Chur promotes Luca Sisera
The City of Chur's 2021 literary work grant of CHF 10,000 goes to jazz musician Luca Sisera from Chur for the composition of the Clutch Company project.
The cross-genre composition, in which Sisera's jazz quintet Roofer meets a classical orchestra, is intended to "transcend entrenched boundaries and unite musicians of different styles in a major project". The world premiere of the composition in collaboration with the Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden and the JazzChur association is scheduled for September 2022.
Born in Chur in 1975, Luca Sisera is well-known on the Swiss jazz and improv scene as a bassist. With the quintet Luca Sisera Roofer, founded in 2013, he has also attracted international attention as a composer. Tours and concerts have already taken him to China, India, Russia, Guatemala, Jordan, Egypt, the USA and across Europe. Sisera's work has also been documented on over forty recordings to date. His artistic work has been supported and honored several times with scholarships and awards.
Every year, the city of Chur awards a literary work grant in the amount of CHF 10,000 to enable concentrated work on a longer-term cultural project. The work grant is primarily intended to provide financial support for authors, composers or screenwriters. A total of six applications were submitted for the 2021 work grant.
