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Florian Arbenz

@florianarbenz

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Florian Arbenz is one of Europe’s most versatile drummers and bandleaders. His Conversation_LAB features artists including Greg Osby, Bill Frisel.

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I know summer’s not over yet...

... but I’m already looking forward to this autumn show @pizzaexpresslive in London with Chris Cheek and Arno Krijger!

15th Sept @ Pizza Express Jazz Club, London

Hope to see some of my UK friends there! taken in London, England by @florianarbenz

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2 months ago

NEW VIDEO! 🔥 This one is from our newest album „Quiet Lights“ and features maestro @bill.frisell on one of the most beautiful tunes from Switzerland „Lueget vo Berg und Tal“. 1st August marks the national holiday of Switzerland, so I thought there is no better day to post this one... Link for the full album in bio

#guitar #billfrisell #jazz #swisstraditional by @florianarbenz

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Quiet Lights is out today!

Recording this trio with jazz legends Greg Osby and Bill Frisell was, for me, a dream come true!

As much as it was a huge privilege and joy to record, it was also a challenge to create music that fits the mastery of Bill and Greg. They have played so much beautiful and exciting music in their long careers that I really struggled to create something meaningful that isn’t just a copy of the amazing music they have already made before…

After much thought, I decided to create simple, but sound-wise very defined and slightly unusual settings to fit the sounds of Bill’s guitar and Greg’s sax.

I’m really happy and quite proud of the final result - I'd love to hear what you think!

👇 Listen via Bandcamp 👇 by @florianarbenz

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5 months ago

Cooking with my brother in crime Jim Hart at the Nis Jazz Festival!!

You can hear Jim on the final instalment of the Conversation series, Bandcamp link in bio! 👇 by @florianarbenz

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13 hours ago

What a great memory!

Back in Covid times with my band Convergence, which features Jorge & Maikel Vistel, Jim Hart, Nelson Veras, Rafael Jerjen and myself.

What a moment to be on tour again after weeks of being stuck at home!

There are still a handful of limited edition vinyl's available via Bandcamp (link in bio) by @florianarbenz

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En chronique.
https://jazzmania.be/arbenz-feat-frisell-osby-quiet-lights/ by @florianarbenz

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2 days ago

Wise words from a true master….!!

Thank you Billy Higgins 🙏 by @florianarbenz

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3 days ago

It doesn't happen so often that I immediately get captured by a musician by just hearing him/her on a record. And I think this is a big link for me to Joāo Barradas, Tineke Postma and Rafael Jerjen who were my partners in crime for Conversation #5.

In particular, Freedom Jazz Fugue was a blast to play! by @florianarbenz

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3 days ago

I share many musical highlights with my brother Michael, but to be joined by the maestro Ron Carter himself to explore new ways of playing my tune "Evolution" and find those notes was just pure heaven! by @florianarbenz

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4 days ago

I love this shot of Dali painting Venezia!

It's giving me some interesting ideas for my next practice session... by @florianarbenz

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5 days ago

Drummers - anyone else played around with this?

Two different types of wood in one rim! It gives so much flexiblity to play to the space that I'm in. by @florianarbenz

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6 days ago

What a way to start into a solo by Percy Pursglove...

... and what a way to explore composer Charles Ives’s music and chords by Jim Hart, Ivo Neame and Yumi Ito!

You can check out the music (Conversation #11/#12) via Bandcamp - link in bio! by @florianarbenz

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