Andreas Schaerer & Daniel García Diego

Swiss vocalist and composer Andreas Schaerer (Visp, 1976) studied singing, improvisation and composition at the University of the Arts Bern. His distinctive vocal palette encompasses sprechgesang, sound imitation, beat-boxing, scat and operatic coloratura. He has collaborated with Bobby McFerrin, Barry Guy and Christy Doran, among others. With Hildegard Lernt Fliegen, he won the ZKB Jazz Prize and BMW World-Jazz Award, followed by three ECHO Jazz awards. In 2023, the French Academy of Jazz named him European Jazz Musician of the Year.

Spanish pianist Daniel García Diego (Salamanca, 1983) studied at the Conservatory of Music of Castilla and León and Berklee College of Music, where he was mentored by Danilo Pérez. Back in Spain, he collaborated with Javier Colina, Antonio Serrano and Jorge Pardo, among others. The French Academy of Jazz named him European Jazz Musician of the Year for 2024. His discography includes the trio albums „Travesuras“, „Vía de la Plata“ and „Wonderland“, as well as the solo album „The Hero’s Journey“ (2026).