Bertrand Denzler
Archive Live Radio recordings Residencies Lectures, talks, discussions Workshops Curating Grants Interviews and portraits
Memberships Education Misc Live 
Concerts and festivals in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela Radio/TV recordings 
arte.tv RTV SLO ORF France Musique France Culture Resonance FM BBC Radio 3 Danmarks Radio Deutschlandfunk TV TRT 2 DRS/RSR/RSI Residencies Dynamo, Pantin (2021) Théâtre de Vanves, Vanves (2021) La Muse en Circuit, Alfortville (2004, 2006, 2020) Sonoscopia, Porto (2019) Mains D’Œuvres, Saint-Ouen (2019) Studio Boerne 45, Berlin (2018) Jazz à Poitiers, Poitiers (2006, 2007, 2010, 2018) Art Biennale, Studio Venezia, Venice (2017) Izlog Festival, Zagreb (2017) Festival Météo, Mulhouse (2005, 2017) Festival Densités, Fresnes-en-Woëvre (2015) Goldsmiths College, London (2006) Festival NPAI, Parthenay (2004) Festival Luisances, Brest (2004) Stralau 68, Berlin (2003) Instants Chavirés, Montreuil (2003) Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing (2002) Radio DRS, Zurich (1993, 1996, 2002) Lectures, talks, discussions Artist talk w/ Antonin Gerbal, UCSD Global Seminar «Jazz in Paris», CEA, Paris (2022) Lecture and discussion about the book «The Practice of Musical Improvisation» w/ Jean-Luc Guionnet, Ircam, Paris (2022) Lecture and discussion about the book «The Practice of Musical Improvisation» w/ Jean-Luc Guionnet, Gamut Festival, Zurich (2019) Artist talk w/ Patricia Bosshard, Sound Museum, Saint-Petersburg (2017) Panel discussion about the book «L’expérience de l’expérimentation» by Matthieu Saladin, Instants Chavirés, Montreuil (2015) Lecture about the interview project «Expéditions» w/ Jean-Luc Guionnet, Journée d’étude UniCaen, IMEC, Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe (2011) Panel discussion about improvisation w/ Nicolas Durand, Tim Hodgkinson, Daunik Lazro, Anne Montaron, Claude Tchamitchian, Festival All’Improvista, Nantes (2007) Panel discussion about Albert Ayler w/ Jean-Paul Ricard, Guy Villerd, Raymond Boni, Jean-Luc Guionnet, Marc Démereau, Festival Jazz à Luz, Luz-Saint-Sauveur (2004) Teaching (workshops) Instants Chavirés, Montreuil (2002, 2018, 2021-2022) Rendez-Vous Contemporains, Paris (2014-2015/2018-2019) Luette Agile, Limoges (2018) Umlaut, Berlin (2017) CRR, Reims (2014) CCAM, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (2010) Le Crime, Lille (2010) Festival Météo, Mulhouse (2008) ENM, Brest (2004) EDIM, Antony (1999-2001) Curating Recordings Remote Resonator netlabel, w/ P.-A. Badaroux and A. Gerbal (2016-2021) Live Concert, Sowieso, Berlin w/ Antonin Gerbal (2021) Concert, AuTopsiPohl, Berlin w/ Antonin Gerbal (2021) Umlaut concerts, Le Shakirail, Paris, w/ Antonin Gerbal (2021) Concert series, AuTopsiPohl, Berlin, w/ Antonin Gerbal (2019) Onceim residency concerts, Studio Boerne 45, Berlin, w/ Frédéric Blondy (2018) RDVC concert, Eglise Saint-Merry, Paris (2018) Circuit Court Polonceau and Remote Resonator concert series, Atelier Polonceau, 26 Chaises, Eglise Saint-Merry, Paris, w/ P.-A. Badaroux and A. Gerbal (2016-2018) At Work concert series, Instants Chavirés, Montreuil (2013) Mini-festival, Naxos Bobine, Paris, w/ M. Baron (2010) Concert series, 118 Hilton Palace, Paris, w/ Sh. Sehnaoui and J. Hindi (2002) Concert series, Théâtre sur le Pavé, Paris, w/ F. Blondy, A. Palier, S. Rives (1999-2000) A Travers les Alpes, Moods, Zurich, and AMR, Geneva, w/ H. Kopf (1993) ZH Connection, Stadtgarten, Cologne, w/ H. Kopf (1993) Grants Get Going work grant from Fondation Suisa (2018-2019) For different projects, support from: Institut Français, Drac IdF, Spedidam, Pro Helvetia, Kanton Zürich, Präsidialdepartement Stadt Zürich, Fondation Suisa, Schweiz. Interpretenstiftung SIS Interviews and portraits Interview with Sbatax by Guillaume Malvoisin, Pointbreak (2021), French Portrait by Heidi Hiltebrand, ArtTv for Get Going, Fondation Suisa (2019), French (video) Portrait by Rudolf Amstutz, SUISAblog (2019), German Interview by Guillaume Belhomme, Le son du grisli #2, Lenka Lente (2017), French Interview by Clément Lebrun, Le Cri du Patchwork, France Musique (2017), French (audio) (interview starts at 26:53) Interview with Zoor by Tobias Fischer, Tokafi (2014), English Interview by Dan Warburton, Paris Transatlantic (2011), English Other interviews or portraits in: Point of Departure, Tages-Anzeiger, New York City Jazz Record, Cahiers du Saxophone, Improjazz, Allumés du Jazz, Revue & Corrigée, Addlimb, Belgradeyard Sound System, Jazz Magazine, Peace Warriors, Copper Press, a.o. as well as many radios Reviews The Sound Projector, Dusted, Revue & Corrigée, Bad Alchemy, The Wire, Tempo Music Journal, Point Of Departure, Squid’s Ear, Just Outside, Avant Music News, Concerto Magazine, Freistil, Lira, Vital Weekly, Avant Scena, DMG, Le Son du Grisli, Chicago Reader, Tidningen Kulturen, The Whole Note, Orkester Journalen, Tokafi, Sound Of Music, Oro Molido, Mouvement, The Watchful Ear, Signal To Noise, Paris Transatlantic, Skug, Westzeit, Sonhors, Der Bund, Touching Extremes, Bagatellen, Musicworks, Resonance Magazine, Peace Warriors, AllMusic, Musings, Opprobrium, Octopus, Splendidezine, CultureJazz, Jazzword, Jazzist, Free Jazz Blog, All About Jazz, Pointbreak, Jazzsquad, Jazzpodium, The New York City Jazz Record, Jazzwise, Improjazz, Jazz Magazine, Jazz Journal, Tomajazz, Jazzbreak, One Final Note, Jazzman, Cadence, Jazz e Arredores, All Jazz, Jazz'n'More a.m.o. Memberships Member of Onceim’s artistic committee (2012-2016) Member of SUISA, Swissperform and Sonart Education Saxophone lessons with John Voirol and Omri Ziegele Harmony lesson with Nat Su Oboe studies with André Raoult at the Zurich Conservatory Recorder and early music studies with Dorette Fluri at the Zurich Conservatory Misc Soul and funk concerts as a horn section member w/ different groups (1990-1991), saxophone Blues concerts w/ The Blues Crashers (1984-1985), vocals, guitar, saxophone Street music in Zurich, Rome, Paris (1977-1984), recorder, guitar, percussion Rock concerts w/ different groups (1977-1980), guitar, vocals, oboe Latin-American music concerts w/ Mario Gonzalez (1977-1980), quena, guitar, vocals Early music concerts w/ Dorette Fluri’s recorder quintet (1977-1980), recorder Swiss and French citizen Born 1963 in Geneva (CH)