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Drawing on wide range of influences, from classical Indian rhythms, funk and drum and bass grooves, Swiss flautist, Linda Jozefowski provides an exciting series of contemporary compositions adapted into a modern jazz setting. Her first album, recorded last year with her quartet is titled For My Dead Folks (Unit Records 2011)

"The flute and the vibraphone clearly recall the '70s. Jozefowski's interpretation in this style does not disappoint, and even the conservative supporters in the rythm section keep this funky line almost without exception" (jazz'n'more, 2011).

"The Linda Jozefowski new album For My Dead Folks is an example of the interest that newcomers show in "classical" sounds, with sounds, though mantaining stamps and compositional structures very close to a cool sensitivity" (Alessandro Zanoli, Azione, December 2012)

"Since the first notes, I had been taken by the energy of this music. The vibraphone gives a lightness that the piano wouldn't give. It's only when the music can speak to our souls with its meta-language, it becomes worthy of interest, and it's all the pleasure that procures Linda's music. Dense, rich and worthy of listening. " (Guillaume Lagrée, Le Jars Jase Jazz, January 2012)

Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com

THE MUSICIANS

Linda Jozefowski (flute, composition and arrangement)

Linda Jozefowski was born in 1982 in Lugano, Switzerland. She began to study the piano at the age of 6 and at the age of 15, after having experimented with different instruments, she chose to study the flute at the SMum (Jazz Music School) of Lugano. There she learned jazz and improvisation under the direction of esteemed teachers such as Gabriele Comeglio, Guido Parini, and Giorgio Meuwly. In 2006 she moved to Lausanne and entered the Haute Ecole de Musique (HEMu), earning a Master in Jazz Performance in 2011. Her teachers were Mathieu Schneider, Sooa Chung, Jean-François Baud, Emile Spanyi, Jean-Pierre Schaller, Mathieu Michel and François Lindeman. For furthering her instrumental skills she took extracurricular lessons with Günther Wehinger (Basel), Jamie Baum (New York), and Nicola Stilo (Paris). She also studied basouri (Indian flute) with Puneet Ahuja from 2006 to 2009. Inspiring her Bachelor thesis, she went to India in December 2009 to refine her skills and knowledge of Indian music and study konnokol (with Rama Mohar Rao and Shantala Subramanian in Madras) and bansouri (with Himanshu Nanda in Bombay). Linda Jozefowski has played at Cully Jazz Festival, Montreux Jazz Festival, La Fabbrica di Losone, Jazz Parade Festival of Fribourg, Hot Club de Lyon, Chorus, Château Rouge, Festival Jazz Contreband and many others clubs in Switzerland, France, Germany, and Poland. She played with La Velle, Sangoma Everett, Emil Spanyi, Reggie Jonson, Jaques Schwartz-Bart, Ivor Malherbe, Alice Perret, Evaristo Perez, Malcolm Braff. In July 2012 she took part as a second flautist in a workshop with Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) at the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Her discography includes the album “Special” by La Velle (2010, EN FACE), the upcoming album "Friends" of François Lindemann (2011), and her own project, "For My Dead Folks” (UNIT RECORDS 2011). Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com

Jean-Lou Treboux (vibraphone)

This young Swiss vibraphonist of 21 years has already obtained a Master in Jazz Performance at the Haute Ecole de Musique (HEMu) of Lausanne in 2011. He started to learn drums at the age of 4 and the vibraphone at 7. In 2004 he began to study jazz with Philippe Cornaz and in 2006 he was accepted into the jazz department of the HEMu of Lausanne. In 2008 he won the Friedelwald scholarship. He attended masterclassses with Dave Liebman, Adam Nussbaum, Miroslav Vitous, Steve Nelson, Mulgrew Miller, Antonio Hart and Jacob Sachs. He played and still plays with musicians such as François Lindemann, Sangoma Everett, Guillaume Perret, Julio Resende, Pierre Audétat, Robert Bonisolo, Hervé Sellin, Nicolas Folmer, Jenz Winter, Domenic Landolf, Dominic Egli, Malcom Braff, among others. He played at many clubs and festivals such as Moods (Zürich), Chorus (Lausanne), AMR (Geneve), Gambrinus (St. Gall), B’Jazz (Burghausen), Mehrspur (Zurich), Unterfahrt (Munich), Montreux Jazz Festival, Estival Jazz (Lugano), Cully Jazz Festival, Stanz Musiktage, Festival de la Cité (Geneve). Since 2009, he has been leading his own Quintet, which released an album under the label En Face of Thierry Lang. In 2011 he won the Crédit Suisse prize with his band at the Stanz Musiktage Festival. Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com

Charly Vilmart (double bass)

He started music (piano and violin) at the age of 5, at 10 he studied at the Conservatoire National de Reims to study double bass. There, he followed a writing class and a Jazz class, and he participated at different school projects (symphonic orchestra, chamber music, big bands and jazz workshops). He obtained two DEM (jazz and classical) at the age of 21, and then he has been admitted at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne (HEMu) in the jazz department. He will obtain a Bachelor in Jazz in 2011. Charly Vilmart plays actually as a sideman in differents projects : French Swiss Connection, Jerôme Jeanrenaud Trio, the HEM Big Band and the François Lindemann quartet. He has played on differents festivals like Montreux, Verbier and Burghausen, and also at clubs like Unterfahrt (Munich), Bird's Eye (Basel) and Mehrspur (Zurich). He had the occasion to play with the drummer Cyril Regamey and with the New York pianist Hector Martignoni.

Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com

Maxence Sibille (drums):

Maxence Sibille started the music at 4, then he started taking drums lessons at the Annemasse Municipal Conservatory. He entered the ETM (Ecole des Musiques Actuelles) of Geneva, to obtain a professional diploma. He entered the courses of the Haute Ecole de Musique Lausanne (HEMu) in 2006, in the class of Marcel Papaux, obtaining a Bachelor in Jazz in 2010. At the same time he follows some lessons at the CMDL (Didier Lockwood’s Music Center), where he works with musician such as André Charlier, Benoît Sourisse, Olivier Louvel, Pierre Perchaud… Actually he is at the second year of Master in « Jazz Performance » in Lausanne. Maxence Sibille worked with musicians such as Simon Goubert, Franck Agulhon, Loïc Pontieux, to ease his thirst of knowledge. Member of many groupes of different styles (rock, funk, hip-hop, jazz) he's played in many festivals such as in Bern, Fribourg, Cully, Montreux, Verbier, Lugano, Vienne, Paléo Festival (Nyon), and Rock'Oz Arènes (Avenches). But through his concerts he had the chance to travel and play also in Germany, Roumanie, Tadjikistan, Algery and China. Actually he’s performing as a sideman with different projects such as : Trip In; Christophe Godin; Jean Lou Tréboux 5tet; Van Essche 4tet; Stéphano Saccon 5tet; Bluz Broz Buzz; Fluxius, but also with Flavio Boltro, Malcolm Braff, François Lindemann, Matthieu Michel, Moncef Genoud, Dider Lockwood, Thomas Enhco, Robert Bonisolo, Patrick Muller, George Robert Jazz Orchestra, Mike Westbrook Orchestra, Marc Mean, Thierry Giraud… He recorded with Noa Neal and Christophe Godin (2005); Pierre D'Oly (2006); Mike Westbrook Orchestra “Live au Mehrspur” (2007); Trip in « Autre Language »( 2008); Van Essche 4tet « Color Change » (2009); Jean Lou Treboux 5tet « December Rain » (2010).

Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com

THE ALBUM « FOR MY DEAD FOLKS » Linda's first album was recorded on 10-12 september 2010 at the Studio de La Fonderie (Fribourg, CH). It was recorded and mixed by Florian Pittet and masterised by Renaud Millet-Lacombe at the Hush Sound Studio (Geneva, CH). It went released on 14 october 2011 under the Swiss label UNIT RECORDS. The six tunes are original compositions written by Linda Jozefowski except Afrodite, co-arranged by Jean-Lou Treboux..

Unit Records 2011 LINDA JOZEFOWSKI “For my Dead Folks” Unit Records UTR 4331, 2011 Linda Jozefowski : flute / Jean-Lou Treboux: vibraphone / Charly Vilmart : double bass / Maxence Sibille : drums 1 Dangerous Temptations / 2 Afrodite / 3 Hello Wayne / 4 Back To Atlantis / 5 For My Dead Folks / 6 Todi With the help of: Infogiovani, Fondazione Francesco ed Erica Terrani, Fondazione Sorato

LINDA JOZEFOWSKI « For my dead folks » UNIT RECORDS ℗ 2011

Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com

EVENTS Concerts 2011-2012: January 14, 2011: Chorus, Lausanne (CH), La Velle March 6, 2011: La Marquise, Lyon (FR), Funky Redemption (tremplin emergenza) March 11, 2011: Chorus Jazz Club, Lausanne (CH) March 26, 2011: EJD, Divonne-Les-Bains (FR), Quintette à Vents de la EJD April 8-9, 2011: Pois Chiche, Lausanne (CH) April, 15, 2011: CSOA Il Molino, Lugano, CH) Mai 5, 2011 : Ninkasi, Lyon (FR), Funky Redemption Mai 13, 2011 : Hot Club de Lyon (FR), Sangoma Everett Mai 14, 2011 : Saint Amour (FR), Sangoma Everett Mai 15, 2011 : Saint Amour (FR), Sangoma Everett Mai 18, 2011 : EPFL, Lausanne (CH), La Velle Mai 21, 2011 : Esplanade du Lac, Divonne-Les-Bains (FR), Quintette à Vents Mai 31, 2011 : RSR (Radio Suisse Romande), Lausanne (CH) June 6, 2011 : EJMA, Auditorium Daniel Humair, Lausanne (CH) July 7, 2011 : Jazz Parade Festival, Fribourg (CH), La Velle Sept. 22, 2011: Lido, Lugano (CH) Oct 19, 2011: RSR, Radio Espace 2, "JAZZZ", Lausanne (CH) September 22, 2011: Lido, Lugano (CH) October 19, 2012: RSR, Radio Espace 2, "JAZZZ", Lausanne (CH) October 27, 2011: AMR, Geneva (CH), Sambaiao October 29, 2011: Cave de Marignac, Lancy (CH) Nov. 14-15-16-17, 2011: AMR CAVE, Geneva (CH) February 23, 2012: Bei Ernst, Berlin (D) March 8, 2012: Festival "Les jeunes parmi le jazz", Grand-Lancy (CH) March 9, 2012: Diagonal Jazz Club, Martigny (CH) March 10, 2012: Caveau du Coeur d'Or, Chexbrex (CH) April 10, 2012: Bar Malena, Berlin (D) Mai 13, 2012: Chic, Geneve (CH), with Ariane Orlandi & Malcolm Braff Mai 23, 2012: Porto Ronco Beach (CH), feat. Malcolm Braff June 6, 2012: Punto Bern, Bern (CH) June 9, 2012: Noviodunum, Nyon (CH) June 22, 2012: Fête de la Musique, Genève (CH) September 21, 2012: Jazz in Bess, Lugano (CH) September 22, 2012: Osteria La Fabbrica, Losone (CH) September 23, 2012; Osteria Centrale, Olivone (CH) October 5, 2012: Visp (CH) October 11, 2012: Jazz Club, Grenoble (F) October 12, 2012: Contretemps, Geneve (CH) October 13, 2012: Jazz Festival, Saint Amour, (F), + Lavelle 5tet October 23, 2012: Château Rouge, Annemasse (F), first part of Marcus Miller November 1, 2012: Caves de Bonséjour, Versoix (CH) November 09, 2012: CHB Café, Berlin (D)* November 12, 2012: Malena Bar, Berlin (D)* November 16, 2012: Bei Ernst, 21h, Berlin (D)* November 17, 2012: Werkstad des Kulturen, Berlin (D)* November 21, 2012: Waldo, Berlin (D)* January 17, 2013: Bei Ernst, Berlin (D) January 18, 2013: Bei Ernst, Berlin (D * with Jean-Lou Treboux, Sean Pentland, Tobias Backhaus Studio Recordings and others : November 7, 2010: Studio En FACE, Ollon (CH), album “Special”, La Velle (line up: LaVelle, Sangoma Everett, Jaques Schwartz-Bart, Mathieu Michel,, Christophe Lincontang) November 2010: Lausanne (CH), music for the TV serie "T'es pas la seule", composed by Pierre Audetat for TSR 2 December 10-11-12, 2010 : Studio de la Fonderie, Fribourg (CH) album “For my dead folks”, Linda Jozefowski (line up: Linda Jozefowski, Jean-Lou Treboux, Maxence Sibille, Charly Vilmart) Aôut 8-9-10, 2011 : Studio de la Fonderie, Fribourg (CH), album "Friends", François Lindemann (line up: François Lindemann, Alvin Queen, Flavio Boltro, Glenn Ferris, Cyril Regamey, Guillaume Perret, Marcello Giuliani, Maxence Sibille, Jean-Lou Treboux, Charly Vilmart, Marie-Charlotte Jahn, Ganesh Geymeier, Yannick Barman, ... March 18, 2012: Studio Roy Stone, Martigny (CH), album of Lazy Beans July 2, 2012: Participation as second flautist on a workshop with Jan Anderson (Jethro Tull), Montreaux Jazz Festival July 1-8, 2012: Masterclass done for the flute students of the MMD (Maison de la Musique de Divonne-les-Bains, FR) Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com

PRESS BOOK "For my Dead Folks"

"The Linda Jozefowski new album For My Dead Folks is an example of the interest that the newcomers reserve to the "classical" sounds, with stamps and compositional structures very close to the cool sensitivity. Of course the flute is special "voice of jazz". That's Jozefowski integrates itself very well into the sound of his group and reminds me a little ', and pleasantly, some recordings with Chick Corea with Joe Farrell of the first seventies." Alessandro Zanoli, Azione, december 2011

"(...) Linda Jozefowski combines to the airy sound of the flute some bluesy inflections that reminds me Frank Wess. The vibraphone played by Jean-Lou Treboux is a great addition and the result is light and clear. Maxence Sibille combines these elements always simple to follow the soloist in his impulses. (...) The measures do not dogmatically follow only one signature, but know how to change in a pointing time, and can be Latin or funk. Each piece has its own character; intelligent and effective compositions make legible complex elements. " Nicolas Lambert, Viva la Musica (No 328), january 2012

"This CD contains some vivid and at times complex jazz. Flutist Linda Jozefowski leads a quartet with an interesting sound palette - the expected piano is replaced by a vibraphone (Jean-Lou Treboux). The compositions could evoke Moe Kofmann, but Jozefowski’s playing is more fluid and nuanced than the old Canadian master. " François Couture, Monsieur Délire, http://blog.monsieurdelire.com 5.12.2011

"Since the first notes, I had been taken by the energy of this music. The vibraphone gives a such of lightness that wouldn't give the piano. It's only when the music can speak to our souls with his methalanguage, it become worthy of interest, and it's all the pleasure that procures Linda's music. Short, dense, rich and worthy of listening. " Guillaume Lagrée, Le Jars Jase Jazz (http://lejarsjasejazz.over-blog.com), 24.1.2012

Excerpt from the Yves Dorison' article, after the La Velle's performance in Chorus Jazz Club, Lausanne “…As on the recording, was present with these gentlemen versed in all situations, the joung flute player Linda Jozefowski, who was able to brilliantly succeed at the game under the complicit eye of La Velle...." "... As for Linda Jozefowski, she took advantage of the kindness of his companions to deliver aptly strong melodic lines, demonstrating a great sense of rythm placement...." Yves Dorison, from the blog www.culturejazz.net, march 2010 Linda Jozefowski +4915236452184 linda.jozefowski@gmail.com www.lindajozefowski.com