Born 1983 in Zürich, Switzerland. While still a teenager he played gigs with small groups to big bands, in theaters and was already working as a music teacher, before he studied at the Zurich University of Arts to receive his Masters of Music Education

Awards/Honors:

Full Scholarship Friedl-Wald-Foundation
Finalist 2ème Concours de jeunes solistes de jazz
Member of the international jazz fellowship award band
Lokalbühne-Prize for the best/most creative performance
Betty Carter`s Jazzahead
Finalist 17th European Tremplin Jazz Contest
Finalist Premio International Massimo Urbani Award
3rd Place at the 11th International Jazz Soloist Competition in Monte Carlo