education
Gianni
Luescher, born November 24, 1958 in Aarau (Switzerland), plays 4
and 5 string and fretless bass.
Basic education at the Jazz school in Lucerne (1983-1987). Afterwards studies
at the «Bass Institute of
Technology» in Los Angeles/USA with Gary Willis, Bob Magnusson,
Steve Bailey, Alexis Sklarevski, Carl Schroeder (Jazz Class) and Scott Henderson
(Improvisation). Master classes with Billy Sheehan and Stuart Hamm, 1991 «Graduate
with honors».
1992 earns a music grant
from the cultural department of the canton of Aargau for his musical
activities.
2000 begins a teacher training course at the
ACM-Zürich with Heiko Freund. In fall 2002 graduation with
diploma at the HMT-Zürich.
Endorses the basses of Christof Kost, Aachen (Germany) for ten years. From the intensive collaboration result, among others, the three bass-models «Sujet Typ Luescher», «Sujet Swiss Standard» and «Sujet Typ Gianni», which have all been acclaimed by the trade press.
music
1992
Begins giving bass lessons. Plays with Cosimo
Lampis Salsa Orchestra and Peter Sonntag’s
E-Tronic Band. Records the CD’s Liebi
(Love) and Vater (Father) for the Basileia
Bern (Pop production).
1992-95
Dave Doran’s Jazz Rap
(Andy Herrmann-key, Philipp Mall-sax, Dave Doran-dr, Diriki Mack-voc). Various
concerts and recordings at Jazz Festivals (Schaffhausen 1992, International
Jazz Festival of Tallinn (Estonia) 1995), several tours in Switzerland and
Germany.
Groove
Connection (Loris Peloso-guit, Matthias Baumann-sax, Jan Baechinger-dr).
1994 concerts in Switzerland (Jazz Festival of Schaffhausen) and a tour in
Russia (Jazz Festival of Kazan, St. Petersburg, Petrozavodsk). In the same
year recording of the CD «Groove Connection»
at the Radio Studio Zürich.
Dave Shepley & King Size (Dave Shepley-guit/voc,
Jan Baechinger-dr, Fredy Luescher-key). Participates with the R&B-Funk
Band of «Supercharge»-guitarist Dave Shepley at various Open Air
concerts as well as several club gigs.
Max Helfenstein Big Band – performing regularly.
1992-99
Very Personal (Fredy Luescher-key, Jan Baechinger-dr).
Gianni brings his own compositions into the trio, employing the bass as a
lead-instrument. Very Personal is supported in
1998 by the cultural foundation «Pro Argovia».
1995
John Voirol Extra Ensemble (John Voirol-sax,
Jan Baechinger-dr). Various recordings.
1995-99
Funkology (Markus Hauser-sax, Dave Doran-dr,
Loris Peloso-guit, Fredy Luescher- key). Various Open Air concerts and club
gigs, recording and publication of the CD «Zap»
and concerts at the Jazz Festival of Willisau 1998.
1997-00
Dave Doran’s Rhythm Voice (Joseph Bowie-tr/voc,
Bruno Amstad-voc, Maurice Magnoni-sax, Mamadu Mbaje-djembe/voc, Dave Doran-dr).
Various tours in Switzerland and Germany. 1998 release of the CD
«Rhythm Voice» with John Voirol-sax, tour in West-Africa.
2000
Dave Doran’s New Rhythm Culture (Kelvin
Bell-guit/voc, Joseph Bowie-tr/voc, Don Pfäffli-sax, Dave Doran-dr, Mamadu
Mbaje-djembe/voc). Recording and release of the CD «Talking
Drums & Broken Cars», concerts at festivals in Czechia (Interntional
Jazz Festival Hradec Králové), Poland and Switzerland.
2001
The New Rhythm Culture (Jean-Paul Bourelly-guit/voc, Joseph Bowie-tr/voc,
Dave Doran-dr, Mamadu Mbaje-djembe/voc, Brigeen Doran-sax). Tour of Switzerland.
2002-04
The New Rhythm Culture (Christoph Stiefel-key,
Joseph Bowie-tr/voc, Dave Doran-dr, Mamadu Mbaje-djembe/voc, Brigeen Doran-sax).
Tour of Switzerland and Austria.
BB-Funk (Brigeen Doran-sax, Marco Figini-guit,
Andy Herrmann-key, Dave Doran-drums).
2004
Trees of Mystery recording and release of the
CD «Monuments» (Pop-Rock production).
2005
Hendrix goes funk a tribute to the music of Jimi Hendrix
2005-07
Deep Scratch playing the funky music from the "Crusaders"
Various gigs in Switzerland with musicians like…
Christy Doran-guit, Brigeen Doran-sax, Andy Herrmann-key, Dieter Ammann-tp,
Roland Philipp-sax, Ueli Angstmann-sax, Peter Wagner-key, Marco Figini-guit,
John Voirol-sax, Otmar Kramis-sax, Tommy Inderbinen-sax and René Simon
e «la Iguana».