5/07 20:30
瑞士老牌爵士乐团 NO SQUARE JAZZ QUARTET 新专辑《NOW?》亚洲巡演
成立于 1994 年 7 月的爵士四重奏 No Square, 由贝斯手 André Hahne 创立并主导。“乐队最初的理念是打造一种充满活力与生命力的爵士风格。我们的音乐在共同创作中不断演进，团队中的每位成员都能拥有平等的表达空间 —— 而现场演出，正是驱动我们、给予我们力量的核心。”
Founded in July 1994, the jazz quartet No Square was established and is led by bassist André Hahne. "The initial idea was to develop a lively, energetic jazz. Our music evolves collectively, and every member of the group can express themselves as equals. What drives and motivates us is live performance."
No Square 的爵士作品以简洁的旋律为基底，融合更具复杂度的二元律动，其创作灵感源自当代爵士中广泛运用的复合拍号与复节奏技法。乐队以充满能量与创造力的音乐语言，在国际舞台上不断拓展声音的边界。
乐队全新推出的第十二张专辑《Now?》，标志着他们音乐旅程中的又一重要里程碑。这张作品汲取了乐队近年来巡演欧洲、非洲与亚洲的深刻体验，以“在路上”的生活为核心主题——舞台上的炽热瞬间、旅途中偶遇的人与事、时间仿佛静止的片段，共同塑造了一支不断前行的乐队之灵魂。
No Square's jazz is crafted from simple melodies and more complex binary grooves, drawing inspiration from compound time signatures and polyrhythms developed in contemporary jazz.
With their 12th album «Now?», the No Square Quartet sets a new milestone in the band’s history. Inspired by recent tours across Europe, Africa and Asia, the album documents life on the road: concerts, encounters, moments of suspension – all that shapes the soul of a band on the move.
No Square 始终坚持其鲜明的艺术身份：以清晰流畅的旋律为起点，构建在大胆而复杂的节奏结构之上。他们在不规则拍号、微妙的节奏转换与复节奏的交织中，形成了独特而富有张力的声音标识，让音乐在理性结构与感性表达之间自由生长。
True to their style, No Square presents vibrant and innovative contemporary jazz. Clear, fluid melodies unfold over bold rhythmic structures; with unusual time signatures, subtle shifts in tempo and polyrhythms, the quartet has created its own unmistakable sound signature.
乐队至今已发行 12 张专辑，并在全球范围内巡演。多年来，No Square 足迹遍布世界各地，包括瑞士、德国、法国、意大利、古巴、阿根 廷、乌拉圭、智利、泰国、荷兰、波兰、奥地利、保加利亚、塞内加尔、比利时、卢森堡、巴西、中国、新西兰、澳大利亚、日本、以色列、希腊及墨西哥等国家。频繁的国际巡演不仅拓宽了他们的音乐视野，也让作品在舞台上不断打磨成熟。
The group has already released 12 albums and tours worldwide. Over the years, No Square has performed around the globe, including Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Cuba, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Thailand, the Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Bulgaria, Senegal, Belgium, Luxembourg, Brazil, China, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Israel, Greece, and Mexico. Their extensive international touring has broadened their musical horizons and refined their works through countless stage performances.
2025 Now?
2021 Here and Now
2018 Bad Bus
经过多年现场演出的淬炼，《Now?》最终呈现为一张充满生命力、层次丰厚且深具人文气息的专辑。它既是一次音乐上的自我追问，也是一份对“此时此刻”的真诚回应。No Square 用复杂的节奏承载简单而动人的旋律，在多变的拍号与复节奏之间，让当代爵士焕发出鲜活而自由的光芒。
Forged by years of live shows, Now? emerges as a vibrant, richly layered, and deeply human album. It is both a musical self-inquiry and a sincere response to the “here and now.” No Square wraps simple, moving melodies around intricate rhythms, bringing contemporary jazz to vivid, free-spirited life through shifting time signatures and polyrhythms.
Line-up
NO SQUARE JAZZ QUARTET
Nicolas Masson - Sax
Michael Haudenschild - Piano
André Hahne - Bass
Lionel Friedli - Drum
Nicolas Masson
Saxophoniste
出生于日内瓦的国际知名爵士萨克斯演奏家，是瑞士当代爵士的重要代表人物。他 20 岁时经历横跨亚洲的西伯利亚铁路之旅，随后前往纽约投身即兴音乐，曾与 Cecil Taylor 等传奇音乐家交流学习。他的演奏风格兼具抒情气质与探索精神，音色清澈而富有空间感。除音乐创作外，他亦活跃于摄影领域，其作品曾多次出现在 ECM Records 专辑封面上。
Born 1972 in Geneva, internationally renowned Swiss jazz saxophonist and key figure in Swiss contemporary jazz. After a six-month trans-Asian trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway at age 20, he immersed himself in improvised music in New York, meeting Cecil Taylor and J. R. Mitchell; he pursued studies in the US and Switzerland with Frank Lowe, Makanda Ken McIntyre, Chris Potter, Greg Tardy, Rich Perry, among others; earned his diploma in jazz performance and education at the Geneva School of Popular Music in 2000. His lyrical, atmospheric style has led to collaborations with Ben Monder, Gerald Cleaver, Thomas Morgan, Bojan Z, Nduduzo Makhathini, Kenny Wheeler, Kris Davis, Colin Vallon and more. He is also a photographer, whose work is widely exhibited and featured on ECM record covers.
Michael Haudenschild
Pianiste
瑞士爵士新生代中备受瞩目的钢琴家，拥有深厚的和声感与富于诗意的旋律表达。他毕业于伯尔尼艺术大学爵士作曲硕士专业，在创作中融合原声与电子元素，发展出独具特色的声音语言。目前活跃于多个个人项目，并以细腻而精准的演奏风格广受赞誉。
One of the most promising pianists on the Swiss jazz scene, with a deep harmonic sense and a gift for melodic, lyrical expression in both solo and accompaniment. Holds a master’s degree in jazz composition from the Bern University of the Arts; blends acoustic and electronic elements in composition and sound design to form a personal language. Currently leads two solo projects: trio E-SCAPE and microtonal quartet KROSMO (featuring the worldwide unique Thirdtone Piano in Bern); released his debut trio album and has received multiple piano awards.
André Hahne
Bassiste
德国与新西兰背景的音乐家，现居瑞士，是 No Square 的创始人之一，同时也是作曲家与制作人。学生时代因 Miles Davis 的《The Man with the Horn》而接触到爵士乐；后受到 Ambrose Akinmusire 和 Tigran Hamasyan 的影响。他的演奏兼具稳固与弹性，低音深沉而富有共鸣，近年来专注于复节奏的研究。他亦是 Nova Jazz 唱片厂牌的负责人，积极推动瑞士爵士音乐的发展。
German-New Zealand musician based in Switzerland. Composer, bassist, founder of No Square and 60 Miles Trio; tours globally and has recorded numerous albums, also composing for theater and dance. An accomplished accompanist and soloist with strong melodic sense, in recent years focused on polyrhythm research. Introduced to jazz during his student years by Miles Davis’ The Man with the Horn; recent influences include Ambrose Akinmusire and Tigran Hamasyan. Also director of the Nova Jazz label, curating concerts and the Yverdon-les-Bains Jazz Festival in Switzerland.
Lionel Friedli
Drummer
瑞士鼓手，毕业于卢塞恩音乐学院。长期活跃于即兴、实验与跨界音乐领域，曾荣获 Suisa Foundation Jazz Award 及 Swiss Music Prize, 曾与瑞士及国际音乐界的领军人物: Marc Ribot, Fred Frith, Ellery Eskelin, Heiri Känzig, Michael Wintsch, Mathieu Michel 等人合作。他的鼓风格融合力量、精准与节奏自由度，为乐队注入灵动而深邃的律动能量。
Born 1975 in Switzerland, graduate of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts School of Music. Passionate about improvisation, experimental and alternative music, collaborating with leading figures in Swiss and international music: Marc Ribot, Fred Frith, Ellery Eskelin, Heiri Känzig, Michael Wintsch, Mathieu Michel and others. His musical explorations have produced an original, recognizable language; his rhythmic concepts draw from both contemporary and historical schools, shaped by European improvised music. Has toured Switzerland, the USA, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia; recipient of the Suisa Foundation Jazz Award 2015 and Swiss Music Prize 2021.
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