Peter Schärli Special Sextet featuring Glenn Ferris, Guest Barbara Berger

2011

Anniversary 2011 - 30 years with Thomas Dürst - 25 years with Glenn Ferris

2009

Presentation of the new program "Complete Lulu" at the "Jazzfestival Schaffhausen" in Mai 2009 and concert tour in October/November 2009 in Germany and Switzerland, among others at the festival "European Jazz made in: Switzerland" in Munich.

2007-2008

 

Concert tour in October/November 2007. Performance at "Unerhört! - Ein Zürcher Jazzfestival" and "BeJazz Winterfestival 2008", as well as other venues in Germany and Switzerland. The drummer Norbert Pfammatter replaced Béatrice Graf in the "Peter Schärli Special Sextet featuring Glenn Ferris".

2004-2007

The saxophonist Donat Fisch replaced Tom Varner in the "Peter Schärli Special Sextet featuring Glenn Ferris". During the concert tour in February and April 2006 in Austria and Switzerland the 250th concert was played. Concerts at many venues, among others at the "Swiss Kiss Festival" in Vienna. 

1994-2004

"Peter Schärli Quintet with Glenn Ferris" becomes "Peter Schärli Special Sextet featuring Glenn Ferris and Tom Varner" (Béatrice Graf - dr, Thomas Dürst - b, Hans Feigenwinter - p, Tom Varner - frh, Glenn Ferris - tb, Peter Schärli - tp/flh). In May 2004 the "Peter Schärli Special Sextet featuring Glenn Ferris and Tom Varner" celebrated its tenth anniversary. Since 1994 this band performed more than 200 concerts (festivals and clubs) in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Bolivia and Colombia (among other festivals: Willisau, Brugge, Schaffhausen, Lausanne, Slany, Bogotá, Barranquilla, Manizales, Sucre, La Paz). 

1988-1994

Expansion of the Quintet to "Peter Schärli Quintet with Glenn Ferris" (Marco Käppeli - dr, Thomas Dürst - b, Giancarlo Nicolai - g, Roland Philipp - ts/ss, Glenn Ferris - tb, Peter Schärli - tp/flh). Concerts in Germany, France, the former USSR and in India (among others festivals in Schaffhausen, St. Johann, Stuttgart, New Delhi, Bombay, Bangalore, Goa, Riga, Pärnu, Vilnius, Donetzk). Big event in Kiew: This band performed the first jazz concert ever in a Lenin-Museum in the entire USSR.

1985-1988

Expansion of the trio to "Peter Schärli Quintett" (Marco Käppeli - dr, Thomas Dürst - b, Giancarlo Nicolai - g, Hans Koch - ts/ss, Peter Schärli - tp/flh). Numerous appearances, among others at the Montreux Jazz Festival. First original recording "Schnipp-Schnapp".

1982-1985

Founding of the "Peter Schärli Trio" (Marco Käppeli - dr, Thomas Dürst - b, Peter Schärli - tp/flh). Concerts in Switzerland.