Archives

"jazzaar concerts" past activities are documented in this section.  There are pictures, videos and so many other details of the productions to be found here. 
Come back often as we continue to add
nostalgic documentation from the past 17 years onto these archive pages.

See list of productions below!

The Jazzaar Team


Productions on the Bandstand

2010  Global Play
         - Indian Night (Aargau Youth World-Music Ensemble)
         - The Great American Songbook (Aargau Youth Pops Orchestra)

2009  Reflections & Reverie
         - Concerto Double Nouvel (Aargau Youth Chamber Orchestra)
         - Louis and the Good Book (Aargau Youth Gospel Orchestra)
        
2008  Visions of Music
         - Grooves and Moves (Gospel) (Aargau Youth Gospel Orchestra)
         - Cole Porter Night (Aargau Youth Jazz Orchestra)

2007  Classics
         - The New Song (Gospel) (Aargau Youth Gospel Orchestra)
         - Homage à Miles Davis (Aargau Youth Jazz Orchestra)
         - Anniversary Gala Night (Alumni Orchestra)
         - Gary Burton & Makoto Ozone

2006  Tribute to Beatles
         - Beatles in Symphony (Fab 4 and the Aargau Jugend Symphonie Orchester)
         - Beatles in Salsa (Aargau Jugend Salsa Orchester)
         - The Fab Four  (Beatles Tribute Band)

2005   Afrrican Heritage
              - African Heritage I with Black Voices & the Aargau Jugend Gospel 'n' Jazz Orchestra
           - African Heritage II & the Aargau Jugend Pops Symphonie Orchester
        
2004   O gênio do Brasil
         - Tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim (Aargau Jugend Jazz Orchester)
         - Airto Moreira Brazillian Night (Airto & the Aargau Jugend Jazz Orchester)
 
2003   The Blues in Peace
         - Euphrates and Tigris Suite (World Peace Orchestra)
         - All Night Blues (Aargau Jugend Jazz Orchester)

2002   The Jazz Family
          - Proverbs (Gospel) Premier (Aargauer SolothurnerJugendjazzorchester)
          - Matthias Künzli Band with Giana Viscardi
          - Kurt Weill Quintet
          - Empire State Sextet

2001   Roots and Fruits
          - Benny Golson All Star Band
          - Ecclesiastes (Gospel) Premier (Aargau Jugendjazzorchester)

2000   Tribute to Kurt Weill:
          - Three Penny Opera for jazz orchestra
          - The Kurt Weill Songbook

1999   The Ellington Legacy
           - featuring most of the living members of the Duke Ellington Band such as, Brit Woodman, Barrie Lee Hall, Buster Cooper, John Lamb, Aarau Bell, Art Baron, Benny Bailey and many more.

1998   The music of George Gershwin
           - with the Aargauer Symphonie Orchester; The Helvetic Suite Premier

1992 - 1997    On tour with the Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra and Fritz Renold & the Bostonian Friends
feat: Bill Pierce, Randy Brecker, Bob Berg, Jerry Bergonzi, Wayne Naus, Tommy Campbell, Marcello Pellitteri, Jeff Brillinger, Danny Gottlieb, Mike Richmond, Skip Norcott, Oswaldo Emilio Aden, Franco Ambrosetti, Helen Savari-Renold, Axel Prasuhn, Antonio Farao, Emilio Soana, Jean Baptiste & Gildas Boclé, Phillippe Cornaz, Christian Jacob, Fritz Renold, Herb Pomeroy, Bobby Watson und Mark Soskin