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[insubcd03]Jonas Kocher - solo
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jonas kocher: accordion, objects

1. solo


35min48

Recorder october 23rd 2010 at 'zoom in' Festival Bern
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Fabio Oehrli, Tonlabor



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http://jonaskocher.net/
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Whereas his earlier solo record, "material", was the result of a research work in 
studio, "solo" shows how Jonas Kocher brillantly uses his accordion in concert. His 
music caries in itself hugh contrasts, between reserve and explosion, as if this dualitly
 was engraved in the back and forth bellows's mouvement. Alternations of low and high frequencies, 
slappingsa and breaths build a perfectly controlled form inside the improvised frame.


Jonas Kocher, swiss accordion player and composer was born in 1977. He studied 
accordion with Teodoro Anzellotti and new music theater with Georges Aperghis 
and Pierre Sublet. He currently plays in many improvised music projects in Switzerland 
and Europe as accordion player. Jonas Kocher develloped an unique and very personnal 
language on the instrument. Concerts and collaborations u.a. with Urs Leimgruber, Michel 
Doneda, Olivier Toulemonde, Thomas Lehn, Hans Koch, Peter Evans, Christian Weber, 
Christian Wolfarth, Jean Bordé, Ensemble Rue du Nord, Lukatoyboy, Blank Disc duo, 
Raed Yassin. Self-taught composer, he mostly works in the field of new music theatre.
 His theatral and/or music compositions have been played at Biennale Bern 2010, Theater
 Basel, Zentrum Paul Klee, Festival Encuentros Buenos Aires, KlangKunstBühne Berlin, 
Festival Concentus Moravie, Biennale Zagreb, Cabaret Voltaire Zürich, ... . He regulary 
composes music for radio features (Hörspiel) for the swiss radio DRS2 and for the theater. 
2004/05 : 6 month’s residence at the Cité des arts, Paris, grant of the Canton de Berne. 
2005 : Culture prize of the City of Nyon (CH). 2010: Recognition award from the canton of
 Bern. Jonas Kocher is also involved as an organizer of different events in Switzerland.


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Alors que son précédent disque solo, "material", était le fruit d'un travail de 
recherche en studio, "solo" démontre avec quelle intelligence Jonas Kocher fait usage 
de son accordéon en concert. Sa musique porte en elle des contrastes énormes, entre retenue 
et explosion, comme si cette dualité était inscrite dans l'aller-retour du soufflet.
 Les alternances de graves, de claquements, de souffles et de sur-aigus construisent 
une forme parfaitement maîtrisée a l'intérieur de la trame improvisée.

Jonas Kocher, né en 1977 à Nyon (VD). Vit à Bienne. Études à la Haute Ecole des Arts
 de Berne auprès de Teodoro Anzellotti (accordéon), Pierre Sublet et Georges Aperghis 
(théâtre musical). Joue dans de nombreuses formations de musique improvisée en Suisse et 
à l’étranger en tant qu'accordéoniste. Concerts et collaborations avec Urs Leimgruber,
 Hans Koch, Michel Doneda, Thomas Lehn, Christian Weber, Christian Wolfarth, Bertrand Gauguet, 
Olivier Toulemonde, Peter Evans, duo Blank Disc, Julian Sartorius, Ensemble Rue du Nord,
 Gaudenz Badrutt, Christian Müller ... . Autodidacte dans le domaine de la composition.
 Œuvres jouées à la Biennale de Berne ’03, Theater Basel, Zentrum Paul Klee, Festival 
Encuentros Buenos Aires, KlangKunstBühne Berlin, Centre Dürrenmatt Neuchâtel, Festival
 Concentus Moravie, Biennale de Zagreb. Compose régulièrement de la musique pour des 
Hörspiel (DRS2) et pour le théâtre (Vidy, Neumarkt Theater,... ). Séjour de 6 mois à 
la Cité des Arts, Paris (2004-2005), bourse du canton de Berne. Prix artistique de la 
ville de Nyon en 2005. Prix de reconnaissance du Canton de Berne, 2010.

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