Swiss vocalist and composer Sophie Dunér in 5 concerts in New York City this fall

 Sophie Dunér performs Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Tierkreis with pianist Steven Beck at Nublu and Spectrum and appears in multi-media original works at Silvana's and Spectrum this September and November

New York City - Celebrated Swiss musician Sophie Dunér returns to the New York jazz scene this fall with five solo and duo shows. With American pianist Steven Beck, she gives three performances of iconic German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Tierkreis (Zodiac): at Nublu on September 12 (two shows), and at Spectrum (one performance only) in Brooklyn on November 16. She also appears in two solo shows: she returns to Silvana’s September 28 for a performance featuring mainly original works, and on November 16, prior to her performance with Steven Beck at Spectrum, she offers a set that features her accompanying herself on piano and singing her own original music and works by other composers.

Praised as an artist that is “...a high-octane performer who thrives on visceral contrasts, rhythmic changes, and simmering intensity. She is a stylistic omnivore, taking elements from musical arenas that interest her but fashioning them to her own idiosyncrasies and sensibility.” (Music Web International, UK), Ms. Dunér recently gave the premiere of Francis Schwartz’s The Neon Pterodactyl at The Laureate Gala at Carnegie Hall accompanied by pianist Jennifer Savage and violinist Vladimir Dyo, appeared on the Harlem Jazz Series’ Composers Concordance / The Jazz Influence with Strings, and was featured in Clarice Assad’s November 2023 ‘TAPESTRY’ / The Mosaic Project at the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, USA.

Sophie Dunér Fall New York Performances

Versatile and dynamic, Sophie Dunér is a multi-faceted, contemporary musician. As a singer, she is known for her effortless, compelling vocals, and her ability to slip from one style to another. Rooted in jazz, her artistry is informed by both avant-garde and contemporary classical writing. As a composer, she draws inspiration from such varied composers as Kurt Weill, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Hans Werner Henze, Dizzy Gillespie and Igor Stravinsky, merging the romantic and the spiritually elevated with a dissonant, bold, and satirical edge. As an improviser, her creativity and no-holds barred approach result in fresh, memorable performances that are both modern and timeless.

Recent performance highlights include giving the premiere of Francis Schwartz’s The Neon Pterodactyl at The Laureate Gala at Carnegie Hall, accompanied by pianist Jennifer Savage and violinist Vladimir Dyo, serving as a composer & singer for the Harlem Jazz Series’ Composers Concordance / The Jazz Influence with Strings, and having a composer feature in Clarice Assad’s November 2023 ‘TAPESTRY’ / The Mosaic Project at the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, USA. She sang her own version of “Leo” by Karlheinz Stockhausen at Carnegie Hall for Progressive Musicians. Sophie also premiered Jacob TV’s The Freedom Songs at Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

Performance credits include concerts at NYC’s legendary CBGB´s, Small’s, Symphony Space, Birdland, Players Theatre, The Bop Shop, Cornelia St Cafe, ShapeShifter Lab, The 13th & 14th Charles Mingus Virtual Festival, AddAmovie Film Festival, and The 11th Annual CompCord Festival; Boston’s The LilyPad, Sculler’s (MA); New Hampshire’s PARMA Music Festival; and Wisconsin’s Composer residency with Present Music for In The Avant Garden of Love / Jan Serr Studios in North America. Internationally, Ms. Dunér has appeared at the Buenos Aires Festival de Música Contemporánea La Plata; Sweden’s Festival O/Modernt, Stockholm New Music Festival, Stockholm Jazz Festival, and Gothenburg Symphony Hall; The Netherlands’ Concertgebouw, November Music Festival, Tivoli Vredenburg; Spain’s Jazz en La Costa, Getxo Jazz Festival, and Circulo de Bellas Artes; Switzerland’s Moods Jazz Club; The UK’s Pizza Express; Germany’s Sowieso Neukoln; Finland’s Baltic Jazz Festival; and Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival.

In the recording arena, Ms. Dunér has recorded several albums, including the solo CD “Strictly Business” produced by Darren Alisson; “The City of My Soul” (PARMA Recordings) with The Callino string Quartet produced by Michael Haas; “The City of Dizzy” with electric cellist Jeremy Harman; and “Songs Eclectic” with guitarist Gene Pritsker; and “The Rain in Spain” with Rory Stuart, Matt Penmann and Kahlil Kwame Bell. Upcoming 2024 releases include and “Standards” with former Cecil Taylor bassist Dominic Duval, Sr. (CIMP), and the long awaited “Modern Mingus,” featuring Bertram Lehman on percussion and electronics. https://sophiedunermusic.com/

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“A singer of astonishing range and technique, a composer and a creative musician with unusual ideas.
-Cadence Magazine (USA) 

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Laura Grant, Grant Communications
1.917.359.7319; Laura@grant-communications.com