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SAXOPHONIST - SAXOPHONE TEACHER - DJ
MIKE RYRIE
During a flute lesson, when I was ten years old, a saxophonist gave a demonstration and it hit me this very instant, that was my instrument. That is the tone that I want to play. At nineteen I founded my first band. With Bob Marley, Burning Spear, The Meters and Fela Kuti as our mentors, we played Reggae, Afro and Funk. Sometime later, I wanted more and discovered Michael Brecker, Bob Berg, Kenny Garrett, Steve Coleman, Dexter Gordon and John Coltrane and, because of them, a new musical world. That was the start of my music studies, which I concluded in 2003 with a Diploma from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Zurich (today ZHdK). My life is music and, as in life, my music flows, changes and combines anew. There is no such thing as a standstill. Together with my saxophone, I have toured through Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria, Israel and England. I have played in numerous formations with differing musical styles: Jazz, Funk, Soul, Blues, Fusion, Gypsy, Afro, Reggae, Pop and Rock. In addition, I have been spinning turntables with Dub, Dancehall, Reggae, Funk, Dubstep and Electronica. From this emerged my personal fusion of electronica with jazz: Saxophone combined with new beats or DJ sets. Currently I am still inspired by this impact of fusion, or simply by straight ahead jazz-funk. Interesting is what pleases. In music there are no limits, these only exist in the mind and need to be extended constantly.
BANDS AND PROJECTS
BLACK EARTH BAND
Soul - Funk - Jazz - Pop - Afro - Reggae
ANDREA JANSER & MR. LUNATIC
MOIRÉ
Fusion
Moiré delivers colorful storytelling through elaborate harmonies, exciting improvisations and progressive song structures.
AUDIO TRIBE
Dub - Downbeat - Electronica
References
Saint Louis Jazz Festival, Senegal - South African Embassy Bern - VIP Event Art on Ice - SO36 Berlin - Zermatterhof Zermatt - Argovia Openair Birrfeld - Volkshaus Zürich - CSS Versicherungen Schweiz - Kaufleuten Zürich - The World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos - Hotel Bellevue des Alpes Kleine Scheidegg - Kanzlei Zürich - Raiffeisen Bank - Seerose Resort Meisterschwanden - Gurten Open Air - Sonnenkönigin Eventschiff Bodensee - Swiss Re Schweiz - G-Star Schweiz - W Verbier - Haute Zürich - The Blinker Cham - Schloss Amberg Austria - Giardino Verde Schweiz - Wellnesshotel Golf Panorama Lipperswil - Mambo Cafe Zürich - K-Bar Geneva - Sofa Beat Tel Aviv - Mercedes Benz Schweiz - Rote Fabrik Zürich - Wagenburg Hamburg - Schloss Amberg Feldkirch - Zunfthaus zur Waage Zürich - Sternradio Berlin - Park Hyatt Zürich - Clouds Zürich - Amboss Rampe Zürich - Schloss Laufen Schweiz - Merkker Baden - Barzilay Tel Aviv - Le Mouton Noir Verbier - X-tra Zürich - Halle 36 Baden - Exil Zürich - Bank Wegelin ST. Gallen - Ikea Schweiz - Long Street Carnival Zürich - Züri Fäscht - Abraxas Tel Aviv - Albani Winterthur - Rohstofflager Zürich - Gaswerk Winterthur - Restaurant Falcone Zürich - Muffathalle Munich - Trafo Baden - Insel Mainau Germany - Winner My Coke Music Competition 2011 Schweiz - Dynamo Zürich - Winterthurer Musikfestwochen - El Local Zürich - Riders Palace Laax - Aubrey Zürich - Sofabeat Tel Aviv - Alte Kaserne Zürich - Bolgenschanze Davos - Kraftfeld Winterthur - Dachkantine Zürich - Schloss Laufen Dachsen - Yaam Berlin - Heinz Julens Wedding Zermatt - Moods Zürich - Schüür Luzern - Bagatelle Zürich - Afro Pfingsten Winterthur - Mascotte Zürich - Kiff Aarau - Härterei Zürich - Rampe Bubikon - Besame Mucho Zürich - Salzhaus Winterthur - Bar Rossi Zürich - Sakaya Tel Aviv - Maag Halle Zürich - Longstars Zürich - Galvanik Zug - Stall 6 Zürich - Kornhauskeller Bern - Summerjam Open Air Köln - Badenfahrt Baden - Nordstern Basel - Barfussbar Frauenbadi Zürich - Coupole Bienne - Kammgarn Schaffhausen - Arcade Geneva - Gerolds Garten Zürich - Malans Openair - Basilica Zürich - Tap Tap Schaffhausen - Longstreet Bar Zürich - Kameha Grand Zürich - Werkstatt Chur - Chez Vrony Zermatt - Honky Tonk Chur - Glücklich Open Air Luzern - Helsinki Zürich - Jazzclub Uster - Rössli Stäfa - Barby Tel Aviv - UBS Switzerland - Kulturfabrik Wetzikon - Mehrspur Zürich - Nordportal Baden - Papiersaal Zürich - P1 Club Dübendorf - Plaza Club Zürich - Reithalle Zürich - Openair Safiental - Restaurant Josef Zürich - Parktheater Grenchen - Sommercasino Basel - Helsinki Zürich - Rundfunk FM Zürich - Meier's Pool Bar Schaffhausen - Dieci Rapperswil - Honky Tonk Luzern - Jazzmeile Rorschach - Dada Bar Zürich - Mikes Place Tel Aviv - Cabaret Voltaire Zürich - Gaskessel Bern - Jazzclub Rorschach - Bar Rouge Basel - Altes Hallenbad Feldkirch - Havanna Luzern - Tonhalle Wil - Madeleine Luzern - Obere Mühle Dübendorf - MaDonna Bar Zürich - Schlauer Bauer Openair Wetzikon - Zeughausbar Uster - Giardino Verde Zürich - Devis Bar Zürich - Doppelleu Brauerei Winterthur - Heitere Openair Zofingen - Hamilton Lodge Belalp - Centro Dannemann Brissago - Hotel President Wilson Geneva - Schloss Ueberstorf - Belvoirpark Zürich - Hotel Grischa Davos - Hotel Vitznauerhof - Schloss Lenzburg - Zunfthaus zur Meisen Zürich - Giesserei Zürich - Hotel Kettenbrücke Aarau - Kaffee Klatsch Klosters - Dolder Grand Zürich - Lake Side Zürich - KKL Luzern - Hamilton Lodge Zweisimmen - Schloss Böttstein - countless weddings, corporate events and many, many more club gigs...
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