Antonello Venditti plays Avo Session

Italian singer-songwriter Antonello Venditti became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs. In november 2011, Venditti released his new Album, named Unica.

Anna Rossinelli plays Avo Session

Swiss singer-songwriter Anna Rossinelli sings as a part of a pop-soul trio band, which performs under her name. December 2010, Rossinelli won the Swiss national final (Die grosse Entscheidungs Show), with the song “In Love for a While” and represented th

Sina plays Avo Session

The great perfomance highly-acclaimed young Swiss singer-songwriter Sina and her band at Avo Session Basel.

Solomon Burke plays Avo Session

Black R&B is now such an established part of the pop mainstream that hardly anyone remembers what is was like when black music – under the name of “Soul” – first exploded into the European charts. One of the pioneers of the movement was Solomon Burke, with songs such as “Everybody Needs Somebody” and “Tonight’s the Night”. With such willing European disciples as Tom Jones and Van Morrison, pure Soul became mainstream pop.

Jacques Loussier plays Avo Session

In the early 50s Jacques Loussier started to play a Bach fugue in a fleet-footed, flowing style, and he started to improvise on it. A good fifty years have passed since then, and Jacques Loussier’s «Play Bach» concept has become a worldwide phenomenon. His set list for the AVO SESSION Basel looks something like this: Johann Sebastian Bach (trio), Frédérique Chopin (solo).

Compaña Maria Serrano plays AVO Session

The Compañía Maria Serrano and their current ‘FlamenTango’ project is bound to set the ‘Elegant Gypsy’s’ soul aflame. Accompanied by four musicians and the singers Juan Cantarote and Immaculada Rivero, Maria Serrano and her partners Antonio Granjero and Javier Soriano meet the Argentinean tango-couple Romina Godoy and Milton Homann for a firework of sensuality and power, melancholy and happiness.

Simphiwe Dana plays Avo Session

Simphiwe Dana, whose debut album ‘Zandisile’ is one of the hottest things in world music, was born in South Africa. Her influences range from soul and gospel to jazz and hip-hop and she also cites legendary jazz singers such as Lena Horne and SarahVaughan as role models. And even before her album has been released in Europe she scooped up the awards for ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘Best Jazz Vocal Album’ at the South African Music Awards.

Ute Lemper plays Avo Session – Live in Switzerland

Ute Lemper is an international star. London, Paris and New York are all at her feet. The German singer, dancer and actress first came to prominence in musicals. She began her career in German-speaking countries with a role in «Cats». She then caused a sensation as Sally Bowles in ‘Cabaret’ and finally took London and New York by storm as Velma in ‘Chicago’.