Philipp Schaufelberger, 1970

Classical guitar education; Degree of the Jazz department at Lucerne Conservatory

1987-89 Giancarlo Nicolai's Guitar Orchestra

1992-96 own project 'ZAP', tours and festivals around Europe

1993 Banff Jazz Orchestra with Kenny Wheeler, tour in Canada

since 1994  member of the Harald Haerter Quartet, numerous European and US tours
         with Dewey Redman, appearances at North Sea, Montreux and Leverkusen Festivals
         1997 and 2001 tours featuring Michael Brecker
         2000 and 2001 European tours with Arthur Blythe
         2000/01 tours with Eric Truffaz

since 1995 collaboration with Daniel Mouthon

1999-2002 Tours and Festivals with Pierre Favres 'ECE' and 'Singing Drums'
since 2003 'Pierre Favre Ensemble'

since 2000 ZOOM with Lucas Niggli and Nils Wogram
         2002 Festivals Moers, Saalfelden and Willisau
         2003 'Big Zoom', adding Claudio Puntin and Peter Herbert                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                         

selected discography: 'ZAP', MGB 1995 Harald Haerter - Dewey Redman Quintet 'Mostly Live', enja 1997 Bänz Oester Quintet 'Max', ammoniac music 1999 Pierre Favres European Chamber Ensemble, Intakt 2000 Lucas Nigglis Zoom 'Spawn of Speed', Intakt 2001 The Wild Bunch 'Ghosts', MGB 2001 Harald Haerter 'Cosmic', TCB 2001 Zoom 'Rough Ride', Intakt 2003 Big Zoom 'Big Ball', Intakt 2003

review excerpts:

"Schaufelberger solos economically and intelligent; at times his smooth eigth-notes evoke an updated Charlie Christian."
-Guitar Player

 "Die diskrete Virtuosität von Schaufelbergers Gitarrenspiel."
-NZZ

"Guitarist Philipp Schaufelberger is linear and concentrated, quietly propelling his every note until long, unbroken melodic trajectories have formed. "
Bob Blumenthal
-The Boston Globe

"Schaufelberger shines with his quirky, Frisell-like voicings and phrasings on inventive reworkings of two Monk tunes. "
-Down Beat


"Schaufelberger, der hintersinnige Lakoniker."                                                                                                    back
-Der Bund