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Sylvie Courvoisier
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Pianists · b. 1968

Sylvie Courvoisier

Swiss musician

Born
30 November 1968
Lausanne
Country
Switzerland
Record labels
ECM Records
Discography
20 albums

Biography

Sylvie Courvoisier is a jazz musician who plays piano. Sylvie Courvoisier was born on 30 November 1968 in Lausanne. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: ECM Records. The discography here lists 20 albums, from “Birds Of A Feather” (1997) to “Talamanti” (2026).

Sylvie Courvoisier (born 30 November 1968) is a Swiss American composer, pianist, improviser and bandleader. She was born and raised in Lausanne, Switzerland, and has been a resident of New York City since 1998. She won Germany’s International Jazz Piano Prize in 2022, the Swiss Grand Prix and The American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Award in 2025. Courvoisier has earned her renown for balancing two distinct worlds: the classically minded chamber music of her European roots and the grooving, hook-laden sounds of the avant-jazz scene in New York. She ranges from playing with her longtime jazz trio (featuring bassist Drew Gress and drummer Kenny Wollesen ) to performing Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring in league with new-music pianist Cory Smythe, among other genre-bounding ventures.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Birds Of A Feather 1997
Lavin 1999
Passaggio 2002
Abaton 2003
Lonelyville 2007
Signs and Epigrams 2007
To Fly To Steal 2010
Birdies for Lulu 2014
Miller’s Tale 2016
Crop Circles 2017
Time Gone Out 2019
Lockdown 2021
Searching for the Disappeared Hour 2021
Chimaera 2023
The Rite of Spring / Spectre d’un songe 2023
To Be Other-Wise 2024
Angel Falls 2025
Blue False Indigo 2025
Bone Bells 2025
Talamanti 2026

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Albums where Sylvie Courvoisier is credited as a sideman

2002 Cobra: John Zorn's Game Pieces, Volume 2 — John Zorn piano
2004 Masada Anniversary Edition, Volume 4: Masada Recital — John Zorn piano
2010 Dictée / Liber Novus — John Zorn piano
2014 Either or And — Evan Parker & Sylvie Courvoisier piano
2017 Obelisk — Ikue Mori piano

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument does Sylvie Courvoisier play?

Sylvie Courvoisier is known for playing piano.

When and where was Sylvie Courvoisier born?

Sylvie Courvoisier was born 30 November 1968 in Lausanne.

What are Sylvie Courvoisier's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Birds Of A Feather (1997), Lavin (1999), Passaggio (2002), Abaton (2003) and Lonelyville (2007).

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