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since I play

HASLER – PAEFFGEN – BERGER / DELL
2010 – 2013
Werner Hasler – tp, electronics
Gilbert Paeffgen – dr
Karl Berger / Christopher Dell – vibraphone
WESTFENSTER
2011
Presentation: Wie klingt Glück?
HASLER – PAEFFGEN – AUDETAT
2006 – 2009
Werner Hasler – tp, electronics
Gilbert Paeffgen – dr
Pierre Audetat – sampler
LANDOLT
2006 – 2010
Four Drums
SMS FROM SHANGRI-LA
2010
Release of the Arte Film „SMS from Shangri-La“
BHUTAN TOUR
2008
With Wege Wüthrich`s Big Senn concerts and film recordings in the Himalaya.
WORLD EXPO ZARAGOZA
2008
Concerts with Hackbrettplus in the Swiss Pabelon at the World Expo 2008 in Zaragoza.
GILBERT PAEFFGEN’S ALPINE GAMELAN
2005 – 2008 2005 Alpentöne Altdorf / CH
2008 Jazzfestival Marni / B
Joe Mc Hugh – uilean pipes, fl
Martin Hägler – perc
Hans Peter Pfammatter – p
Urban Lienert – b
Gilbert Paeffgen – dr, hammered dulcimer
THE TREYA QUARTET
(The name“Treya“ is dedicated to Treya Killam Wilber)
1997 – 2002
Paulo Fresu – tp

flh Peter Waters – p
Tony Overwater – b
Gilbert Paeffgen – dr
CD „The Treya Quartet plays Gabriel Faure“
(Appassionato)
1999 North Sea Jazzfestival Den Hague / NL
1999 JazzNoJazz Festival Zürich / CH
1999 TV „In music with Reijseger“ / NL
2000 Ostsee JazzFestival Rostock / BRD
2000 Kemptener Jazzfrühling / BRD
2001 Jazzfestival Schaffhausen
2001 Chopin Festival Groningen / NL
2001 Kongress- und Kulturzentrum Luzern (KKL) / CH
2002 DRS / SAT1 – Production „Liebeslieder“ mit Treya-Quartet / Barbara Hendricks
KLANGKOERPER SCHWEIZ
AT THE WORLD EXPO HANNOVER / D

Only 2000
Participant as soloist and accompanist in the composition of Swiss Composer Daniel Ott in the Swiss Pavillon at the World Expo in Hannover / BRD
DEL FERRO / OVERWATER / PAEFFGEN
1994-2000
Acoustic Jazz Trio 2 CDs, „Evening Train“,“Dices“, with the German label „Acoustic Music“ Touring and concerts all over Europe. 1998 Interview in „Jazzpodium“( German jazzmagazine )
1999 TV „WDR“/ BRD (immission of a concert in the Subway/ Cologne)
2000 TV „3sat“
2000 Jazzmeeting Kaufbeuren / BRD
2000 Immission Bayrischer Rundfunk München / BRD
CHRISTOPH STIEFELS
„CONCERTO FOR PIANO,
2 PERCUSSIONISTS
AND CHAMBERORCHESTRA“

1998 as Soloist
(conductor:Howard Griffiths)
1998 Uraufführung Kaufleuten-Zürich / CH
1999 JazzNo Jazz Zürich / CH
SWISS MIGROS NEW JAZZFESTIVAL
1997
I’m asked to be one of the mentors…
SHIRLEY GRIMES QUARTET
1996-1998
Recordings in Dublin/Ireland („The Works Studio“)
CD „ODE“
GILBERT PAEFFGEN/JOE MC HUGH
1996-1998
Hammered Dulcimer meets Uilean Pipes CD „Offshore“
DIE ATLANTIKSCHWIMMER
1994-1995
Music for 8 snare drums & 8 windinstruments. Highlight of „Berner Altstadtsommer“
SHIRLEY GRIMES TRIO
1991-1994
The CD „Songs of Seas and Ferries“ became one of the most succesful CDs of the well-known Swiss label „Zytglogge“.
1992 Gurtenfestival Bern
1993 Schadaufestival Thun
GILBERT PAEFFGEN SEXTET
1990-1994
1992 studio recordings for Radio Suisse Romand in Lausanne / CH
1993 live recordings for Radio Televisione Svizzera Italiana in Lugano / CH
MICHEL BESSON QUINTET
1987-1989
CD „Mille Devises“
PAEFFGEN HAEGLER ONE
1984-1989
Together with the multiinstrumentalist /-percussionist Tini Hägler I entered and explored new and more adventurous fields of percussion between Ethno- and Noise-Music.
2 CDs („One“,“Hirsch“)
1992 Swiss Jazzfestival at the Expo 92 in Sevilla / Spain
Tini and I also backed up the Simbabwian master-rmbiraplayer ,singer and dancer Taffaneye David Gweshe for several tours.
AVENTURE DUPONT
1983-1993
Concerts and tours throughout Europe (all together about 500 performances).
4 CDs („Free Funk Trio“,“Aventure Dupont“,“Cohabitation“,“Anna,l `hirondelle et le poisson rouge“)
This group gained during this decade the status of one of the „export articles“ of the Swiss Music/Jazzscene.
1986 TV „Cargo de Nuit“
Belgium 1987 „Les Genies des Alpages“-Le Soir ,Bruxelles
1988 Schaffhauser Jazzfestival / CH
1992 World Expo Sevilla-Pabelon de la Suiza

I work and worked with:

A Antonio Breschi, Georgios Antoniou, Pierre Audetat, B Teddy Bärlocher, Christoph Baumann, Marcel Bernasconi, Marc Bertaux, Michel Besson, Nilo Bortot, Lorenz Beyeler, C Ani Choying Drolma, Chicken Chee, Fee Claasen, Lindsay Cooper, Remo Crivelli, D Danilo Djurovic, F Chlöisu Friedli, Peter Fischer, Sylvia Frauchiger, Mike Del Ferro, Paolo Fresu, Vivi del Farias, G Britta Gaertner, CharlieGreen, Howard Griffiths, Mich Gerber, Shirley Grimes, Taffaneyi David Gweshe, H Barbara Hendricks, Ben Herman, Glen Hahn, Joe Mc Hugh, Sylvia de Hartog, Tini Hägler, Tinu Heiniger, Werner Hasler, I Sunao Inami, J Sylvia Jost, Thomi Jordi, K Herbi Kopf, Oli Kuster, Vera Kappeler, L Don Li, Philipp Läng, Patrick Lerjen, Urban Lienert, Urs Leimgruber, Woody Man, M Michael Moore, Patrice Moret, N Loten Namling, O Bänz Oester, Daniel Ott, Jaqueline Ott, Tony Overwater, Oyeah, P Alexander Paeffgen, Hans Peter Pfammatter, Nick Perrin, Roland Philipp, R Mark Ramser, Die Regierung, Laurence Revey, Stephanie Riondel, S Brigitte Schär, Christian Schmid, Christoph Stiefel, Daniel Schläppi, Daniel Spahni, Jeff Sicard, Marco Siero, Laszlo Spiro, Ramesh Shotham, Urs Peter Schneider, T Jonas Tauber, Signorino TJ, Nicolas Thys, Töbi Tobler, V Eric Vloeimans, Vinz Vonlanthen, W Christian Wolfarth, Hans Witschi, Peter Waters, Wege Wüthrich, Z Matthias Ziegler, Pesche Zwahlen. And others.

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