André Kunz & Jump World (Olten/BS)
Fusion’n’Funk‘Jazz
nt/Areal (DB-Güterbahnhofareal) / Erlenstrasse 21 / 4058 Basel.
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André Kunz & Jump World:
Mike Stern, Steve Coleman, John Scofield – das sind einige der wenigen Ikonen von Fusion und Jazzfunk. Und ausgerechnet sie waren die Lehrstationen des Oltner Gitarristen André Kunz. Er hat die Club-Szene von New York, Boston und Los Angeles durchwandert und ist nun mit blendenden Kritiken in der Tasche in die Schweiz zurückgekehrt, um das hiesige Publikum zu begeistern, nicht nur mit seiner Fusionband «Jumpworld» sondern auch mit anderen Projekt von Standard-Interpretationen bis Danceflooexperimenten mit DJ Nader Kuhenuri (nt/Areal 29.9.00).
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Aarauerstrasse 11
CH-4600 Olten
tel / fax +41 62 296 01 89
mobile +41 76 322 49 23
email ak@andrekunz.com
Homepage: www.andrekunz.com
Abgeschlossenes Studium am BCM Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA.
Abgeschlossenes Studium am MGI Münchner Gitarren Institut, München, D.
Studium an der Jazz Schule Basel, CH.
Unterricht/Workshops
John Damien, USA
Jim Kelly, USA
John Scofield, USA
Steve Coleman, USA
Mike Stern, USA ... etc.
Auszeichnungen
Scholarship from Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.
Guitar Departement Achievement Award for outstanding perfomance (BCM).
Award from the swiss goverment (Departement of fine arts).
Achievement Award from the Rotary Club Switzerland. ... etc.
Tourneen
USA Tour mit EMI Recording Artist Phil Chang.
USA Tour mit Rykodisc Recording Artist DR. DIDG.
USA Tour mit POP Recording Artist Eliot Popkin.
Div. Schweizer Tours mit Andre Kunz & Jump World.
Deutschland Tour mit AK's Groovement. ... etc.
Konzerte mit
Wayne Krantz, USA
Zach Danziger, USA
Roland Philippe, CH
Phil Chang, USA ... etc.
weitere Konzerte:
Ryles Jazz Club, Boston, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
Silverlegacy Rino, Los Angeles, USA
Jazz Club Moods, Zürich, CH
Club Q, Berlin, D ... etc.
Bücher / Anderes
Veröffentlichung eines Musiktherorie-buches "Basic Notation".
Judge beim John Lennon Songwriting Contest 1998 in Boston, USA.
Div. Radio und Fernsehauftritte mit den verschiedensten Interpreten und Formationen im In- und Ausland.
MEDIENSTIMMEN
zu: Zoo People by André Kunz & Jumpworld
"On first listen, Andre Kunz gives us an album steeped in the traditions of the great guitar-lead jazz/fusion groups. Andre sometimes takes a post-police Andy Summers tone: sweetly chorused but with overdriven amplifier grit when he digs into aggressive passages. The arrangements are clearly fusion, but Andre stays comfortably inside with his note choice. So while fans of fusion guitar heroes like John Scofield or John Mc Laughlin will find a lot to like, you don't necessarily need to hold an advanced degree in jazz composition to appreciate the music. Andre's international cast of musicians do a great job of supporting his six-string ruminations, and shine when the spotlight is turned on them. Jump World ia a tight group and it shows in the nice unison lines and tart fills, hits and stabs that they execute with practiced ease. The recording is clean and punchy, and spectrally balanced. Andre's tone throughout most of the disc is muscular and warm. The horn parts have a nice breathy quality, and dance in and out of the mix. I particularly like the drum sounds, which feature sizzling cymbals and tom sounds that are transparent, and with a great deal of "snap"detailing each hit. Despite "Zoo People"'s virtuoso playing and many high-octane moments, my favorite songs on this disc are the slower numbers where Andre really moves into different territory for a guitar-led fusion project. Reinventing the role of bandleader, he becomes a texturalist, with intriguing chord voicings, glistening warm and clean tones, and ethereal sounds that satisfy as much as they tantalize. Check out tracks 3, and 6. I think these "different" jazz/fusion compositions will create a stir in the USA for Andre both inside and beyond the jazz community."
B. Holbrook / Jamaica Plain Arts News Boston April 1999
"Buy the CD and be prepared to be amazed as the tunes these guys express give jazz/funk lovers a new look into music.Also stay tuned to WJIB radio, where Kunz just might pop his head in, and don't forget to check appearance venues in all local jazz clubs to see where Jump World might appear next. Kunz may not be here for long, so catch him while you can."
Chat Baker / Boston Gazette June 1999
"The Composition are intriguing and smartly assembled and the palying is top-notch. It's also a fascinating blend of many influences all of which work together to somehow sound like something different. I'm particularyfond of the dark line of Be True."
Donald Elfman, Koch Jazz International, New York
"Andre Kunz is a guitarist with an instinct for melody and excitement. His solos always have direction and are very personal. Every composition he writes is a journey. The group Jump Word is tight and hot."
Laurence Baione / President guitar department B.C.M.
DISCOGRAPHIE
2000 André Kunz & Jump World: Rejected (Live) Musicans:
- Andre Kunz, Guitar
- Markus Hauser, Saxophone
- Ephrem Luechinger, Keyboards
- Michael Chylewski, Bass
- Andreas Schnyder, Drums
- Special guests on track 7: Roland Philipp, sax & Nader, electronics
1998 Zoo People: Run for your Live Musicans:
- Andre Kunz, Guitar
- Ryan Woodward, Saxophone
- Assen Doykin, Keyboards
- Ben Zwerin, Bass
- Cengiz Baysal, Drums
1999 DUNVÆR: Livemitschnitt SOFA Zürich Musiker:
- Andre Kunz, Gitarre
- Nader Kuhenuri, Plattenleger
"DUNVÆR" steht für eine E-Gitarre und ein Plattenteller-Sampler-Setting; auf Wunsch videoanimiert. Stilistisch meint dies: Dezente bis brachiale Seitenakkustik, eingebett in weitgefächerten, technoiden Schallwellen. Garniert mit allerlei Effekten. Von Inter- bis Kontraktion...
Also: Nix platter 0815-Crossover à la Jazz Rock, Pop, Funk - oder weiss der Geier was alles - MEETS TECHNO! Hauptsache: Mehr Groove; ent- und spannend.
1999 Mattias Murhagen and Andre Kunz: Standard Time
Recorded in Roxbury, Boston.
"Standard Time" features the swedisch tenorsaxophone player Mattias Murhagen and Andre Kunz on guitar. In a traditional Duo-setting Murhagen and Kunz are playing their versions of some classical standard jazz tunes
Musicans:
- Andre Kunz, Guitar
- Mattias Murhagen, Saxophone
1993 AK's Groovement: Inbetween
Musicans:
- Andre Kunz, Guitar
- Francis Petter, Saxes
- Oliver Tabeling, Piano
- Beat Kamber, Bass
- Robert Weder, Drums
TOURDATEN
ANDRÉ KUNZ & JUMP WORLD
- nt/Areal, Basel > REJECTED - LIVE – Basler CD TAUFE 6.1.2000
- Berna, Olten > REJECTED - LIVE - CD TAUFE 9.12.2000
- Vario, Olten 30.09.2000
- Jazz Club, Uster 28.09.2000
- Vario, Olten 7.07.2000
- Rest. Sunnehof, Uznach 3.06.2000
- Le S.A.S, Delémont 26.05.2000
- CaramBar, Basel 29.04.2000
- Kulturzentrum Holstein, Glarus 22.04.2000
ZOO PEOPLE TOUR 1999 diverse
DUNVÆR
no new dates
- Rohstofflager, Zürich 2.11.2000
- Bad Enge, Zürich > Streetparade 12.08.2000
- Open-Air, Biel 11.08.2000
- BAROFFEN, Zürich 26.07.2000
- Rote Fabrik, Zürich 16.06.2000
- Bad Enge, Zürich 9.05.2000
- Kaufleuten, Zürich 14.05.2000
- BOA Bar, Luzern 9.04.2000
- Rohstofflager, Zürich 9.03.2000
- Hammer Bar & Bühne, Olten 19.02.2000
- Matrix, Zürich 17.02.2000
- Kraftfeld, Winterthur 05.02.2000
- Kursaal, Zürich 26.01.2000
- Matrix, Zürich 22.01.2000
ERIC WAINAINA TOUR 2000
- Fr. 17. Nov Scala Bubikon 21:00
- Sa. 18. Nov Metro Olten 23:00
- Do. 23. Nov Carambar Basel 21:00
- Sa. 25. Nov Blue Shelter Solothurn 21:00
- So. 26. Nov Merkker Baden 20.00
- Di. 28. Nov Hotel Drei Könige Chur 20:30
- Mi. 29. Nov Aula Reiden 18.00
- Fr. 1. Dec Kleintheather Langenthal 21.00
