dominic egli

1976 Born 1976 in Obfelden, Zürich, Switzerland

1986 From 1983 on lessons in music, youth choir and lessons in marching drums; plays in various marching bands

1990 Wins the second prize at Drummermeeting Altishofen

1992-1994 Drumlessons with Andy Brugger and workshops at the Jazz School Zürich; member of the Small Band and Youth Big Band Soziale Musikschule Zürich

1994 Member of the youth orchestra of the Zürich conservatory, tour in the USA; leads his funkband „Belly Bottom“

1995 From 1995 on mentored by bassist Peter Frei; trio with Alessandro D’Episcopo, „Workbop Trio“ with Oliver Keller and Fabian Gisler

1996-1997 Member of the Swiss Youth Jazz Orchestra (soloists Bob Berg, Randy Brecker, Bill Pierce, Mark Soskin...); travels to Paris, studies with Daniel Humair

1997-2001 Studies at the HKB/Swiss Jazz School Bern with Billie Brooks, member of the Swiss Jazz School Big Band under Bert Joris for two years soloists Phillip Catherine, Jimmy Heath, Clark Terry, Phil Woods...)

1998 Stays three month in NYC: ten week program at the Drummer's Collective, lessons with Billie Hart; wins the award of the international "Generations 98" jazzmeeting in Frauenfeld

2000 Winner of the first prize at the "Contemporary Patterns" contest in Bern with the Robi Lakatos Trio; tours with the Marianne Racine 4tet, records "Something About Water" with Mats-Up

2001 Founds his trio "PLURISM" with Domenic Landolf and Peter Frei; travels for two month in Ghana, studies with local masterdrummers, records "Ways To You" with the Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio (universal)

2002 Concerts, recordings; houseband at the „Generations 02“ with the Don Friedman Trio; tours with Mats-Up; initiates the multiart-event „Kunstsoufflée“, plays in Andy Scherrer's Henderson Project, records "All In That Sky" with Gabriele Donati, Richie Beirach and Grégoire Maret, "Voices" with Daniel Schläppi's Voices and "In The Beginning" with Mats-Up

2003 Concerts, recordings; Member of the crossover project "Strange Sounds - Beautiful Music" by Araxi Karnusian; works for the dancemovie "Ouverture d'une Armoire" by Ines Meyer (Filmfestival Solothurn); records "Serenity, A Tribute to Joe Henderson" with Andy Scherrer and "Wanderlust" with the Domenic Landolf Quartet

2004 Concerts and recordings; performs a full month with the Luca Stoll Trio/Quartet at the „Théatre l’Oriental“ in Vevey (cd „What The Thunder Said“); 2 weeks with the Malcolm Braff Trio; stays 3 month in NYC, studies at the SIM (School For Improvised Music) with Henry Grimes, Drew Gress, Matana Roberts, Ralph Alessi, Andy Milne; private lessons with Nasheet Waits, Ari Hoenig, Adriano Santos (Brasil); producer and drummer for the album „Three Trios“ by bassist Peter Frei, records "So In Love" with the Robi Lakatos Trio and "Ground" with the Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio

2005 Tours with Mats-Up in South Africa; records with Mats-Up „Pictures Of An Exibition“ by Modest Mussorsky; releasetour with Peter Frei’s „Three Trios“; founds his trio „K:E:B“; lives and works in Paris for 8 month

2006 Concerts and recordings; tours and records the album „Never Let Me Go“ with Robi Lakatos; tours on Cyprus with Koullouras/Karnusian/Egli

2007 Works for „Strange Sounds – Beautiful Music“ and their album „interrupted“; tours on Cyprus with Koullouras/Karnusian/Egli; plays with the „Goema Captains of Capetown“ (Mac McKenzie, Hilton Schilder), performs his music with the Duo „Whirlpool“ at the Bernau Minifestival, records Never Let Me Go" with the Robi Lakatos Trio

2008 Releasetour with „Strange Sounds – Beautiful Music“, records the trioalbum K:E:B "Gunzgen Süd“ with his Music; records „5“ and tours in Germany with Mats-Up; plays the Migros-tdwr-tour with „Odem“, performs at Jazzfestival Schaffhausen (record "live") with Daniel Schläppi's Voices

2009 Coleader- and composer for the ensemble „Miniatur Orchester“, producer of the record „Pro Specie Rara“; records „Odem“ with „Odem“; studiowork for Idee&Klang; tours with Stefano Romerio; member of Jochen Baldes’ jazz&lyrik-project „KoBal“, records "Flokati" with the Oli Kuster Kombo

2010 Releasetour „Miniatur Orchester – Pro Specie Rara“; releasetour „Odem – Odem“, performs his music in duo with Marc Méan at the Bernau Minifestival; member of the Lucerne Jazz Orchestra LJO

2011 Semifinalist of the BMW-World Jazz Award, selected for the Jazzahead Bremen and tours in Germany with Mats-Up; studiowork for the compagnie INFLUX; presents his „Fake African Orchestra OBRONI KOFI“ at Must34a; refounds his trio „PLURISM“ with Donat Fisch and Raffaele Bossard and records „Untitled Yet“

2012 Releasetour PLURISM „Untitled Yet“; records and presents on tour Mats-Up’s „Psalmen von SAID“; records „Still Now“ and tours in eastern europe with the LJO, projects with Dave Douglas and Hayden Chisholm; performs and records with south african trumpetplayer Marcus Wyatt (records "One Life In The Sun"), member of Ohad Talmor’s Shrulik&Pinkus

2013 Records „FUFU TRYOUT“ with PLURISM and Feya Faku; performs and records with south african trumpet player Feya Faku; plays and records with the Pauline Ganty 4tet; concerts and liverecording of „Bird’s Eye“ with the Reto Suhner 4tet; concerts and liverecording of „Life is Live“ with Mats-Up; teacher at the Ecole de Jazz de Genève (AMR/CPMDT)

2014 International tours and recording of „She was looking at the Moon“ with the Joe Haider 4tet; residence at the „Generations 2014“ with the Robi Lakatos Trio, records "Lengoma" with the Feya Faku Quintet

2015 Releasetour FUFU TRYOUT with PLURISM and Feya Faku; releasetour „l’envol“ with the Pauline Ganty Quartet; with Mats-Up releasetour „Life is Live“ in Switzerland and Portugal and recording of „The Nature of The Blues; Recording of „Keep It Dark“ with the Joe Haider Orchestra; recording of „Easy“ with the Reto Suhner 4tet; Tour with the Marcus Wyatt 4tet

2016 Releasetour with the Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra „Keep It Dark“, tour and recording with Nduduzo Makhathini „Inner Dimensions“, tour in eastern europe with Mats-up, tour and recording of PLURISM und Feya Faku „MORE FUFU!“, accreditation as drum teacher at Kaleidos University

2017 Releasetour „Après“ within the festival Suisse Diagonale with the Pauline Ganty 4tet; releasetour „The Nature Of The Blues“ with Mats Up in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Turkey and Azerbeidjian; project with Jakob Sacks; concerts with the Blue Notes Tribute Orchestra (RSA/CH); Mbira studies with Queen Mashie; recording of Peter Eigenmann’s Trio CD „Insisting“; recording Joe Haider Orchestra CD „Back To The Roots“; intensive touring with PLURISM’s „MORE FUFU!“ in Switzerland, Germany and South Africa

2018 Releasetour „Back To The Roots“ with the Joe Haider Orchestra; releasetour „Insisting“ with the Peter Eigenmann Trio; tour with Nduduzo Makhathini’s Inner Dimension Collective in South Africa and Moçambique; project with Jen Shyu; recording of PLURISM’s album „Azania in Mind“ (feat Ganesh Geymeier, Feya Faku, Siya Makuzeni); recording "Nostalgia" with Roberto Bossard’s New Group; project with Thandi Ntuli

2019 Tours with Roberto Bossard New Group; concerts with Mats-Up feat. Mbuso Khoza; concerts with the Peter Eigenmann Trio the Nduduzo Makhathini "Triology" and PLURISM feat Matthias Spillmann

2020 Records "20" with the Reto Suhner Quartet, records and tours with "As Time Goes By" with the Joe Haider Sextet (feat. Bert Joris, Heinz von Hermann), tours with Roberto Bossard New Group

2021 Records and tours with "Maria Magdalena" with the Joe Haider Sextet; records "Live at the Bird's Eye" with the Feya Faku Sextet; records and tours with Mats-Up feat. Mbuso Khoza "Ivovo"

2022 Records "Au Simplon" with Vidic/Giger/Egli; records "PASSING MONTHS" with Lakatos/Bossard/Egli, tours with Roberto Bossard New Groupe (Spain, England); project with Anna Webber

2023 Release concerts with Lakatos/Bossard/Egli; Tour in Switzerland with PLURISM's new line-up (feat Feya Faku, Sisonke Xonti, Mthunzi Mvubu), PLURISM tour in Nepal; tour and LP production of Joe Haider's "Slide Hampton Project" (with Tony Lakatos, Claus Reichstaller, Domenic Landolf etc); Mats-Up feat Mbuzo Khoza tour and performance at Jazzfestival Willisau, tours with Roberto Bossard New Groupe, residency with Ohad Talmor's OTCHCO, project with Joel Ross





...has played with: Andy Scherrer, Tony Lakatos, George Robert, Roman Schwaller, Grégoire Maret, Dado Moroni, Franco Ambrosetti, Don Friedman, Peter Frei, Malcolm Braff, Rich Perry, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Cyril Bugnon, Antonio Farao, Joe Haider, Russ Johnson, Tom Arthurs, Bob Degen, Ken Cervenka, Colin Vallon, Spirit Child, Patrice Moret, Ohad Talmor, Dave Douglas, Hayden Chisholm, Michael Bates, Mac Mackenzie, Hilton Schilder, Afrika M’khize, Paul Hanmer, Peter Eigenmann, Kirk Lightsey, Maurice Magnoni, Jakob Sacks, Anna Webber...

Bands: PLURISM, Mats-Up, Reto Suhner Quartet, Peter Eigenmann Trio, Ohad Talmor Trio, Roberto Bossard New Group, Joe Haider ensembles