Biography

SHA

Stefan Haslebacher (*1983 in Bern)

Saxophone, Bass- und Contrabassclarinettist, Composer and Producer.

 

Education

 

2010-2011 Master of Arts in Music Pedagogy (MHS Luzern)

2008-2010 Master of Arts in Music Performace Jazz (MHS Luzern)

2005-2008 Bachelor of Arts in Music (MHS Luzern)

 

2010

Förderpreis Axelle und Max Koch Stiftung

2009

Tanzmusikkomposition-Förderpreis ProHelvetia

2008/2009

2. Place ZKB Jazzpreis with Sha’s Banryu

 

Discography

Solo

Monbijou, Ronin Rhyhtm Records (2021)

 

Sha x Stritt

Live in Houghton, Ronin Rhythm Records (2026)

 

Shake Me

Cloud Dancer, Ronin Rhythm Records (2025)

 

Sha’s Feckel

Feckel For Lovers, Ronin Rhythm Records (2015)

Greatest Hits, Ronin Rhythm Records (2012)

 

Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin

Spin, Ronin Rhythm Records (2024)

Awase, ECM-Records (2018)

Live, ECM-Records (2012)

Llyria, ECM-Records (2010)

Holon, ECM-Records (2008)

Stoa, ECM-Records (2006)

Rea, Ronin Rhythm Records (2004)

 

Nik Bärtsch’s Mobile

Continuum, ECM-Records, (2017)

Aer, Ronin Rhythm Records (2004)

 

Sha’s Banryu

Chessboxing Volume One, Ronin Rhyhtm Records (2008)

 

Mik Keusen’s Blau

Nalu, Tonus-Music-Records (2011)

Blau, Tonus-Music-Records (2005)

 

important festivals 2007-…

 

San Francisco Jazzfestival (USA), Portland Jazzfestival (USA) / Vancouver Jazzfestival (CAN), Montreal Jazzfestival (CAN) / Musicfestival Bath (UK),  Jazzfestival London (UK) / Jazzfestival Kopenhagen (DK) / Jazzfestival Tampere (FIN) / Nattjazz (NOR) / Jazzfestival Vilnius (LT) / Motives Festival Genk (BE) / Jazzfestival Saalfelden (AUT) / Northseajazz (NL) / Jazzfestival Patras (GR) / Jazzfestival Garana (ROM) / Jazz em Agosto (POR) / Festival d’ile Paris (F) / Novara Jazzfestival (I) /Jazzfestival Warschau (POL) / Jazzfestival Leipzig (D), Jazzfest Berlin (D), Elbjazz Hamburg (D), Jazzbaltica (D), Traumzeitfestival (D), Jazz and Joy (D), Jazzfestival Stuttgart (DE), Enjoyjazz (D) / Electron Festival Genf (CH), Cully Jazzfestival (CH), Jazznojazz (CH), Theaterspektakel Zürich (CH), Stanser Musiktage (CH), Jazzfestival Schaffhausen (CH), Jazzfestival Willisau

On Tour with Nik Bärtsch’s Ronin through Europe, Japan, China, South Africa and the USA

 

Dance and theatre works

 

2010 KOKUU – almost perfect visibility, with Hideto Heshiki, Gessneralle Zürich

2013 Bruder Tod, with VORORT, Bern

2015/2016 Restless, with Opernhaus Ballett Zürich, Opernhaus Zürich