Raphael Walser

The bassist and composer Raphael Walser, born in 1988, grew up in a family of musicians near Zurich. He already had contrabass lessons when he was 11, initially classical music, but he later studied in the Jazz Department at Zurich College of Arts. However, he had already proven his skills in various jazz bands even before that. He already won prizes while he was still studying and played at festivals in Switzerland and Germany. After graduating, he founded his own band "GangArt" in 2013, which is now having its debut in the renowned series "Jazz thing Next Generation".