„HOW DID ALL THESE PEOPLE GET IN MY ROOM?“

Frank Sinatra's 100th Birthday 12.12.2015

There is one particular album that I wouldn't  want to live without and last night I was at home and I had a date with myself - so I opened up a bottle of red wine, reached for this album, put it on, sat down, opened the cover and for the first time - read the liner notes by Stan Cornyn. I can’t tell you how often I have listened to this album and I couldn’t believe that I never took the ...

Here are our new live videos from our concert at
Porgy & Bess on November 6th, 2015:

WHERE BEGINS THE NIGHT?
ONLY THE GIRLS
THE BETTER ONES

„Rotfarb“ in Uznach is a very special venue with very special people aaaand very very special food!!! The Vienna Art Orchestra had played there many times and leading lady Barbara and mathias have known each other for quite some time. Thank you Barbara for the continuing trust and support! Our hotel was in Rapperswil (15 min by car from Uznach) and  I have to say this little town is absolutely charming. It has this „Riviera“ touch with the beautiful lake and the original old part of town. If you ever come to Switzerland I suggest you go there and just ...

mathias and I had a quite surprising start…we met at 6:45 at his place to help our man of sound Thomas Egger carry down everything we needed and hurried to the airport right after, when we got to the check in, they looked at us and told us that the flight we booked did not exist or was cancelled and somehow the information didn't reach us! It was very confusing but the bottom line was we were rebooked on the 6:55 flight with the rest of the gang, which had already left…thanks to mathias (he ...

Something in common - Lady Day and La Divina.

Whenever I get asked who inspired me the most, I have to think of two names. Billie Holiday and Maria Callas – and I know that at first sight Lady Day and La Divina couldn’t be more different but once you think about it…they have one thing in common: both in their own musical universe became one of the most influential singers of the 20th century. Without a doubt Maria Callas and Billie Holiday lived in two completely opposite worlds. It starts with their cultural background and continues with their musical ...

ADVENTURE IMAGINATION COURAGE - MY PERSONAL VIEW INTO THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889-1977), also known as Charlie Chaplin, stands for many as the greatest comedian and is declared a genius and my personal hero. He wrote, directed, produced, edited, starred in and composed!!! the music for most of his movies. He layed the foundation for the film industry as we know it and his career spanned for more than 75 years. The invention of the little Tramp is the work of a genius. His every move carries the very essence of imagination, dedication and dignity ...

Four years ago I met mathias rüegg, he believed in me and we started working together instantly. It was the beginning of a journey, that is continuing. I don’t want to change my direction, I want to go further and as for now: explain the detours and mistakes.

„My Poet’s Love“ at Freiraum in St.Pölten – Jazz im Hof 2015!Thank you Caroline Berchotteau for inviting us once more and giving us the chance to play our new album at Jazz im Hof (and also for picking us up from the train station). Thomas Egger, our one - man backline and sound engineer took care of getting our set up to St.Pölten in time – as well as Hans and Ingrid -  I took care of Mr. Streets bass myself, as he personally trained me how to carry his bass ladies.
We had a lot of time ...

Altdorf – Alpentöne Internationales Musikfestival

Our flight to Zürich Airport was nice and short...although I am pretty sure that the distance between each row of seats becomes smaller and smaller and smaller and smaller everytime...as we were traveling to mathias’ homeland and he knows the train system by heart we followed his lead from platform to platfrom, from train to train until a bus took us right where we needed to be – in the middle of this beautiful little town called Altdorf - right in front of the Wilhelm Tell monument. mathias has a special connection to this ...