Skyjack, by Skyjack

Skyjack

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1.	Tafattala 10:37	buy track
2.	En Passant 05:30	buy track
3.	Anonymous in New York 09:26	buy track
4.	Grandmère Dansant 06:14	buy track
5.	Black Box 06:42	buy track
6.	Flying without leaving the Ground 08:46	buy track
7.	Sakura 05:10	buy track
8.	The last Rainbow doesn't fade 08:29	buy track
9.	Freedom Dance 10:04	buy track

about

Skyjack is a collaborative band of five musicians from South Africa and Switzerland, brought together in 2013 by the common thread in their respective styles. Their first shows together were on a South African tour in 2013, leading up to the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown for Shane Cooper’s Young Artist Award showcase. Since then they have done two tours in Switzerland, and in 2015 won the prestigious BeJazz TransNational competition, bringing them back to perform at BeJazz Winterfestival in 2016 in Berne.

The three South African musicians are all previous winners of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award. With Shane Cooper on double bass, Kyle Shepherd on piano, and Kesivan Naidoo on drums.

The Swiss musicians are some of the most sought-after jazz musicians in Switzerland – Marc Stucki on tenor saxophone, and Andreas Tschopp on trombone. Andreas is currently on a 3 month residency in South Africa, and has already collaborated with Carlo Mombelli, and Herbie Tsoaeli. Marc Stucki runs a small concert venue in Berne called the Sonarraum U64, and is a co-founder of the festival Jazzwerkstatt Bern.

Each musician contributes to the group as a composer, creating a wide palette of sound that draws from various cultural influences, concentrated into a modern jazz aesthetic.

In 2015 they recorded their debut self-titled album in Switzerland.

In September 2016, with the support of Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council and Concerts SA, they will launch the CD on a nation-wide tour of South Africa.

credits

released September 7, 2016

Andreas Tschopp - trombone
Marc Stucki - saxophone
Kyle Shepherd - piano
Shane Cooper - bass
Kesivan Naidoo - drums

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Marc Stucki Bern, Switzerland

discography

Up We Fall EP1

Dec 2023
NUI

Jun 2021
Blind Date #1

May 2020
The Hunter

Apr 2019
BUILDING

Apr 2018
Skyjack

Sep 2016
172 jours à Paris

Feb 2015
Ascona

Apr 2012
Le Corse

Feb 2010
No Answers

Feb 2009

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