Thirteen great performances I’ve seen in 2025

Among the best of the 86 concerts I have seen so far this year have been the Colin Vallon Trio (Tinguely Museum and Bird's Eye, 28 February-1 March); the Hildegunn Øiseth Quartett (Stadtcasino, 28 March); the Joe Sanders Quartet (Bird's Eye, 2 May; Tinguely, 25 July); Philip Dizack's Brass Regalia

Renaissance - ECM Records

Nicolas Masson’s acquaintance with his fellow quartet travelers Colin Vallon, Patrice Moret and Lionel Friedli goes back roughly two decades – in this time the players have developed an intimate musical bond, expressed purely and beautifully on Renaissance, the group’s second recording for ECM after 2018’s Travelers. Comprised exclusively of originals by the Swiss saxophonist […]

The Colin Vallon Trio with Patrice Moret and Julian Sartorius at the Tinguely Museum and the Bird’s Eye in Basel on 28 February and 1 March 2025

Pianist Colin Vallon's trio with bassist Patrice Moret and drummer Julian Sartorius played at the Tinguely Museum in Basel on Friday afterno...

Andreas Schärer, Colin Vallon, and Mario Hänni will be at the Bird’s Eye in Basel on 13 and 14 August 2024

For my 30th and 31st concerts by Andreas Schärer, I'll go to the Bird's Eye in Basel tomorrow and Wednesday (13 and 14 August) to see him wi...

Colin Vallon - Wikipedia