Crossing the borders between jazz, classical, world music, bossa nova and more, "Joyosa" presents a new amalgamation of today's sounds - utterly elegant, full of joy and vibrating with vitality.

Line-up:
Ferenc Snétberger - guitar
Markus Stockhausen - trumpet, fl-horn
Arild Andersen - double-bass
Samuel Rohrer - drums

Ferenc Snétberger (g)

Hungarian-born guitarist Ferenc Snétberger is among today's outstanding players on his instrument. Going for a synthesis of flamenco, classical music, jazz and samba, he melts all these influences into a very personal style full of surprise, wonder and emotion.

Markus Stockhausen (tp)

Markus Stockhausen, son of classical composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, started his stage career at the age of fou. An experienced trumpeter in both classical and jazz contexts (e.g. with Ralph Towner, Gianluigi Trovesi), he approaches improvisation with a maximum of technique reaching for unmatched melodic invention.

Arild Andersen (b)

One of the world's leading jazz bassists, Norwegian Arild Andersen has recorded dozens of great albums as a leader and sideman, e.g. with Jan Garbarek, Kenny Wheeler, Bill Frisell, Nana Vasconcelos and Don Cherry.

Samuel Rohrer (dr)

Young Swiss drummer Samuel Rohrer is an "undogmatic non-conformist" between jazz, improvised music and clubsounds. He showed his talents with such as Erik Truffaz, Michel Portal and Susanne Abbuehl.
 

The critics wrote:

"A strike of luck. No shrill notes but full of suspense. This is chamber jazz of the highest level!" - Jazz thing

"A deepness and complexity that could not be more suspenseful. A dream of music, an album of quiet superlatives." - amazon.de

"Chamber jazz with soul." - Stereoplay

"This music reaches the listeners' hearts without a detour." - Concerto

"Give us more of these refined sounds!" - Jazz Podium