Irène's Hot Four represents a significant posthumous release from the legendary Swiss jazz pianist Irène Schweizer, who passed away in 2024. This release captures a rare 1981 concert in Zurich ...

On a placid day in late July, the pianist Irène Schweizer combs through her modest Zurich apartment, determined to find something — a bootleg. It’s of a concert she gave in 1960, when she was nineteen ...

Swiss pianist Irene Schweizer was recognized as an important jazz instrumentalist by her teens, but amid the cultural and political upheavals of the mid-60s she committed herself to forging a more ...

It's there, it's been Irène Schweizer's faithful companion for over 40 years, sharing her joys and sorrows, inspiring her and allowing her to live her dreams: her piano.

Comparison between the opening bars of the lengthy title track on First Choice and Cecil Taylor's solo work reveals interesting details. Where Taylor's more reflective passages tend often to preview ...