Born 1969 in Cameroon/Westafrica
Bass Clarinet, Kontrabass Clarinet, Saxophone, Electronics
Jan Galega Brönnimann works as a freelance musician(saxophones, bass- and contrabassclarinet and electronics) and composer. He has been on the scene for years and is known for his innovative and cutting edge collaborations. As a composer and instrumentalist he has worked with the likes of:
Kenny Werner, Eddy Floyd, Nils Petter Molvaer, Sidsel Endresen, William Bell, Pierre Favre, Aly Keïta, Lucas Niggli, Joy Frempong, Malcolm braff, Peter Schärli, Werner Hasler, ricardo regidor, Nadja Stoller, Ronan Skillen, Harald Haerter, Roland Philipp, Hans Feigenwinter, Round Table Knights, Baze, Nya, Moussa Cissokho, Omri Hason, Eivind Aarset....
He is best known as a frontman with his own band Brink Man Ship. He toured all around the world and played on festivals in Asia, North America, Russia, Africa and Europe.
Achievements and Awards
2020 kunstwettbewerb blaue nacht nürnberg: climate risk index with galega_optickle
2016 nomination for best bass clarinet player 38th anual jazz station award
2015 residency in Shanghai China for pro Helvetia
2009 musikpreis des Kantons Bern (Kulturpreis)
2008 Artist in Residence in Cape Town South Africa for Pro Helvetia
2004 Winner of the international Composition Competition for Science et Cité
1994 New Jazz Tour with Pierre Favre.
2025
CD releas with Michael Zisman "live aus den Vidmarhallen"
tour Austria, Germany, Czech Republic and Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
CD release tour with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason in Norway, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Croatia and Italy
CD release tour with Maja Taube
audio visual performences "galega_optickle" with Manuel Pasquinelli, Anna Regina Kalk, Sara El Hachimi, Joy Frempong, Imran Khan and Christy Doran
2024
tour in germany, Czech Republic and Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
Porta Festival in Riga, Cesis and Ventspils with with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
jmo tour in the germany and Switzerland, with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
Sound of Europe Festival in Breda NL with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
Fusion Festival Laerz with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
tour in germany, and Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
Duo Maja Taube and Jan Galega Brönnimann
2023
galega_optickle with new programm "tipping point" feat. julian sartorius and Nils Petter Molvaer
jmo tour in the germany, Switzerland, austria, with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
tour in germany, austria, Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
tour in Cameroon with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
galega_optickle with new programm "tipping point" feat. julian sartorius and Nils Petter Molvaer
jmo tour in the germany, Switzerland, austria, with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
tour in germany, austria, Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
tour in Cameroon with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
jmo tour in Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
galega_optickle in Wroclav at Eklektik Session Festival feat. Imran Khan, Bond, Samuel Rohrer and Chris Dahlgreen
galega_optickle with new programm "tipping point" feat. Joy Frempong and Aïda Gabrielle Diop
2022
galega_optickle with new programm "tipping point" feat. ronan skillen and saadet türköz
jmo tour in the germany, Switzerland, austria, the netherlands, czech republic, hungary and Italy with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
galega_optickle with new project: tipping point feat. Julian sartorius
tour in germany, austria, Switzerland and Slovenia with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
2021
galega_optickle with new programm "climate risk index"
jmo tour in the germany, Switzerland, austria and Italy with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
tour in germany, austria, Switzerland the Netherlands with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
2020
jmo tour in the germany, Switzerland, poland, CZ, Slovakia, austria, france, the netherlands with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
tour in germany, austria, italy, Slowenia and Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
2019
jmo tour in the germany, Austria, Switzerland, lichtenstein, moldava, norway, spain, the UK and italy with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
Solo A V performance with Galega_Optickle at snow jazz festival bad gastein, seekultfestival friedrichshafen, multiphonics festival köln, jazz and the city festival salzburg
JMO-concerts at international harp festival Edinbourgh with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
JMO-concerts at international harp festival noia in spain with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
tour in germany, austria, rumania, hungary and Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
2018
jmo japan tour with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
jmo tour in the netherlands, germany, Austria, Switzerland with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
Solo A V performance with Galega_Optickle at Lago film Festival in Conegliano Italy and Pavillion Corbusier Paris
JMO-concerts at Sibiu Jazz Festival an Green Hours in Rumania Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
selected for a show case at Jazz ahead in Bremen with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
tour in germany, austria and Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
JMO-tour in switzerland, Austria, and Germany with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
2017
tour in Switzerland with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
tour in China with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
JMO-tour in Czech republic, Austria, Germany and Switzerland with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
Premiere with my solo project: jan galega Brönnimann and optickle
JMO-tour in Israel with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
JMO-tour in Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Switzerland and Austria with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
tour with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli in Germany, Switzerland and the UK
2016
CD Release tour with Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason
CD Release tour with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
CD release Tour wit A.Spell in Germany, Switzerland
2015
tour in China with Wang Wenwei
cd recording for Eivind Aarset
concert with eklektik orchestra at new music forum Wroclaw
concerts with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
concerts with the Kora Player Moussa Cissokho and Omri Hason in Italy, switzerland, czech republik and slovakia
CD release and concert with Fitzgerald und Rimini
Tour wit A.Spell in Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy!
CD Recording with A.Spell in the Zoo in Berne
2014
concerts with Aly Keïta and Lucas Niggli
Festivals in Rumania and Serbia with Brink Man Ship
concerts with the Kora Player Issa Kouyaté
Tour wit A.Spell in Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria, Showcase Jazzahead!
2013
CD-release "where the strange creatures live" with A.Spell, tour in switzerland, Latvia, Lithuania, Hafensommer Würzburg, Germany, open for Jon Hassel
Elbjazzfestival Hamburg, Schaffhausen Jazz Festival, Yoyakarta Jazzfestival, Asia tour with Brink Man Ship
2012
Concerts with Sidsel Endresen and Werner Hasler
Tour in Burkina Faso with the faranas and Baba Salah
Tour in Germany and Poland with Brink Man Ship
Tour with A.Spell in Switzerland, South Africa, Mozambique, Swaziland
Jazzfestivals in Eberswalde, Reykjavik, Garana (with Brink Man Ship and Nils Petter Molvaer)
2011
CD-release "instant replay" Brink Man Ship, concerts in Switzerland, Russia, Lithuania, Czeck Republic, Slovakia
CD-release "who are you" the faranas
Cut n' Paste Festival Cape Town South Africa
CD-release BNC-Arkestra "Richie's Barnyard feat. Richie Beirach
Concerts with Saadet Türköz, Ronan Skillen, Nadja Stoller
2010
Jazz d'or mit Brink Man Ship feat. Nils Petter Molvaer
Vilnius Jazzfestival in Litauen brink man ship
Sommerfestivals the faranas
CD recording Baze, Round Table Knights, Benfay
2009
Composition for Jazz-Werkstatt
Cd-release and tour in France, Germany, Austria, poland and Czech republic with Brink Man Ship
Concerts with Eiko/benfay/galega
2008
Artist in residence in capetown Southafrica in november/december
tour in Switzerland, Thailand and Austria with Brink Man Ship and nya
Tour in jamaica with the four tenors
2007
Composition for the danseproject „der Gegenspieler“ by Michael Schulz an the art center Paul Klee
Concert with Nils Petter Molvaer at jazzfestival willisau
Tour with Brink Man Ship in Czech Republic
2006
Concerts with Brink Man Ship in Switzerland, germany, Austria, Poland and Turkey.
Concerts with Nya , the faranas , die vier Tenöre
2005
Tour with brink man ship in Germany, Canada and Switzerland
Composition for "science et cité" in the festival "conscienza- gewissen - conscience" (May 24, Kornhaus Bern)
Concerts with "Ja, ich will" (music for 2 computers and bass) with Benfay
2004
Tour with prêt-à-porter
Componist at the Dance-Company Running Out
Tour with Brink Man Ship in Austria, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Jamaica, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland
Tour with M2/5 in Cuba
Concerts with igors, blaskapelle plays stravinsky
2003
Cd-releasetour "elephant and castle" (Universal Music) with Brink Man Ship in Austria, Switzerland, Slovakia
Dancing project with Christina Gehrig-Binder and Marisa Godi at Rote Fabrik, Zürich
2002
Componist and Musician at the Dance-Company Running Out
Cd-releasetour with prêt-à-porter
Tour with Brink Man Ship in Finland, Poland, Estonia, Slovakia
Feldkirchfestival with Kenny Werner
2001
Swisstour with Brink Man Ship and tour in the baltic states
Cd-recording (Radio Studio Zürich) with prêt-à-porter
Cd-recording (Radio Studio Zürich) with Igors (music of Igor Stravinsky)
Tour in Austria / Ceska Republik / Slovakia with brink man ship
2000
Cd-recording, tour in Austria / Cesk Republic / Slovakia and live recording (Swiss radio DRS) at jazzfestival Schaffhausen with Brink Man Ship
Cd-recording with Smartship Friday
Concerts in Italy and Switzerland with prêt-à-porter
1999
Concerts Jazz Phalanx, prêt-à-porter, Brink Man Ship
Cd-recording and tour with M2/5
1998
Concerts with Jazz Phalanx (Roland Philipp, Hans Feigenwinter, Michel Poffet, David Elias)
Cd-recording and concerts with Brink Man Ship
1997
2 tours in Italy with Eddy Floyd, William Bell, Ruby Willson, Chick Willis
Member of the TAF-band (Swiss television SF1)
Tour in Switzerland with Dänu Boemle und Herdsmen and Swine
1996
Cd-recording and tour with Herdsmen and Swine
Concerts with the own trio feat. Marco Figini
Cd-recording with Isaac Biaas and the Soul Babimbi
1995
Degree Jazz Scool Lucerne
Cd-recording and tour in Switzerland and Spain with Teddy Fontessa
Tour in Switzerland with Jazz-Hip Hop Band Herdsmen and Swine
1994
New Jazz Tour with Pierre Favre
Swisstour with Love's Labour's Lost
Cd-recording and concerts with Rhonda Dorsey
Concerts in France and Switzerland with Teddy Fontessa