| [ Education ] | German |
| 2000 - 2003 | Berklee
College of Music in Boston, MA (USA) Diploma in Professional Music, Concentrate in Guitar Performance & Arranging Private Instruction w. Richie Hart, Jack Pezzanelli, Bret Willmott, Bob Harrigan & Garrison Fewell |
| 1984 - 1993 | University
of Zurich (Switzerland) Master’s Degree in General History, English Literature & Linguistics |
| 1982 - 1986 | Jazz studies at the Hot Club de Jazz in Lisbon (Portugal) & at the Swiss Jazz School in Berne (Switzerland) |
| Private Studies: | Jazz
Guitar w. Beat Baumli (Berklee alumni) in Zurich (1996-2000) Classical Organ w. Hans-Beat Hänggi in Glarus (1977-82, 1986-91) Classical Piano w. Stanley Hahn in Owatonna, MN (1980-81) Classical Piano w. Ruth Blumer-Batt in Glarus (1971-78) |
| Workshops with: | Pat
Martino, John Scofield, Gary Burton, Steve Swallow & Karl Berger |
| 2000 - 2003 | Musikstudium am Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA. Diploma in Professional Music (summa cum laude). Gitarrenunterricht bei Richie Hart, Bret Wilmott, Jack Pezanelli, Bob Harrigan und Garrison Fewell. |
| 1984 - 1993 | Geschichts- und Anglistikstudium an der Universität Zürich. Lizentiat phil. I. |
| 1982 - 1986 | Musikstudium am Hot Club de Jazz in Lissabon (Portugal) und an der Swiss Jazz School, Bern. Gitarrenunterricht bei Ira Kriss. |
| Privatunterricht: | Jazzgitarre
bei Beat Baumli in Zürich und Baden (1996-2000) Orgel bei Hans-Beat Hänggi in Glarus (1977-82, 1986-91) Klavier bei Stanley Hahn in Owatonna, MN (1980-81) Klavier bei Hedwig Blumer-Batt in Glarus (1971-78) |
| Workshops bei: | Pat Martino, John Scofield, Gary Burton, Steve Swallow & Karl Berger |