Jean-Paul Brodbeck

He was born in Basel and was invited by no other than Lionel Hampton at the tender age of 15 to jam on stage. After Jazz classes with Hans Feigenweiter he continued at the Conservatory of Music in Basel studying classical music with Peter Efler (Piano). He graduated with excellence in 1995 with a teacher’s diploma. Since then Brodbeck has proved his stylistic versatility in the most different formations. He was one of the principal founders of the experimental Hip Hop Groups Chapter 12 and P27, played in the well-known Klezmer band ‘Baith Jaffe’ and attracted much attention as a member in the renowned quartet headed by Domenic Landolf. Andy Scherrer and Roman Schwaller are other names and personalities with whom Brodbeck has been related and who have considerably contributed to his musical development.His first CD release ‘Ways to You’ (2002) with Dominic Egli and Peter Frei was highly praised by the press. For his first Solo Album released only a year later, mainly introducing original compositions, he received very good reviews. Also, he continues to be a popular accompanying musician in many different formations.Today, Jean-Paul Brodbeck primarily performs with his trio, with the new quartet of Wolfgang Muthspiel and shares his knowledge in different workshops and teaches the piano in the Jazz Department at the Conservatory of Music in Lucerne. Performed with: Lionel Hampton, Herbie Mann, Andy Scherrer, David Liebmann, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Nat Su, Daniel Schnyder, Nils Wogram, Matthieu Michel