Live 2012
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Third Reel
Roberto Pianca (guitar), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone, clarinet)
24.01 Moods (ZKB Jazzpreis). Zürich, Switzerland
26.01 Villa Dutoit. Genève, Switzerland.
27.01 Il Domani. Lugano, Switzerland.
29.01 Masterclass, Circolo Quid. Brescia, Italy.
30.01 Carmen Town. Brescia, Italy.
FEBRUARY
Third Reel
Roberto Pianca (guitar), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone, clarinet)
11-13.02 Studio Recording. Lugano, Switzerland.
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal "Four"
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal (acoustic bass, comp.), Marc Méan (piano), Valentin Liechti (drums), Nicolas Masson (sax)
27.02 Cave de l'AMR. Geneva, Switzerland.
28.02 Cave de l'AMR. Geneva, Switzerland.
29.02 Cave de l'AMR. Geneva, Switzerland.
MARCH
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal "Four"
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal (acoustic bass, comp.), Marc Méan (piano), Valentin Liechti (drums), Nicolas Masson (sax)
01.03 Cave de l'AMR. Geneva, Switzerland.
Antoine Thouvenin+friends
Antoine Thouvenin (guitar), Vincent Ruiz (bass), Valentin Liechti (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone)
23.03 AMR Jazz Festival, Jam session opening band. Sud des Alpes, Geneva CH.
APRIL
Nicolas Masson Quartet "Brooklyn Parallels"
Nicolas Masson (saxophone), Russ Lossing (piano), Eivind Opsvik (acoustic bass), Jeff Davis (drums).
11.04 Seeds,8:30pm. Brooklyn, USA.
Chris Wiesendanger Quartet
Chris Wiesendanger (piano, comp.) Nicolas Masson (tenor saxophone) Bänz Oester (acoustic bass) Dejan Terzic (drums)
20.04 Bird's Eye. Basel, Switzerland.
21.04 Bird's Eye. Basel, Switzerland.
JUNE
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal "Four"
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal (acoustic bass, comp.), Marc Méan (piano), Valentin Liechti (drums), Nicolas Masson (sax)
24.06 Fête de la Musique. Geneva, Switzerland.
AUGUST
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal "Four"
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal (acoustic bass, comp.), Marc Méan (piano), Valentin Liechti (drums), Nicolas Masson (sax)
18.08 Jazz sur La Plage . Hermance, Switzerland.
Parallels
Nicolas Masson (saxophone, comp.) Colin Vallon (rhodes), Patrice Moret (bass) Lionel Friedli (drums)
31.08 Jazzclub Singen. Singen, Germany.
OCTOBER
Big Band de Lausanne, 30th anniversary celebration week.
1-7.10 Octogone, Pully. Switzerland.
DECEMBER
Parallels
Nicolas Masson (saxophone, comp.) Colin Vallon (rhodes), Patrice Moret (bass) Lionel Friedli (drums)
10.12 Jazz In Bess. Lugano, Switzerland.
Live 2011
Patrice Moret & Friends
Patrice Moret (bass) Colin Vallon (piano) David Meier (drums) Nicolas Masson (saxophone)
13.01 Le Bout du Monde. Vevey, Switzerland
Blaser-Masson-Moret-Rohrer NEW BAND!
Samuel Blaser (trombone) Nicolas Masson (saxophone) Patrice Moret (acoustic bass) Samuel Rohrer (drums)
18.01 Live In Vevey Residency, Espace Guinguette. Vevey, Switzerland
19.01 Live In Vevey Residency, Espace Guinguette. Vevey, Switzerland
20.01 Live In Vevey Residency, Espace Guinguette. Vevey, Switzerland
21.01 Live In Vevey Residency, Espace Guinguette. Vevey, Switzerland
22.01 Live In Vevey Residency, Espace Guinguette. Vevey, Switzerland
Bertrand Blessing's Pitched Battle
Bertrand Blessing (drums) Christian Graf (guitar) Ian Gordon-Lennox (tuba) Martin Wisard (alto saxophone/flute) Nicolas Masson (tenor saxophone/clarinet)
26.01 Théâtre de l'Echandole. Yverdon, Switzerland
FEBRUARY
Bertrand Blessing's Pitched Battle
Bertrand Blessing (drums) Christian Graf (guitar) Ian Gordon-Lennox (tuba) Martin Wisard (alto saxophone/flute) Nicolas Masson (tenor saxophone/clarinet)
12.02 Le Sud des Alpes. Geneva, Switzerland
Dejan Terzic Trio
Dejan Terzic (drums, comp.) Ronny Graupe (guitar) Nicolas Masson (saxophone)
16.02 Jazzwerkstatt Festival. Bee Flat Im Progr, Bern. Switzerland
MARCH
Third Reel + Russ Lossing
Roberto Pianca (guitar), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone, clarinet), Russ Lossing (piano)
19.03 Studio Foce. Lugano, Switzerland
20.03 Festival Improvviso. Bellinzona, Switzerland
Raùl Esmerode Sextet
Raùl Esmerode (drums) Ludovic Lagana (trumpet) Maurizio Bionda (alto sax) Nicolas Masson (tenor sax) Mathieu Rossignelli (piano) Emmanuel Hagmann (bass)
25.03 Le Contretemps. Genève, Switzerland.
APRIL
Gregoire Maret/Chris Potter/Ohad Talmor and Big Band de Lausanne
2.04 Cully Jazz Festival. Cully, Switzerland.
MAY
Parallels
Nicolas Masson (saxophone, comp.) Marc Méan (rhodes), Patrice Moret (bass) Lionel Friedli (drums)
6.05 La Fabbrica. Losone, Switzerland.
JUNE
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal "Functional"
Vincent Ruiz Del Portal (acoustic bass), Marius Duboule (guitar), Nicolas Masson (saxophone), Gabriel Zufferey (piano),
Arthur Hnatek (drums)
9.06 Vincent's Graduation Recital. AMR. Geneva, Switzerland.
24.06 Festival des Cropettes. Geneva, Sweitzerland.
Massimo Pinca "Favola in Musica "
Massimo Pinca (acoustic bass, arr.), Nicolas Orioli (alto sax, clarinet), Martin Wisard (alto sax), Nicolas Masson (tenor sax), Nelson Schaer (drums).
26.06 Festival des Cropettes. Geneva, Switzerland.
JULY
Parallels
Nicolas Masson (saxophone, comp.) Colin Vallon (rhodes), Patrice Moret (bass) Lionel Friedli (drums)
19.07 Jazz im Goethe Garten Festival. Lisbon, Portugal.
20.07 TBA
21.07 Centro Cultural de Bélem. Lisbon, Portugal.
SEPTEMBER
Third Reel
Roberto Pianca (guitar), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone, clarinet)
28.09 Mullbau. Luzern, Switzerland.
29.09 TBA
30.09 Sala Comunale. Porza, Switzerland.
OCTOBER
Bertrand Blessing's Pitched Battle
Bertrand Blessing (drums) Christian Graf (guitar) Ian Gordon-Lennox (tuba) Martin Wisard (alto saxophone/flute) Nicolas Masson (tenor saxophone/clarinet)
7.10 L'Usine à Gaz. Nyon, Switzerland
Third Reel
Roberto Pianca (guitar), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone, clarinet)
3-9.10 On tour, venues TBA.
Swiss Jazz Orchestra feat. Nicolas Masson
31.10 Bierhübeli. Bern, Switzerland
NOVEMBER
Arthurs-Masson-Moret-Rohrer
Tom Arthurs (trumpet) Nicolas Masson (saxophone) Patrice Moret (acoustic bass) Samuel Rohrer (drums)
5.11 AMR. Geneva, Switzerland.
Third Reel
Roberto Pianca (guitar), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone, clarinet)
23.11 ESSE Music Bar. Winterthur, Switzerland.
24.11 Bibarium. Geneva, Switzerland.
DECEMBER
Helicopter
Fabien Iannone (bass), Marcel Papaux (drums), Thibault Leutenegger (guit.),
Jean-Lou Treboux (vibraphone), Ganesh Geymeier (sax), Nicolas Masson (sax)
01.12 Cave de l'AMR. Sud des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland.
Third Reel
Roberto Pianca (guitar), Emanuele Maniscalco (drums), Nicolas Masson (saxophone, clarinet)
3.12 Museo d'Arte. Lugano, Switzerland
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