Events

20 years of Roche ’n’ Jazz!

It’s been two decades since the expressive singer Lisette Spinnler performed the first concert in the successful “Roche ’n’ Jazz” series here at the Tinguely Museum. As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations, the outstanding artist is back at the museum to take the audience on a trip down memory lane. Spinnler has put together her dream band for this special occasion, perfectly combining her vision of lyrical, minimalist playing with plenty of poetry and freedom. Like the rhythmic sound of waves flowing from the depths of the ocean, Spinnler’s musical universe converges on a virtuoso yet emotionally grounded foundation, touching the listener with the special dynamics of her warm voice and the lucid tones of Fernando Brox’s flute.

When Pierre Jaccoud, then Secretary to the Corporate Executive Committee, approached bird’s eye jazz club artistic director Stephan Kurmann with this idea in 2005, it marked the beginning of a special collaboration between the museum, Roche and bird’s eye. All three partners were looking for the unusual, the new. They wanted to create something that touched people. However great the differences between the mission of a research-based company and the goals of the performing arts, both focus on people with their feelings and needs, body and mind.

In cooperation with the bird's eye jazz club