Death of guitarist Urs Vögeli
According to a press release from SRF 2 Kultur, the Schaffhausen guitarist Urs Vögeli, who was also a member of the Schaffhausen Jazz Festival management team, has died at the age of 45.
Born in 1976, Vögeli lived in Schaffhausen and graduated from the Lucerne School of Music. In addition to the guitar, he also plays the dobro, lapsteel and banjo. His musical versatility brings him together with musicians from various fields.
In addition to his jazz quartet "flyOut", he worked with the jazz crossover band "Ghost Town" and as a solo artist "Voegeli Solo", and was a member of the space folk combo "Grünes Blatt". He has performed as a guest artist with the Zurich Free Opera and the Ensemble for New Music Zurich, among others.
Vögeli has played concerts and tours with Sylvie Courvoisier, Bugge Wesseltoft, Elina Duni, Corin Curschellas, Hendrix Ackle, Vera Kappeler, Andreas Schaerer (Hildegard Lernt Fliegen), Julian Sartorius. Christian Weber and many others. He has received awards from the City and Canton of Schaffhausen and the International Lake Constance Conference (IBK).
