Swiss Jazz Award 2022 goes to Quinn

Born and raised in Lugano in 1996, the trumpeter, composer and producer Quinn has made a name for himself with his stylistic versatility and understanding of the jazz language, according to the press release. Nolan Quinn began playing the trumpet at the age of nine. After studying classical music, he completed a Master of Arts in Music Performance Jazz in Bern in 2014. Since then, he has recorded over five hundred live performances for a variety of productions, television and radio programs - with tours that have taken him across Europe and the USA.

He has performed on stage with many internationally renowned instrumentalists and singers, including Paul Anka, DJ Bobo, Tony Momrelle, Roberto Blades, Frank Dellé, Rick Margitza, Lutz Häfner and Guillermo Klein. In Switzerland, he has worked for many years with the Swiss Jazz Orchestra, the Swiss Army Big Band and as first trumpet in musical productions at the Theater St. Gallen and the Thunerseespiele.

The Swiss Jazz Award, which has already gone to musicians such as Pepe Lienhard, Raphael Jost, Bruno Spoerri, Franco Ambrosetti and, in 2019, the late Othella Dallas, will be presented again this year as part of the JazzAscona Festival.