The destruction of Earth, the only true kingdom we humans have; the committal of a friend to a psychiatric hospital; the heroin-death of her unknown neighbour: Yumi Ito weaves into her music stories about society - stories that matter, regardless of how large or small, how bright or dark they are. The sound is equally diverse and presents itself as an amalgam of several styles. What might seem tricky, really isn’t: the musician, composer, producer and arranger with Japanese and Polish roots expertly navigates a clear stylistic path, based on hundreds of hours of practice. Like a Zen master she observes, classifies and writes down events from a distance – precise, concentrated and wise. Yumi Ito lives and works in Basel, performs regularly all around the world and has shared the stage with artists such as Al Jarreau, Becca Stevens, Nils Petter Molvaer and Mark Turner. Her own art includes jazz, art-pop, electronica, free improvisation and neo-classical music, flexibly performable from solo to orchestra, while - of course - always telling a story.

Her new album "Stardust Crystals" will be released on the 20.11.2020.Photos by Maria Jarzyna

Hello
We are a couple from Zurich and make our music since over 20 years. 
Susanne is a composer and plays saxophone and guitar.
Urs is a composer and sound engineer and plays drums. His samples are often recorded on his travels all over the world and later edited.
You can listen to our entire work here.
We hope you like our music and look forward to your feedback.

contact: info@uhproductions.ch

Gegründet 2007 an den Rändern Zürichs: 
Das sind vier Musikerinnen und drei Musiker.
Das ist femininer Bläsersatz und Bass ergänzt durch Piano, Schlagzeug und Gesang in babylonischer Sprachenvielfalt.
Das sind witzige, doppelbödige Texte, die sich in einer Musik zwischen Soul und Punk widerspiegeln.

Australian song-writer & improviser based in Switzerland who creates "sound-paintings" in response to other art forms . 

image by MAX ZINGG


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