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2023

More gigs with Singer Stefanie Tornow in Switzerland and in Germany, mostly in Munich and surrounding towns. In December publication of a jazz version of the XMAS song God Rest You Merry Gentlemen. Concerts in small theatres as well as gigs for private and business events. In trio formation with musicians like Thomas Stabenow (bass) or Masako Sakai (piano). Two new bands initiated by Laura Cesar, Cool Cats Unlimited and the new formed trio "Jazz Plus" now with Etta Kin. Duo and Trio performances with Jürg Morgenthaler, Georgios Antoniou, Adrian Frey, Rodrigo Aravena, Etta Kin and more.
   
2022 Gigs with Singer Stefanie Tornow in Switzerland and Germany. In duo, trio as well as quartet with Simon Wyrsch in Switzerland, with the Easy Swingin' Jazz Trio, Laura Cesar's new trio "Jazz Plus", and release of the CD production "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" with singer Stefanie Tornow from Munich. Release Tour in Mai in Switzerland and Germany. In January & February again cancellations of gigs due to Covid-19 restrictions.
   
2021 Still plagued by lockdowns and corona-restrictions at home and abroad, the year passed fairly uneventful. Highlight was the production of the duo CD "The Night Has A Thousand Eyes" with Munich based singer Stefanie Tornow. Concerts and performances with the trio Favorite Things, Beat Baumli - Stefanie Tornow Trio & Quartet, various duos, amongst others with singers Etta Kin, Stefanie Tornow, and instrumentalists Jürg Morgenthaler, Dani Solimine, Christian Münchinger, B.B. Special Edition, with Ernie's Organ Dream in trio setting as well as quartett with singer Alma Cilurzo,
   
2020 After a good start into the new year, from March on, the corona-crisis destroyed many live performances and chances for new projects.Instead there came an intensiv phase with international jam-sessions, utilizing the software JamKazam. In spite of the "pandemic" it was possible to launch the new quartet B.B. Special Edition. Gigs with Kalpana Rao Quartet, B.B. & J.M. Trio, with Munich based singer Stefanie Tornow , Guitar Talk, Etta Kin as well as the already mentioned quartet B.B. Special Edition.
   
2019 Performances with a variety of different singers, the duo Guitar Talk, B.B. & J.M. Trio, B.B. & J.M. Duo, with the saxophonist Patrick Bianco, with the Cool Cat Combo, Easy Swingin' Jazz Duo, Acoustic Jazz Duo and many more.
   
2018 Concerts with Singin' Breeze, B.B. & J.M. Trio, as well as gigs with Guitar Talk and the Cool Cat Combo, Easy Swingin' Jazz Duo, Acoustic Jazz Duo, Fine And Mellow. Additional freelance work with a variety of musicians in their bands.
   
2017 Performances with jazzIMpuls, Beat Baumli & Jürg Morgenthaler Trio & Quartett, Singin' Breeze, Guitar Talk, Easy Swingin' Jazz Duo & Trio, Acoustic Jazz Duo, The Jazz Duo, Fine & Mellow, Concerts with the Alexia Gardner Trio, as well as some solo gigs. New duo - 2Marvelous.
   
2016 Frequent performances with jazzIMpuls, Beat Baumli & Jürg Morgenthaler Trio, Cool Cat Combo, Main Street Jazz Trio, Singin' Breeze, Guitar Talk as well as with some other duos. A small Swiss-tour with the Alexia Gardner Trio.
   
2015 With JM Rhythm Four at the Jazzfestival St. Moritz, with the B.B. & J.M. Trio at the Jazz Ascona festival. Nominated for SWISS JAZZ AWARD 2015 with the B.B. & J.M. Trio, Concerts with jazzIMpuls, Singin' Breeze, Alexia Gardner Trio and more. Release of the CD Close Your Eyes with JazzIMpuls / Laura Cesar, Carlo Schöb, Pius Baschnagel.
   
2014 CD "Cinema Paradiso" with Dani Solimine. Concerts with the Beat Baumli Trio' 14 (lineup guitar/bass/drums), another new trio with Laura Cesar (b) and Sandy Patton (voc). With Sandy Patton also in a quartet setting with the Baumli-Cesar-Baschnagel trio. Continued solo performances, many of the existing bands keep prospering eg. the B.B. & J.M. Trio and Quartet, Main Street Jazz Trio, Alexia Gardner Trio, Singin' Breeze, Ten Strings, Cool Cat Combo..
   
2013 The debut CD "First Call" of the BB & JM Trio is released in March, concerts with the B.B & J.M. Trio, Simon Wyrsch Quartet, Baumli-Schenker Quartett, Alexia Gardner Trio, with Kalpana Rao & Band and a new "edition" of the quartet jazzIMpuls with Isla Eckinger and Pius Baschnagel. A new projekt called "King Lear Meets Jazz" in cooperation with bassist Laura Cesar and actress Elisabeth Seiler has its premiere in September.
   

2012

 Concerts with a variety of bands, recordings with Guitar Talk and the BB & JM Trio. Playing mostly with the BB & JM Trio, Alexia Gardner Trio, Guitar Talk, Singin' Breeze, Kalpana Rao & Band as well as in different other duos, trios und quartets such as the Simon Wyrsch Quartet.
   

2011

 Starting to give solo performances, Alexia Gardner releases the live CD with recordings from three concerts in Basel under the name "Alexia Gardner A Little Closer, Live at the Bird's Eye jazzclub". Public appearances mostly with Singers, with the Cool Cat Combo as well as in trio with Jürg Morgenthaler und Giorgios Antoniou.
up to 2010 years before