NEW MUSICAL HAPPENINGS
summer 2026
Dear friends, family and other wonderful human beings,
It’s been a while since I last have sent you all an update with my musical happenings. Even though many other important things in life kept me super busy during all this time, I have not been sleepy with the passion of my heart: music.
Here are a few musical happenings of this year I would like to share with you:
R E U N I O N
eine swiss allstarband mit neuem album
BRUNO SPOERRI (sax & electronics)
CHRISTY DORAN (guitars)
GABRIELA MARTINA (vocals)
RETO WEBER (percussion)
In April of this year I have been recording an album with some of the most incredible Swiss music legends: Bruno Spoerri, Christy Doran, and Reto Weber need no introduction. They have all made their mark on Swiss jazz history. With Sound of the UFOs, Controlled Risk, Movin’ On, and Shake Shuttle and Blow, they toured worldwide from 1975 to 2000.
Bruno Spoerri is 91 and full of energy. With REUNION, we’ve recorded a groundbreaking new album. Sounds that are exciting, intriguing, and innovative…
The label releasing our upcoming album is called ‘we release whatever the fuck we want' :-)
We are now working on the final mixes, cover and are booking for a tour in spring 2027. Maybe you are interested in booking us for 2027?
Christy Doran & Gabriela Martina
Christy Doran & Gabriela Martina unite two generations of fearless Swiss jazz artistry in an intimate dialogue of guitar and voice. Their program weaves together original compositions by both artists with bold reimaginations of music by Jimi Hendrix and other visionary composers, moving effortlessly between lyrical song, spontaneous improvisation, and sonic exploration. Reaching far beyond genre, the duo creates concerts that are at once deeply personal, adventurous, and emotionally compelling. Catching them live means experiencing a concert of intimacy, risk, and musical freedom where every performance is a unique conversation, balancing virtuosity with spontaneity and poetic expression.
Right now, we’re planning on gigs for spring 2027 in Switzerland and beyond. Stay tuned for more to come!
Son of the winter - The Mimmit
A children’s play performed by an entire orchestra with composed pieces by the incredible Finnish musician, composer and creative director Pauliina Lerche. She has asked me to help her with the translations into German, being one of the main roles on stage and is now booking for a tour in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. A huge honor to be part of such an extensive project with an entire orchestra!
Click on the image below and listen to one of the pieces - Finnish/original version with orchestra:
Connecting Voices – The Vocal Lab
Part of my final thesis of my studies at HSLU Luzern in Switzerland, I have organized a vocal workshop series in Helsinki, FI.
Connecting Voices – The Vocal Lab grows out of over twenty years of my international work as a musician, vocal educator, and project developer in jazz, pop, and contemporary music. I have observed a strong need for inclusive vocal formats that move beyond technical training and create safe spaces for experimentation, identity building, and social connection through the voice. I hope to continue this series in different school settings, institutions and organizations in the spring of 2027 and beyond.
Click on the image below and listen to what the course facilitators have to say.
Just for fun
For the people living in Switzerland: if you are a reader of the Schweizer Illustrierten, keep an eye out for my face in one of the August issues :-) I’ve been interviewed in the section ‘Die Fünfte Schweiz'.
Thank you all once again for your support in live music and the arts.
With much love,
Gabriela