Challenges most preconceived ideas about how an electric bass-guitar is supposed to sound. In the distinguished tradition of solo bass albums on ECM, Provenance is the first to be devoted to the electric bass guitar.

Simin Tander – voice, composition
Björn Meyer – six string electric bass & effects
Harpreet Bansal – violin
Samuel Rohrer – drums, percussion, electronics

Released March 2025 on Jazzland Recordings

Release 30.1.2025 

Marcel Lüscher - Saxophone, Clarinet, Bassclarinett
Thomas Lüscher - Piano
Björn Meyer - Bass
Kaspar Rast - Drums

Araxi Karnusian - Tenor Saxophone 
Björn Meyer - Bass / Bass Mandola 
Park Stickney - Concert Harp 
 

NEN [e]merging structures—hypnotic soundscapes
Three musicians and a musician-dancer, joined together in 2015 to pursue a unique musical idea. Each of them with a history that spans decades of experience in countless extraordinary projects, tours and recordings.
Ania Losinger -Xala III (electroacoustic instrument played by dancing)
Mats Eser -Rhodes, Vibes
Chrigel Bosshard -Drums
Björn Meyer -Bass  

Klaus Gesing bass clarinet, soprano sax, effects  
Björn Meyer electric bass, effects  
Samuel Rohrer drums, modular synths 
 

Homayoun Shajarian

Fardin Khalatbari

Klaus Gesing - Sax

Björn Meyer - Bass

Caro Niederhauser - Cello

Fredrik Gille - Percussion

What is vital for perception is isolation. 
Finding one’s self is unavoidably possible in silence and solitude. In order to reach their inner souls the artists have willingly created a continuous and extended isolation. They try to live in the society yet can only search for those sophisticated layers in solitude; the search and discovery of that respected twinkle. This time isolation has aimed all of humanity. The isolation of humankind. Indeed from the heart of this isolation opulence and light shall come forth.

Simin Tander– Voice, Composition
Jasser Haj Youssef – Viola D’Amore
Björn Meyer  – Electric Bass & Effects
Samuel Rohrer – Drums

Jazzhaus Records, 2020

NEN [e]merging structures—hypnotic soundscapes
Three musicians and a musician-dancer, joined together in 2015 to pursue a unique musical idea. Each of them with a history that spans decades of experience in countless extraordinary projects, tours and recordings.
Ania Losinger -Xala III (electroacoustic instrument played by dancing)
Mats Eser -Rhodes, Vibes
Chrigel Bosshard -Drums
Björn Meyer -Bass  

NEN creates structures. Long arches of music transcending the concepts of tracks or songs. Music that needs time - time that can not be represented by means of the standard formats of releasing music. 
This is the second in a series of structures we will release. All taken from the “one week one band” Orbital Garden residency in December 2017.

NEN creates structures. Long arches of music transcending the concepts of tracks or songs. Music that needs time - time that can not be represented by means of the standard formats of releasing music. 
This is the first in a series of structures we will release. All taken from the “one week one band” Orbital Garden residency in December 2017.

Contemporary folk music from Sweden. Music from the early days of this groundbreaking trio. A unique live recording from a truly memorable concert in 1999. Featuring never before released live versions of some of their most defining tunes.

“Twenty” is about the magical gravitational forces of music and its mysterious effects on life itself. Just as much as it marks our twenty-year anniversary as Bazar Blå, this music is also a celebration of the rare friendship that has kept us together for all these years.

Klaus Gesing - bass clarinet/soprano saxophone 
Björn Meyer - bass guitar 
Samuel Rohrer - drums/percussion 

Release Date: June 10 2016 
Label: arjunamusic - acoustic series 2016 

The music of Souvenance, by turns graceful, hypnotic, and taut and starkly dramatic, was recorded in 2014 – six years after oud-master Anouar Brahem’s last ECM album, “The Astounding Eyes of Rita”.

Dave Ledbetter: piano, acoustic guitar 
Ronan Skillen: tabla, udu, percussion, didgeridoo, hybrid kit 
Björn Meyer: electric bass 
Samauel Würgler: trumpet, flugel 
Jan Galega Brönnimann: bass clarinet 
Fredrik Gille: frame drum, riq, percussion

Ronin around the world: a powerful and atmospheric concert recording with music captured in Germany, Austria, Holland, England, and Japan

CD anthology of music heard in the “Sounds and Silence” film. With Arvo Pärt, Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Eleni Karaindrou, Anouar Brahem, Dino Saluzzi, Anja Lechner, Nik Bärtsch, Gianluigi Trovesi, Marilyn Mazur and more.

The third album from one of the most exciting young European bands, “Llyrìa” follows on from “Stoa” and “Holon”, the recordings that established Swiss band Ronin on the international scene

The album is dedicated to the memory of Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.

Asita Hamidi | El.Concert harp, Vocal

Bruno Amstad | Vocal, Human Soundeffects

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. Upright, Voc.

Kaspar Rast | Drums, Percussion

Special guest

Fredrik Gille | Riq & Kanjira on "Gush"

produced & arranged by Bazaar

We always record our CD's ourselves and, as always, we had sought out a room we liked to work in. This time it had white stonewalls, an old wooden floor and, of course, a very comfortable sofa - the right ambience for creating music and a new album.

The second ECM album by Swiss composer-pianist Nik Bärtsch and his band Ronin reaps the benefits of the two years of roadwork undertaken since the recording of “Stoa”

This album was released in celebration of the 10-year jubilee of Asita Hamidi’s Bazaar. After countless concerts, tours, collaborations and travels, “Live” was their 5th CD. Compositions as unique as the instrumentation, masterly performance, heart-melting melodies and an ambience between oriental bazaar, dreamt away togetherness and European perfectionism sets the stage for an intense musical experience.

FEATURED ARTISTS

• Nik Bärtsch's Ronin
• Nik BärtschPiano
• ShaBass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet
• Björn MeyerBass
• Kaspar RastDrums
• Andi PupatoPercussion

RECORDED May 2005, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes les Fontaines

Asita Hamidi | El.Concert harp, Gu-cheng, Vocal

Bruno Amstad | Vocal, Human Soundeffects

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. Upright, Voc.

Kaspar Rast | Drums, Percussion

guests

Sujay Bobade | Bansuri

Mich Gerber | Bowed Bass

produced & arranged by

Bazaar

Various artists - "bazaarpool in music & film" 

Switzerland, Iran, Sweden, Egypt, India, USA

bazaaris - "Watersongs"

Switzerland, Iran, Sweden

Asita Hamidi | El.Concert harp, Gu-cheng, Vocal

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. Upright, Voc. 

Fredrik Gille | Percussion, Vocal

produced & arranged by

Asita Hamidi & Björn Meyer

Asita Hamidi | El.Concert harp, Gu-cheng, Vocal

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. Upright, Voc. 

Fredrik Gille | Percussion, Vocal

produced & arranged by

Asita Hamidi & Björn Meyer

Nik Bärtsch, Prepared Piano, Fender Rhodes 
Kaspar Rast, Drums 
Björn Meyer, Bass 
Andi Pupato, Percussion 
Guests: Michael Gassmann, Trumpet, Thomy Geiger, Tenorsax, Sha, Bassclarinet

NYSCH came about after some very active years filled with musical collaborations, tours and festival - performances in many places far outside the borders of our native Sweden. The material on Nysch is to a large extent a result of these adventures. The title is short for: “Den nya schottisen” the new schottis (a beloved style of swedish folkmusic and dancing!)

Johan Hedin | Nyckelharpa

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. 6 string Bass

Fredrik Gille | Percussion

Nik Bärtsch: Piano, Fender Rhodes, DX-7 
Kaspar Rast: Drums 
Björn Meyer: Bass 
Andi Pupato: Percussion

Asita Hamidi | El.Concert harp, Gu-cheng, Vocal

Bruno Amstad | Vocal, Human Soundeffects

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. Upright

Kaspar Rast | Drums, Percussion

guests

Sujay Bobade | Bansuri

produced & arranged by

Asita Hamidi & Björn Meyer

Nik Bärtsch, Piano, Fender Rhodes, DX-7 
Kaspar Rast, Drums 
Björn Meyer, Bass 
Andi Pupato, Percussion

This recording was taken live from the Be-Jazz Festival in Bern, 2002. Don Li was invited to envision a TONUS-MUSIC NIGHT, which would display his work in TONUS-MUSIC LABOR. A five-hour marathon emerged with a selection of formations which had played from winter 2000 until winter 2001 in TONUS-MUSIC LABOR, and which had worked with Don Li's musical concept. What can be heard on these two CDs, the power and potential, wrote international music history from Switzerland.

Don Li, alto sax, bass clarinet
Ania Losinger, xala
Werner Hasler, trumpet
Hans Koch, bass clarinet
Markus Niederhauser, bass clarinet
Res Ramseier, bass clarinet
Sujay Bobade, bansuri
Raghavendra Baliga, bansuri
Raghavendra Kulkarni, tabla
Nik Bärtsch, piano, fender rhodes
Mats Eser, marimba
Patrik Lerjen, guitar
Bänz Oester, bass
Björn Meyer, el.bass
Andi Ppupato, percussion
Norbert Pfammatter, drums
Marco Agovino, drums
Marko Marffy, kata-sounds

 José Luis Montón: Guitarra – Tomasito, Eva Durán y Miguel de la Tolea: Cante – Renato Anesi: Mandolina, guitarra y cavaquinho – Björn Meyer: Bajo – Ara Malikian: Violin – Juan Diego Mateos: Guitarra y palmas.

Bazar Blå - "Tripfolk"

Sweden

Johan Hedin | Nyckelharpa, voc.

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. 6 string Bass, El. upright Bass, voc

Fredrik Gille | Percussion, voc

produced & arranged by Bazar Blå

Stephen Magnusson - Electric and acoustic guitars 
Julien Wilson - Tenor Sax, Tubes, Toys 
Bjorn Meyer - Electric upright and 6string Basses 
Sergio Beresovsky - Drums, Percussion, Bikewheel, Tubes, Unprepared 12strings guitar, Whistling 
 

Asita Hamidi | el. & ac. Concert Harp, Gu Cheng, Vocal

Don Li | bass Clarinet, alto Sax

Björn Meyer | 5 string el. upright Bass

Fabian Kuratli | Drums

guests

Patrik Lerjen | Guitar

Kaspar Rast | Udu

Don Li, alto sax
Werner Hasler, trumpet
Patric Lerjen, guitar
Nik Bärtsch, piano
Björn Meyer, bass
Marco Agovino, drums

The opus GEN conveys a consequent artistic attitude that refrains from any solo contributions and therewith strengthens itself into a hypnotizing 27-minute suite. GEN involves all elements, rhythmically, tonally and conceptually, which characterize TONUS-MUSIC and forms the birth-hour of this European minimal groove music.

Johan Hedin | Nyckelharpa, voc.

Björn Meyer | Ac. 6 string Bass guitar, El. 6 string Bass, El. upright Bass, voc

Fredrik Gille | Percussion, voc

produced & arranged by

Bazar Blå

"metaphysik jazz minimal funk" is the subtitle of Don Li´s unique soundcreations, wich are based on dark but still clear colour structures and represented by a tranparent rhythm. The music on "Suun" is a slow moving sound of constant pulse, recording with a superb line-up.

by Stephen Magnusson - Guitar | Julien Wilson - Sax |  Sergio Beresovsky - Drums | Bjorn Meyer - Bass