Jenny Odermatt

JENNY ODERMATT (*1996) grew up in Mühlrüti, Toggenburg. After primary music school she received her first instrumental lessons (recorder/alto recorder) at the age of eight. At first she learned to play the piano autodidactically, followed by a classical piano education with Rita Hemmi at the age of eleven. Via folk, gospel, pop-rock music she finally found her way to jazz. After completing her apprenticeship as a goldsmith, she studied from 2018 to 2021 at the Jazz Department (Bachelor of Arts Music) of the Winterthur Institute for Contemporary Music (WIAM) with Alfons Struzek and Greg Galli. Jenny Odermatt attended additional, external lessons with Claude Diallo.

She attended workshops and masterclasses with Alberto Ferro (ITA), Albert Landolt (CH), Chris Massey (US), Silvano Borzacchhiello (CH/ITA), Corey Taylor (US), Jesus Molina (COL) and Gary Burton (US), among others.

Jenny Odermatt was a long-time scholarship holder of the Fritz Gerber Foundation and the Haiku Foundation. Currently she is often on the road as a sidewoman; she can also be found in long-standing, existing formations such as Bigband Wattwil, Jazz Quartet Avoine or as a duo with panflutist Daria Brändle.

JENNY ODERMATT (*1996) grew up in Mühlrüti, Toggenburg. After primary music school she received her first instrumental lessons (recorder/alto recorder) at the age of eight. At first she learned to play the piano autodidactically, followed by a classical piano education with Rita Hemmi at the age of eleven. Via folk, gospel, pop-rock music she finally found her way to jazz. After completing her apprenticeship as a goldsmith, she studied from 2018 to 2021 at the Jazz ...