumpets For Captain Rackete : |
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Dominic Egli's PLURISM with Feya Faku and special guest Siya Makuzeni
Feya Faku tp/flh, Ganesh Geymeier ts, Rafaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr/comp Guests: Siya Makuzeni voc, Houry Dora Apartian-Friedli voc, Lisette Spinnler voc
Release december 21st 2018 on www.unitrecords.com, webrelease january 4th 2019. Recorded at Jazzcampus Basel, september 22nd and 23rd 2018. Sounddirector, Sound, Mixing & Mastering: Daniel Dettwiler. Mixed and mastered at Idee und Klang Studio, Basel, www.ideeundklang.com. Tracking and 2nd Mixengineer: Leandro Gianini. Assistant Mix Engineer: Virgile Rosselet. Graphic Design: Regula Meier, www.regulameier.ch. Coverphotography „City in Transition“: Andrew Tshabangu, www.facebook.com/andrew.tshabangu
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Listen:
| Assiko/Begena Meditation/Lettre à Fatou Diome/An African Elegy : |
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Dominic Egli's PLURISM with Feya Faku
Feya Faku tp/flh, Ganesh Geymeier ts, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr/comp
Digital single, released on june 30 2019
Recorded september 22nd and 23rd 2018 at Jazzcampus Basel, Switzerland.
Sounddirector, Sound, Mixing & Mastering: Daniel Dettwiler
Mixed and mastered at Idee und Klang Studio, Basel.
Tracking, editing and 2nd Mixengineer: Leandro Gianini.
Assistant Mix Engineer: Virgile Rosselet
Producer: Dominic Egli
Graphic Design: Dominic Egli
Photos: Sheldon Sutter
Supported by: Ville de Lausanne, Canton de Vaud, Migros Kulturprozent
Teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS3-wZYmfig
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Listen:
| CONGO (teaser) : |
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Dominic Egli’s PLURISM with Feya Faku „MORE FUFU!“
Dominic Egli (dr), Donat Fisch (ts), Raffaele Bossard (b), Feya Faku (tp/flh)
Recorded, mixed and mastered in june 2016 at studio Idee & Klang, Basel, by Daniel Dettwiler and his crew; released march 2017 on www.unitrecords.com
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| Mali Must Be Beautiful : |
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| Ewe Bolero : |
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| Newborn (1960) : |
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Dominic Egli's PLURISM with Feya Faku
Dominic Egli (dr, perc, comp), Donat Fisch (as/ts), Raffaele Bossard (b), Feya Faku (tp/flh)
Recorded september 1st & 2nd 2013 at Hardstudio Winterthur by Andy Neresheimer (www.unitrecords.com)
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Listen:
| Transkei Stars : |
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| Mango Rain : |
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| Interlude (Lullaby for Joli-Nez) : |
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Dominic Egli's PLURISM
Donat Fisch(as/ts), Raffaele Bossard (b), Dominic Egli (comp/dr/toyspiano/kalimba)
Recorded, mixed and mastered in july 2011 at studio Idee & Klang, Basel, by Daniel Dettwiler and his crew; released march 2017 on www.unitrecords.com (www.unitrecords.com) (www.unitrecords.com)
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Listen:
| C'est fou : |
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| Oumou et Malcolm se rencontre au bord de la mer : |
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| Untitled yet : |
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Lakatos/Bossard/Egli PASSING MONTHS
Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos piano, Raffaele Bossard upright bass, Dominic Egli drums & cymbals
“Das Piano-Trio ist im Jazz, was das Streichquartett in der klassischen Musik einmal war: ein Labor, um neue Ideen auszutesten. Der Pianist Bill Evans hat ab Ende der fünfziger Jahre in diesem Labor die Möglichkeiten des Interplay ausgelotet. Meint: Den Bassisten und den Schlagzeuger aus den blossen Begleiterrollen befreit, und zu gleichberechtigten Partnern gemacht.
In dieser Tradition steht heute auch das Trio des ungarischen Pianisten Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos mit dem Schweizer Bassisten Raffaele Bossard und dem Schweizer Schlagzeuger Dominic Egli. Egli und Lakatos arbeiten in verschiedenen Konstellationen seit einem Vierteljahrhundert immer wieder zusammen, und haben schon einige gemeinsame Produktionen realisiert. Egli und Bossard sind etwa halb so lange gemeinsam unterwegs.
Auf solchen Konstellationen lässt sich aufbauen, wenn das Setting für ein gemeinsames Projekt eher limitiert ist, und diese Aufnahmen an zwei Tagen innerhalb weniger Stunden im Basler Jazzcampus entstanden sind. Die Frische und die Freude an dieser Begegnung sind auf jeden Fall in jedem Track zu hören.
Das Repertoire dieser Session ist diesen Umständen ideal angepasst: Zwei Standards aus dem Great American Songbook (I Fall In Love Too Easily, I’m Getting Sentimental Over You), zwei Jazz-Klassiker (Bop-Be, Black Nile), ein Stück aus Südafrika (Lakutshon’ilanga) und drei Eigengewächse aus der Familie Lakatos. Gerade in diesen manifestiert sich der Melomane Róbert Szakcsi Lakatos idealtypisch. Das Titelstück und der Blues sind aus seiner Feder, während der Opener, komponiert von Lakatos’ Bruder Béla, eine Liebeserklärung an die Roma ist.” Peter Bürli
Graphic Design: Regula Meier
Coverphoto: Nicolas Masson
Poem: Sibongakonke Mama
Producer: Dominic Egli
Recorded September 10th and 11th 2022 at Jazzcampus Basel
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Daniel Dettwiler
Mixed at Idee und Klang Studio, Himmelried
Tracking and 2nd Engineer: Raphaël Rossé
Edits, DDP and technical mastering: Johannes Jäck
Released on Privave Records www.privave.com
Supported by: Stadt Zug, Kanton Zug, Hürlimann Wyss Stiftung, Alice und Walter Bossard Stiftung
Vidič/Giger/Egli AU SIMPLON
Gregor Vidič ts ss, Brooks Giger b, Dominic Egli dr
Digital album.
All improvised compositions by VIDIČ/GIGER/EGLI
Recorded June 21, 2022 at Phonotope, Renens by Antoine Etter
Produced by Dominic Egli, www.dominicegli.ch
Coverphoto by Brooks Giger
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Miniaturorchester
Araxi Karnusian (ts/comp), Dominic Egli (dr/perc/comp), Simon Fankhauser (dr), Domenic Landolf (cl), Matthias Spillmann (tp/flh), Silvio Cadotsch (tb), Lukas Roos (bcl
www.unitrecords.com
Listen:
| "Rosmarie's Blumenkiste" (Dominic Egli) : |
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K:E:B "Gunzgen Süd"
Michael Bucher (guit, kalimba), Araxi Karnusian (ts/duduk), Dominic Egli (dr/perc)
www.unitrecords.com
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| Balkon : |
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Peter Frei "Three Trios"
Peter Frei (b), Dominic Egli (dr), Colin Vallon (p), Micheal Zisman (bandoneon), Rafael Schilt (ts)
Rec november 2004 at Radiostudio Zürich, Brambus Records (www.brambus.com)
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| spring is here : |
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Mats-Up feat. Mbuso Khoza “Ivovo”
Matthias Spillmann (tp, flh, comp), Mbuso Khoza (voc), Reto Suhner (as, acl), Marc Méan (p), Raffaele Bossard (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
2021 Unit Records
Feya Faku Sextet «Live at the Bird’s Eye»
Feya Faku (tp, flh, comp), Domenic Landolf (ts), Keenan Ahrends (guit), Jean-Paul Brodbeck (p), Fabian Gisler (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
2021 Feya Faku Music
Joe Haider Sextet “Maria Magdalena”
Joe Haider (p, comp), Daniel Nösig (tp, flh), Heinz von Hermann (ts, fl), Johannes Herrlich (tb), Raffaele Bossard (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
2021 Double Moon Records
Reto Suhner Quartet «20»
Reto Suhner (as, c-melody ts, bansuri, shruti box, acl, theremin, ney, bass sax, contra-alto cl, comp), Philip Henzi (p, effects, whistle, Wurlitzer, flh, comp), Silvan Jeger (b), Dominic Egli (dr, perc)
2020 Anuk Label
Joe Haider Sextet “As Time Goes By”
Joe Haider (p, comp), Bert Joris (tp), Heinz von Hermann (ts, fl), Johannes Herrlich (tb) Raffaele Bossard (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
2020 Double Moon Records
Roberto Bossard New Group "Nostalgia"
Roberto Bossard guit, Toni Bechtold ts, Lukas Gernet p, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded February 2018, studio La Fonderie Fribourg
- Joe Haider Orchestra & The Sparklettes “Back to the Roots”
2018 Double Moon Records
Peter Eigenmann Trio "Insisting"
Peter Eigenmann guit, Patrick Sommer b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded at Hardstudio Winterthur 2017
TCB Records
Marcus Wyatt's Free State
Marcus Wyatt tp/flh, Domenic Landolf ts, Bänz Oester b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded live at the Bird's Eye Jazzclub Basel
Mats-Up "The Nature Of The Blues"
Matthias Spillmann tp/flh/comp, Reto Suhner as/acl/fl, Marc Méan p, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr and Matthias Künzli perc
Unit Records
recorded at studio La Fonderie
www.matsup.ch
Nduduzo Makhathini Umgidi Trio and One Voice Ensemble "Inner Dimensions"
Nduduzo Makhathini p/voc, Fabien Iannone b, Dominic Egli dr and the One Voice Ensemble
recorded 2016 in Basel
Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra "Keep It Dark"
Joe Haider p/comp, Raffaele Bossard b, Solme Hong cello, Dominic Egli dr, Domenic Landolf ts/bcl, Thomi Geiger ts/ss, René Mosele tb, Lucas Wirz btb, tuba, David Schnee viola, Simon Heggendorn violin, Ronny Spiegel violin
2016 Double Moon Records
Pauline Ganty Quartet "Après"
Pauline Ganty voc, Noé Macary p, Fabien Iannone b, Dominic Egli dr/harmonium
recorded 2016 at studio La Buissonne
Reto Suhner Quartet "Easy"
Reto Suhner as/ss/fl/voice, Phillip Henzi p/wurlitzer, Silvan Jeger b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded april 2015
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Controvento "Live"
Luca Pagano guit, Reto Suhner as, Brooks Giger b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded live 2015
www.lucapagano.ch
Feya Faku Quintet "Lengoma"
Feya Faku tp/flh, Domenic Landolf ts, Jean-Paul Brodbeck p, Fabian Gisler b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded 2014 in Basel
Pauline Ganty Quartet "L'Envol"
Pauline Ganty voc, Marc Méan p, Fabien Iannone b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded 2014, Studio du Flon, Lausanne
Reto Suhner Quartet "Live at the Bird's Eye Jazzclub"
live at the bird's eye jazzclub reto suhner (as/acl/comp), philip henzi (p), silvan jeger (b), dominic egli (dr)
recorded october 2013
Mats-Up "Life is Live"
Matthias Spillmann tp/flh/comp, Reto Suhner as/acl/fl, Marc Méan p, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr
rec 2013 live at the bird's eye jazzclub basel by miachael scherrer, mixed by benoit corboz (lien)
Peter Eigenmann / Ken Cervenka Nonet "Launching"
Peter Eigenmann (guit), Ken Cervenka (tp/flh), Trudi Strebi (comp), Carlo Schöb (ts/bcl/comp), Reto Suhner (as/fl), Reto Anneler (as/fl), Pius Baumgartner (ts), Danilo Moccia (tb), Rosario Bonaccorso (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
rec Hardstudio Winterthur april 2013, tcb records (http://www.petereigenmann.com/record_d.html)
Marcus Wyatt Quartet "One Life In The Sun"
Marcus Wyatt tp, Domenic Landolf ts/bcl, Baenz Oester b, Dominic Egli dr
recorded live at the Bird's Eye Jazzclub Basel, october 2012
Listen:
| The Space Between : |
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Marcus Wyatt
Marcus Wyatt tp/flh, Domenic Landolf ts/bcl, Bänz Öster b, Dominic Egli dr
2012
Mats-Up "Spielt Psalmen von Said"
Matthias Spillmann (tp/flh/comp), Tobi Christl (voc), Reto Suhner (as/acl/fl), Marc Méan (p), Raffaele Bossard (b), Dominic Egli (dr); Said (texte)
2012 Unit Records
Lucerne Jazz Orchestra "Still Now"
lucerne jazz orchestra ljo david grottschreiber/aurel nowak (comp)
2012
don li "48 hours, 48 drummers" DVD
2012
Silvio Cadotsch's Odem "Odem"
silvio cadotsch (tb/comp), raffael schilt (ts), fabian gisler (b), dominic egli (dr)
jochen baldes' kobal "ach anna"
jochen baldes (ts/acl/comp), nicolai kobus (text/reading), michael gassmann (tp), thomas bauser (hammond), michi bucher (guit), dominic egli (dr)
Mats-Up "5"
Matthias Spillman (tp/flh/comp), Reto Suhner (as), Colin Vallon (b), Patrice Moret (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
2009
oli kuster kombo
oli kuster (p, comp), jürg bucher (cl/acl), lorenz beyeler (b), dominic egli (dr)
2009
Marcos Jimenez Trio "Different"
marcos jimenez (p), daniel schläppi (b), dominic egli (dr)
2009
Araxi Karnusian's Strange Sounds - Beautiful Music "Interrupted"
araxi karnusian (ts/acl/comp), jürg bucher (ts/bcl), colin vallon (p), daniel schläppi (b), dominic egli (dr) & stringquartet
2008 Unit Records
Daniel Schläppi's Voices "live" at Jazzfestival Schaffhausen
daniel schläppi (b/comp), domenic landolf (ts/ss/cl), jürg bucher (ts/ss/bcl), dominic egli (dr)
2008
Robi Lakatos Trio "Never Let Me Go"
Roby Lakatos p, Fabian Gisler b, Dominic Egli dr
2007 Atelier Sawano
oli kuster kombo "oerlikon"
oli kuster (p, comp), jürg bucher (cl/acl), lorenz beyeler (b), dominic egli (dr)
Mats-Up "Same Pictures - New Exibition"
Mats-Up plays Pictures of an Exibition by Modest Moussorksky: Matthias Spillmann (tp/flh/arr), Domenic Landolf (ts/bcl/cl), Thomas Lüthi (ts/ss), Bernhard Bamert (tb/arr), Leo Tardin (p), Patrice Moret (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
2006 Unit Records
Luca Stoll Trio "What the Thunder Said"
Luca Stoll ts, Patrice Moret b, Dominic Egli dr
2005
Robi Lakatos Trio "So In Love"
robi lakatos (p/comp), fabian gisler (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec march and august 2004 at radiostudio zürich, atelier sawano/harmonia mundi (www.jazz-sawano.com)
Listen:
| yesterdays : |
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Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio "Ground"
jean-paul brodbeck (p), peter frei (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec april 2004 at radiostudio zürich, universal/emarcy (www.jpbrodbeck.ch)
Andy Scherrer „SERENITY, TRIBUTE TO JOE HENDERSON“
Andy Scherrer (ts), Mathieu Michel (flh), Jean-Paul Brodbeck (p), Fabian Gisler (b), Dominic Egli (dr)
recorded september 2003 at Hardstudios Winterthur, unit records (www.unitrecords.ch)
Listen:
| a shade of jade : |
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domenic landolf „wanderlust“
domenic landolf (ts/cl/comp), jean-paul brodbeck (p/rhodes), fabian gisler (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec june 2003 at pirouet tonstudio munich, pirouet (www.pirouet.de)
Listen:
| penthesile : |
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tanzfilm "ouverture d'une armoire" DVD
ines meyer (director), moni wespi (dance), araxi karnusian (composition) nadja stoller (voc), michael zisman (bandoneon), matthias spillmann (tp), colin vallon (p), daniel schläppi (b), simon fankhauser/dominic egli (dr)
gabriele donati feat. richie beirach „all in that sky“
gabriele donati (b/comp), richie beirach (p), grégoire maret (hm), nicolas maret (vib/perc), dominic egli (dr/bells)
rec july 2002 at castle life studio fribourg, (www.gabrieledonati.com)
Listen:
| folksong : |
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daniel schlaeppi voices „voices“
daniel schläppi (b/comp), jürg bucher (ts/ss/bcl), domenic landolf (ts/ss/bcl), dominic egli (dr)
rec february 2002 at studio du flon lausanne, brambus records (www.brambus.com)
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| voices : |
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luca stoll quartet „mixing memory and desire“
luca stoll (ts/comp), leo tardin (p), patrice moret (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec july 2002 at studio la chapelle waims (belgium) (www.lucastoll.ch)
Listen:
| somewhere over the rainbow : |
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christian münchinger quartet „nimbus dance“
christian münchinger (ts/ss), leo tardin (p), fabian gisler (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec march 2002 at radiostudio zürich, mons records (www.monsrecords.de)
Mats-Up „IN THE BEGINNING“
Matthias Spillmann (tp/flh/comp), Bernhard Bamert (tb), Thomas Lüthi (ts/ss), Domenic Landolf (ts/bcl), Leo Tardin (p/rhodes), Fabian Gisler (b), Dominic Egli (dr/perc)
rec november 2002 at Castle Life Studio Fribourg, Altrisuoni (www.altrisuoni.com)
Listen:
| aec : |
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Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio "Ways To You"
jean-paul brodbeck (p), peter frei (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec july 2001 at red house studio worb, universal/emarcy (www.jpbrodbeck.ch)
Mats-Up „SOMETHING ABOUT WATER“
Matthias Spillmann (tp/flh/comp), Bernhard Bamert (tb), Thomas Lüthi (ts/ss), Domenic Landolf (ts/bcl), Leo Tardin (p/rhodes), Fabian Gisler (b), Dominic Egli (dr/perc)
rec february 2000 at Radiostudio Zürich, jhm records (www.matsup.ch)
domenic landolf quartet „levitation“
domenic landolf (ts/ss/comp), jean-paul brodbeck (p), fabian gisler (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec september 1999 at radiostudio zürich, jhm records
christian münchinger quartet „live at moods“
christian münchinger (ts), alessandro d’episcopo (p), peter frei (b), dominic egli (dr)
rec february 1999 at jazzclub moods (zurich), mons records (www.monsrecords.de)
förderpreisband generations '98
tobias preisig (vl), thomas sauter (guit), thomas lüthi (ts), robi lakatos (p), fabian gisler (b), dominic egli, (dr)
rec may 1999 at radiostudio zürich, genereus (www.generations.ch)
dirty chicken "eggstream"
martin lehner (tb/arr), christian braun (tb), roman wutzl (tp), christoph tscherter (tp), thomas lüthi (ts), leo bachmann (tuba), tobias friedli (bdr), dominic egli (sdr)
rec 1999 at radiostudio zürich, chickeria records
UMHLANGANO
Feya Faku tp/flh, Mthunzi Mvubu as/fl, Sisonke Xonti ts, Raffaele Bossard b, Dominic Egli dr
After four album releases - UNTITLED YET, FUFU TRYOUT, MORE FUFU! and AZANIA IN MIND - the latest iteration of PLURISM, "UMHLANGANO", sees drummer and band leader, Dominic Egli's insatiable searching call on a group of musicians who are all great fans of each other. Still anchored in Egli's very intentional curiosity about the many colours of African rhythm, melodies and grooves, the project is also a story of friends with deep respect for each other breaking bread and sharing ideas.
In addition to Egli's nostalgic sensitivity and Raffaele Bossard's (b) grounded vibrance, this PLURISM gathering digs into three generations of South African jazz in the form of the esteemed Feya Faku's uncanny temperament on trumpet, Mthunzi Mvubu's (as) prolific vocabulary and Sisonke Xonti's (ts) audacious-yet-vulnerable painting. And this time around, each member brings his own composition to the collective - in a different way PLURISM remains complex-yet-simple, explosive-yet-tender, down to earth and otherworldly, asking more of each other and the audience.
Release on april 24th 2024 on Bandcamp, Bandcamp in stores and on digital platforms