Susanne Abbuehl in Basel from September
Susanne Abbuehl is to become the new head of the FHNW School of Music's Jazz Institute at the Basel Music Academy's Jazz Campus. She will take up her post on September 1, 2022.
According to a statement from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, Abbuehl will succeed the founder and long-standing director of the institute, Bernhard Ley, who is retiring on August 31, 2022.
Susanne Abbuehl studied jazz singing with Jeanne Lee at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague and graduated cum laude with a master's degree in jazz performance and music education. She was also taught composition by Diderik Wagenaar and spent several study visits in India, where she learned classical Indian singing. She has received numerous awards for her international activities as a jazz musician and composer. She is currently a professor and head of the jazz department at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, and was previously head of the Jazz & Folk Music Institute at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
