Through The Dust
Orange Radio
Music
A selection of records I’m playing on.
The Perfect Spell
The Jazz Trio
Better Late Than Never
Michael Benedikt
Out Of Nowhere
The Jazz Trio
When I Let Go
URSINA
Berlin
Michael Benedikt
Monday Groove
Michael Benedikt
Vertigo
Weird Beard
Acoustic Variations
URSINA
Orientation (24bit 88khz)
FLORIAN EGLI WEIRD BEARD with Dave Gisler, Martina Berther, Rico Baumann
TO EN
Theo Kapilidis -Neoplatonic Trio
Sound For The Moon
JENNY
Still Now
Lucerne Jazz Orchestra
Don't Walk Too Far
Lucerne Jazz Orchestra
Everything
Black Sea Dahu
Narziss und Echo
JÜRG WICKIHALDER with Tim Krohn and Manuel Perovic
Everything Moves
FLORIAN EGLI WEIRD BEARD with Dave Gisler, Martina Berther, Rico Baumann
Love Songs
The Jazz Trio
Videos
A selection of YouTube videos.
Photos
Tons of more photos and videos on my Instagram channel. Instagram ↗
Bio
Watch this documentary, or get in touch to learn more about my life.
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CV
Multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer. Saxophonist and bassist on international stages, from jazz to indie pop. Bandleader of several award-winning projects, and producer under the alias Michael Benedikt.
Recognition
- 2024 Cultural Promotion Award, City of Schaffhausen
- 2021–25 Arvore scholarship
- 2020 Atelier scholarship Berlin
- 2018 Best of Jazz on Bandcamp (Weird Beard – Orientation)
- 2015 European Showcase, Jazzahead! (Weird Beard)
- 2015 Promotion Award, International Lake Constance Conference
- 2015 Swiss Jazz Award (Raphael Jost & Lots Of Horns)
- 2014 Moods Artist in Residence
- 2014 Finalist ZKB Jazz Prize (Weird Beard)
- 2014 1st prize BeJazz Transnational (Egli-Santana Group)
- 2013 Cultural Promotion Award, City of Schaffhausen
- 2013 Promotion Award, Marianne und Curt Dienemann Foundation
- 2006 Promotion Award, Friedl Wald Foundation
Projects
As leader and co-leader
- 2023–today Orange Radio
- 2020–today Michael Benedikt
- 2017–20 Jenny
- 2015–today The Jazz Trio
- 2014–16 Egli-Santana Group
- 2008–14 The Murder Of Amus Ames
- 2007–25 Weird Beard
- 2000–04 Quintessenz
- 1997–2002 Rhystadt Collabo
As sideman
- 2018–today Ursina
- 2018–20 Theo Kapilidis Neoplatonic Trio
- 2016–18 Philipp Fankhauser
- 2014–21 Raphael Jost and Lots Of Horns
- 2012 Jürg Wickihalder Orchestra
- 2007–17 Lucerne Jazz Orchestra
Other work as a musician
- 2019–today Theater Rigiblick (Woodstock, John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
- 2017–18 The Threepenny Opera, Schauspielhaus Zürich
- 2013–14 Musical Anything Goes, Tonhalle Orchestra St. Gallen
- 2008–today Swiss Jazz Orchestra
- 2008–today Zurich Jazz Orchestra
Stages (highlights)
- 2025 Lucerne Festival (CH) Ursina
- 2025 Jazzfestival Willisau (CH) Orange Radio
- 2024 Festival Jazz Linard (CH) Ursina
- 2023 Jazzfestival Zug (CH) The Jazz Trio
- 2023 Festival da Jazz St. Moritz (CH) Ursina
- 2023 Vieljazz Festival Zug (CH) Orange Radio
- 2022 Suonimobili Festival (IT) The Jazz Trio
- 2022 Burghausen Jazzfestival (DE) Philipp Fankhauser
- 2021 Suns Europe Festival Udine (IT) Ursina
- 2020 Jazzfestival Schaffhausen (CH) The Jazz Trio
- 2019 Greece tour (GR) Theo Kapilidis
- 2019 South Africa tour (ZA) The Mill
- 2019 Cape Town International Jazz Festival (ZA) The Mill
- 2019 Jazzfestival Bern (CH) Swiss Jazz Orchestra
- 2019 Moon and Stars Locarno (CH) Ursina
- 2018 Germany tour (DE) Weird Beard
- 2018 Open Air Monte Carasso (CH) Ursina
- 2018 Blues Cruise Festival (IT, HR, GR) Philipp Fankhauser
- 2017 Intakt Records Festival London (GB) Weird Beard
- 2017 Goethegarten Festival Lisbon (PT) Weird Beard
- 2017 Portugal tour (PT) Weird Beard
- 2017 Heitere Open Air (CH) Philipp Fankhauser
- 2016 Langnau Jazz Nights (CH) Weird Beard
- 2016 Festa do Jazz Lisbon (PT) Egli-Santana Group
- 2016 Grahamstown Festival residency (ZA) Florian Egli
- 2016 Focsani Blues Festival (RO) Philipp Fankhauser
- 2015 Winter Jazzfestival Bern (CH) Egli-Santana Group
- 2015 Jazzfestival Moers (DE) Lucerne Jazz Orchestra
- 2015 European Showcase Jazzahead! (DE) Weird Beard
- 2015 Russia tour (RU) Weird Beard
- 2014 Ascona Jazzfestival (CH) Blue Bolero
- 2013 Japan tour (JP) Weird Beard
- 2012 Europe tour (DE, AT, CZ, PL, SK) Lucerne Jazz Orchestra
- 2012 Langnau Jazz Nights (CH) Lucerne Jazz Orchestra
- 2012 BeJazz Summer Festival Weird Beard
- 2011 Das Festival (CH) Weird Beard
- 2011 Stadtsommer Zürich (CH) Weird Beard
- 2010 Unerhört Festival (CH) Jürg Wickihalder Orchestra
- 2009 Jazzwerkstatt Bern (CH) Lucerne Jazz Orchestra