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Reto Anneler

Reto Anneler studied jazz at the conservatories of Lucerne and Amsterdam with Nathanael Su, Tineke Postma and Kurt Rosenwinkel. As a sought-after sideman and specialist for woodwinds of all kinds, he is a member of a wide range of international projects: Lead-Alto of the Zurich Jazz Orchestra, Swiss Jazz Orchestra, Keller's <10>, Sinatra Tribute Band and Peter Eigenmann/Ken Cervenka Nonet. Reto Anneler received the Erasmus scholarship for Amsterdam in 2003, attended Dave Liebman’s international jazzmeeting IASJ in Krakow and was "Pro Argovia Artist" in 2010. Reto Anneler’s new project - Stille Post - unites four distinctive and formative characters of the Swiss music scene. With the jazz tradition rooted and influenced by the music of our time, the four enter into a dialogue, sometimes seeking, sometimes demanding, but always guided by the rules of the composition.

Reto Anneler: Stille Post

Read "Stille Post" reviewed by James Fleming

by James Fleming
December 27, 2018

Stille Post is a record as spacious as a solar system. Reto Anneler's alto and Cristoph Grab's tenor move around the rhythm section like planets orbiting a distant sun. And when the two horns align, the music glows with the red light of an eclipse, shining down on the spare basslines and pointed drumming of Claudio Strüby and Lukas Traxel. Who seem to capture the rhythms rather than mould them. And then lay them out like faded tracks for the ...

Allaboutjazz.com: “On Stille Post, the polar worlds of coolness and virtuosity align. And the eclipse shines with a wondrous glow.” (4 Stars) SRF 2 Kultur: “Great!” (5 Stars) Jazz’n’More: 4 Stars