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Sylvie Courvoiser
2+ albums
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Sylvie Courvoisier is a pianist, composer and improviser. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, Courvoisier moved to New York in 1998 and has lived in Brooklyn since that time. Courvoisier has led several groups over the years and has recorded 8 records as a leader, 26 albums as co-leader and over 30 cds as a sideperson for different labels, notably ECM, Tzadik and Intakt Records . She has been commissioned to write music for concerts, radio, dance and theater. Since 1996, she has been touring widely with her own groups and as a side person in USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and Europe. Courvoisier has performed and recorded with John Zorn, Wadada Leo Smith, Joey Baron, Ellery Eskelin, Fred Frith, Yusef Lateef, Tim Berne, Joëlle Léandre, Erik Friedlander, Butch Morris, Tony Oxley, Herb Robertson, and Tomazs Stanko, among others. Since 1998 Courvoisier has performed regularly SOLO and in DUO with Mark Feldman. Since 2013, she is the leader of her own TRIO with Drew Gress and Kenny Wollesen; their critically acclaimed album, D'AGALA (Intakt 2018) was included in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times Best Albums of the year lists. Currently, Courvoisier is a co-leader of the Miller's Tale QUARTET with Evan Parker, Ikue Mori and Mark Feldman ; the VWCR QUARTET with Ken Vandermark, Nate Wooley and Tom Rainey and TISM Quartet with Tom Rainey, Ingrid Laubrock and Mark Feldman. Since 2017, she plays in duo with Mary Halvorson. Since 2000, she has been a member of Mephista, an impr
