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At the tender age of 15, Basel, Switzerland–born Jean-Paul Brodbeck was invited by no other than Lionel Hampton to jam onstage. After taking jazz classes with Hans Feigenwinter, he went on to study classical music with Peter Efler (piano) at the Conservatory of Music in Basel, from which he graduated with excellence in 1995 and earned his pianoteacher’s diploma.

Since then Brodbeck has proved his stylistic versatility in diverse formations. He was one of the principal founders of the experimental hip-hop group Chapter 12 and has been collaborating on and off with Andy Scherrer, who has considerably contributed to his musical development. From 2007 through 2010, Brodbeck was a member of the quartet headed by renowned Austrian guitar player Wolfgang Muthspiel. 2011 he gained a scholarship of the city of Zürich for a six month stay in New York where he recorded his Album “A different mind “ on Enja Records. These days he works with Johannes Enders's quartet, featuring the drum legend Billy Hart. Brodbeck often performs in trio, works as a sideman in different formations, and teaches in the Jazz Department at the University of Music in Lucerne, Switzerland. In 2022 he released together with Kurt Rosenwinkel, the album “The Chopin Project” on Heartcore Records.

Brodbeck has performed with such artists as Lionel Hampton, Herbie Mann, Andy Scherrer, David Liebmann, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Nat Su, Nils Wogram, Matthieu Michel, Johannes Enders, Billy Hart, JoJo Mayer, Jochen Rückert, Ben Street, Maria Schneider, Richie Beirach, Feya Faku, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jorge Rossy

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Festival performances:

Elb Jazz Festival Hamburg
Joy of Jazz Johannesburg
Montreux Jazz Festival
Jazz Baltica
Voll Damm Festival Barcelona
Burghausen Jazz Festival
Avo Session Basel
St. Moritz Jazz Festival
OffBeat Festival Basel
Jazz Festival Langnau
Jazz Onze Lausanne
Unerhört Festival Zürich

Discography:

Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio – Ways to You (2002, Universal)
Jean-Paul Brodbeck (Solo) – Lyrical Output (2003, Universal)
Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio – Ground (2005, Universal)
Brodbeck's Playground – Mood Hunter
Jean-Paul Brodbeck Song of Tchaikovsky – None but the Lonely Heart (2007, Unit Records)
Jean-Paul Brodbeck Group – Hang on Hippie (2009, Material Records)
Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio – A different Mind (2012, Enja)
Jean-Paul Brodbeck Trio – Extra Time (2017)
Jean-Paul Brodbeck Solo – Expansion (2020, Enja)
Kurt Rosenwinkel & Jean-Paul Brodbeck: The Chopin Project (Heartcore Records 2022), with Lukas Traxel and Jorge Rossy