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Christina E. Jaccard and Dave Ruosch

Christina Jaccard, born in 1952 in Zurich, Switzerland Info

Christina Jaccard is hailed as the “blackest white voice in Switzerland”. She lives and breathes her music, seamlessly blending the deeply frank and sensitive with impressive power and charisma. In the truest sense of the word, it is her soul that captivates audiences and makes any gospel or blues night with her an unforgettable experience.
In her youth, Jaccard actually started to train as an opera singer, but she gave it up to find her own voice. She ran the gamut of musical languages before finally settling for blues, soul and gospel. Jaccard has found the perfect musical partner in pianist Dave Ruosch. Respected all over Europe as a king of stride and boogie, he is also a real specialist in blues and swing. In addition to providing subtle and sensitive accompaniments to Jaccard’s singing, he is an outstanding soloist.
Christina Jaccard’s concert tours always extend beyond the Swiss borders. She regularly appears in neighbouring countries and has also played in Canada, Australia and the US. Despite being deeply rooted in soul, blues and gospel, she continues to master a variety of musical genres. In between her performances as a soloist and with her band, she always makes room for exciting collaborations and excursions into other fields. She was the guest star on the Swiss tour of the legendary Jackson Singers and joined forces with Gigi Moto in a blues/punk rock soundclash. She partnered Michael von der Heide and Maja Brunner in “Divamix” and has also took to the stage in various musicals. Jaccard lives in Zurich, where she works as a singing coach.

Dave Ruosch, born in 1963 in Zurich, Switzerland Info

Dave Ruosch is a freelance pianist, composer and music teacher. While studying classical music at the Konservatorium Zürich, he developed a passion for traditional blues and jazz piano music. He is now known throughout Europe as a master of boogie-woogie, blues, stride and swing. Ruosch also moonlights as a chanson composer, primarily putting the High and Swiss German texts of Lisa Berg to music. As well as regular concert appearances in Switzerland and abroad, he teaches at the Konservatorium Zürich and lectures at the Zurich University of the Arts. In 2009, he won the Vienna Blues Award with R & B Caravan and was nominated for the Swiss Jazz Award with the Blue Flagships.