Heiri Känzig

Swiss Jazz Bassist

Swiss jazz bassist, born 1 Aprill 1957 in New York City, USA. He studied in Zurich, Vienna and Graz. In the early 90s, Heiri Känzig formed his own quartet with Art Lande, Kenny Wheeler and François Laiszeau. Afterwards, he undertook projects with Kenny Wheeler, Charlie Mariano and Paul McCandless before joining up as bassist with the Thierry Lang Trio. Sience 2002 he is a professor at the Hochschule für Musik in Luzern, Switzerland. He has played with such musicians as John Scofield, Billy Cobham, Pierre Favre, Adam Nussbaum, Bob Mintzer, Samuel Blaser, Charlie Mariano, Kenny Wheeler, Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Puschnig, Betty Carter, Art Farmer, Johnny Griffin, Daniel Humair, Christy Doran, Dominique Pifarely, Mark Feldman, Didier Lockwood, Franco Ambrosetti, Glenn Ferris, Thierry Lang, Richard Galliano and Billy Hart. In