Yves Reichmuth is a guitar player, improviser and composer. He is working with various bands in various settings, ranging from jazz and rock to free and avant improvisation. He also works for theater and dance productions.

He has worked with :  Lucien Dubuis, Lionel Friedli, Jonas Tauber, Dieter Ulrich, Christian Weber, Jan Schlegel, Gabriela Friedli, Marco Käppeli, Jürg Wickihalder, Omri Ziegele, Joke Lanz, Christoph Grab, Reto Suhner, Michael Gassmann, Sina, Christoph Gallio, Markus Schönholzer, Julian Sartorius,  Christoph Erb, Andrea Oswald, Achim Escher, Vincent Membrez among others.

YR  made a diploma in jazz guitar, arrangement and teaching at the Lucerne Jazz School. 

He has received financial support by the city of Zürich, Pro Helvetia, Cassinelli-Vogel-Stiftung, Steo-Stiftung, and others.



current projects:


as leader/composer

YR‘ Quartet/AMALGAM with Lucien Dubuis (bcl), Silvan Jeger (b) & Lionel Friedli (dr)

YR‘s MYRIAD: trio with Jonas Tauber (b) & Dieter Ulrich (dr)

as co-leader

FUGU Trio: w/Silvan Jeger(b), Sergio Beresowsky(dr)





as sideman

BILLIGER BAUER :  Isa Wyss (voc), Omri Ziegele (as, comp), Jürg Wickihalder (ss,as), Nick Gutersohn (tb), YR (g), Gabriela Friedli (p), Herbert Kramis (b), Jan Schlegel (el-b), Dieter Ulrich (dr), Marco Käppeli (dr)
 www.intaktrec.ch/112-a.htm

Big Veto: Christoph Erb (ts,bcl, comp), Achim Escher (as), YR (g), Vincent Membrez (p), Christian Weber (b, el-b), Julian Sartorius (dr)   
 www.veto-records.ch

LIVONIA: w/Silvan Jeger (b,guit banjo,comp), Raphael Schilt (bcl,as) 
 www.myspace.com/livoniami











selective biography


1995:  russia/baltic states tour funded by pro helvetia
1999: „schlieremer chind“  - cd production and tour 
          (songs and cooking book for children)
2001: „airs libres“ (altri suoni as 087)
2003:  WDR/(Mefis)trio; „suisse diagonales“-tour funded 
           & organized by pro helvetia
2005:  contribution/werkbeitrag by the city of zürich 
2006:  „ wünsch dir was“ (musical by Sybille Berg and Markus Schönholzer -         
            Schauspielhaus Zürich
2007: „ Fractal“ (unit records utr 4181) 
2008: „ Myriad“ (unit records utr 4217),
2009:  Billiger Bauer; Big Veto „Cento Valli“ (Veto Records 006) ; „ Die 
           Dreigroschenoper“ (Brecht/Weill), Schauspielhaus Zürich
2010:  Billiger Bauer „Herbstlieder“



  









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++ Yves Reichmuth++ Bertastr.59++ 8003 Zürich++ ++41 (0)44 ++451 71 87 ++ yreich@swissonline.ch

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