Fans of the Hammond B3 organ sound will love this relaxing and swinging live recording from the Bird’s Eye Jazz Club in Basle, Switzerland. The Schneider-Vallet-Schmidlin Organ Trio is a perfect blend of the “Blue Note” spirit of the ‘50s and ‘60s up to the more contemporary sounds of the highly respected Larry Goldings, obviously an invigorating source of inspiration here. While the drummer learnt his trade and elegant ease from the greatest: Johnny Griffin, Dexter Gordon, Don Byas, etc... the guitarist and the organist lent their talents to a variety of groups, ranging from singers to Brazilian and Cuban music, followed by numerous groups of their own, such as Claude Schneider’s guitar duo or the legendary Piano Seven for Pierre-Luc Vallet who previously released a piano trio CD on TCB (31402).

Born in Basel, Switzerland, in 1947. Started playing drums at age 14 (1961), basically autodidact. Won first price as best drummer at the International Jazz Festival, Zürich, in 1963 at age 16. Started as professional drummer in 1965, playing with various internationally known musicians, such as : Buck Clayton, Sir Charles Thompson Jr, Don Bayas, Helen Humes, Bob Carter and others.
As of 1969, free-lancing as a jazz-drummer. He did concerts, recordings, tv-productions and festivals in various European countries with American and European musicians. 1971 joining the JAZZ LIVE TRIO of radio Zürich as permanent ‘house-drummer’. Live radio recordings till 1983 with many well known jazz artists, such as : Johnny Griffin, Dexter Gordon, Gianni Basso, Franco Ambrosetti, George Gruntz, Benny Bailey, Gunter Schuller, Art Farmer, Shahib Shihab, Slide Hampton, Jiggs Wigham, Lee Konitz, Kai Winding, Albert Mangelsdorff, Vicho Vicencio, Ferdinand Povel, Volker Kriegel, Karl-Hans Berger, Enrico Rava, Horace Parlan, Tony Scott, Idrees Sulieman, Hugo Heredia, Clifford Jordan, Eje Thelin and many others.
Between 1972 - 77 member of MAGOG, internationally respected Swiss Jazz Group, playing at many international festivals : Montreux 1972 & 74, Châteauvallon, Alassio, Bologna, Bergamo, Ljubljana, Prerov, Brno, Zürich, Willisau, Lerici and others.
1978 - 90 playing tours in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Austria, France etc with different soloists and/or groups : Tete Montoliu trio, Horace Parlan trio, Benny Bailey quintet, Dusko Goykovich quintet, George Robert quartet, Jimmy Woode trio, Clark Terry, Deedee Bridgewater, Curtis Fuller, Sal Nistico/Rachel Gould quintet and others. 1988 programming first ‘TCB-night’ for Claude Nobs at the Montreux Jazz Festival at the ‘Q’s’ Jazzclub. 1989 participating in SwissTV-production ‘JAZZ IN’ with Cedar Walton, Gary Burton, Andy Scherrer and Marc Johnson. 1991 Founder of TCB Music, Montreux (TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label), a Swiss Jazz label, where he produced more than 350 titles (situation 2010) distributed in Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, South Africa etc.
Also in 1991 world tour with the George Robert quartet (during 6 weeks in USA together with Clark Terry), touring through 13 countries (USA, Canada, the Philippines, Indonesia, Bali, Singapore, Malaysia, India and the Middle East). A total of 65 concerts during 100 days for the celebration of the 700th anniversary of the Swiss Confederation (CH-91).
1992 - 93 various tours with Benny Bailey, Tom Kirkpatrick, William Evans, Clark Terry and the George Robert quartet. 1994 -2002 tours and recordings with Cojazz and Cojazz plus, Hans Kennel Group feat. Mark Soskin, Franco Ambrosetti quartet and many more. Participation again at various festivals (Montreux, Munster, Sicily, Aviliano, Fribourg etc) and concerts with Benny Golson, Alice Day, Buddy De Franco, Steve Grossman, Dusko Goykovich, Gianni Basso, Theri Thornton, Bobby Shew, Jon Davis and others. Ongoing work for TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label, releasing 10-15 new cds per year, especially supporting new talents. In 1998 receives SUISA prize for his work as a musician and jazzproducer. July 1999 programming another ‘TCB-Night’ at the Miles Davis Hall, for the Montreux Jazz Festival /Claude Nobs.
Peter Schmidlin was introduced in the 2000 edition of ‘The Biographical Enzyclopedia of Jazz’ by Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler (Oxford University Press).
2000 Preparing concept/program of ‘Swiss Jazz Club’ at Midem, worlds largest musicbusiness-gathering. He is programming and presenting the ‘Swiss Jazz Club’ at the famous Carlton Hotel (Croisette) during 5 years.
In 2001 creating (with Thierry Lang/Yvan Ischer) ‘Ollon du Jazz’, a 3 day jazz event near Montreux. Becomes member of committee of ‘SMS’ Swiss Jazz/Improvising Musicians Syndicate. 2002 becomes member of committee of SUISA Foundation of Music succeeding former member Claude Nobs.
2003 mentioned in latest edition of ‘Jazz-Lexikon’ (RoRoRo), most important Enzyclopedia of Jazz in Germany, written by Martin Kunzler. Ongoing playing with Thierry Lang Tio featuring harmonica player Olivier Ker Ourio. Concert with Franco Ambrosetti at Bergamo Jazz Festival together with Claudio Angeleri Group. Also in 2003, recording 3 CDs with Thierry Lang for the Blue Note Label including Paolo Fresu, Andy Scherrer, Didier Lockwood, George Robert and Olivier Ker Ourio (released spring 2004). 2005 tours/concerts with the Thierry Lang Trio, sometimes including George Robert or Olivier Ker Ourio or Didier Lockwood or Paolo Fresu and Andy Scherrer as guests. Invited in May 05 by the president of Czekia, Mr. Vaklav Klaus, to play in the castle of Prague and in the famous Reduta Jazz Club (which Bill Clinton made famous in 94) with the Thierry Lang Trio and George Robert. 2006 release of another Blue Note CD with George Robert, Thierry Lang and Heiri Känzig ‘Wing Span’ and various concerts in Switzerland/ Austria and Germany with same group. July 06 concert with this quartet plus saxophonist Bob Mintzer in Geneva.
2007 release of the latest CD with Thierry Lang on Blue Note ‘Dedicated to You’. Concerts and club-dates with same Trio. Concerts with Cojazz and singer Alice Day. Tour with ‘Twobones’ feat. Dado Moroni to celebrate 20 years of existence of the group ‘Twobones’. Concerts with various soloists, such as John Marshall, Ferdinand Povel, Rob Barga, Caroline & Herman Breuer and the Chuck Manning quartet plus David Lynx and Glenn Ferris and others.
In 2008 - 14 playing regularly with Cojazz Trio and Thierry Lang Trio. Performing at various Festivals and clubs with Thierry Lang and Glenn Ferris, George Robert, Paolo Frésu, Claudio Roditi, Dado Moroni, Jon Davis, Andy Scherrer and Isla Eckinger, mainly in Switzerland, Italy, Germany and Austria. After playing a series of concerts with Thierry Lang, Olivier Ker-Ourio, Stephan Kurmann and Thomas Dobler in July 2014, due to some health issues he decided to stop his musical activities.

I was born in 1965, that is to say it's been a while! Around 10 years, on Christmas Day, I was shocked with the fairy lights of the Christmas tree. The candles were small electric guitars ... be it from where ...? I started playing guitar with a jerk at the age of 13. As soon as I put the finger on it I thought "this is it for me"! I broke pumps everyone around me playing all the time, always and constantly, even on the toilet! What interested me from the start was to improvise, play solos. I still ended up m enroll at the Conservatory in 81 classical guitar at Dominique Phillot, great jazz connoisseur, who introduced me to what was done at that time and especially two newcomers: John Scofield and Pat Metheny. Again I thought, "this is for me! "In 85 I spend in jazz guitar at Francis Coletta. Francis toured with Michel Berger, it gave me the kick to get away and I enrolled at the Montreux Jazz School! It felt a little scary but it made ​​me smart! I was finally able to put names to these notes I was playing. In Montreux, I met many people who mattered to me afterwards (Claude Buri, Thierry Lang, Philip Cornaz, Marcello Giuliani, Jean-Philippe Zwahlen, Michel Weber and others) There. I finished my course of studies and I started! I participated in projects pile, big, small, good, less good, with rather nice people who were very patient with me. I did a lot of concerts, rather in Switzerland and some abroad, tours, recordings. The musician's life, what! For more information go here. I was lucky enough to arrive at a time when there were not millions of jazz guitarists on the square, it allowed me to touch many styles, to mix with very good musicians and me communicate a little in the middle.
Convenience I gave private lessons at home for a few years. Then, with friends, we set up a music school went well and still running. Another stroke of luck, I was able to get as a teacher of jazz guitar at the conservatory in Freiburg where I Sévis yet. I love playing. During gigs, I often find too short sets and long pauses ...

Pianist born in 1961, Pierre-Luc Vallet received classical training at the Conservatory of Geneva and then played in the 80s in several bands in Switzerland. In 1986 he settled in Brazil and participated in the recording of fifteen company drives among other Horta Toninho, bassist Luizão Maia and drummer Paulo Braga. Accompanying the singers Tadeu Franco, Paulinho Pedra Azul and integrating the quartet of saxophonist Nivaldo Ornelas in 1987, it is presented in the largest cities in Brazil. Back in Switzerland in 1990, Pierre-Luc Vallet is mainly devoted to the music of jazz. The State of Maurice Magnoni Sounds and Erik Truffaz's quintet occur in France, Switzerland, then tours in Russia, Africa, the Czech Republic, the Baltic States and Brazil. In 1992, it is a first appearance at the Montreux Festival with the Brazilian saxophonist Paulo Moura, and then in 1994 with the Brazilian singer Diana Miranda. In 1995, invited by François Lindemann, Pierre-Luc Vallet Piano Seven joined the group that presents for shows in Europe, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Lebanon, Egypt, Brazil and the Festival Montreux in 1996. In 1997, "Pierre-Luc Vallet Jazz Quartet" with drummer Marc Erbetta, guitarist Jean-Philippe Zwahlen and bassist Gilles Coquard performs a tour of 15 concerts in Brazil. Pierre-Luc Vallet occurs in Switzerland with the Big Bang of Lausanne, trio, quartet and quintet to his name in the company of musicians such as Alvin Queen, Adam Nussbaum, Mike Richmond. With drummer and guitarist Peter Schmidlin Claude Schneider, Pierre-Luc Vallet also gives trio concerts at the Hammond B3 organ. A CD of original compositions at the piano trio and quartet was released in May 2007 on the French label with a distribution Fairplay Harmonia Mundi. The CD was selected FIP (France Inter Paris) in June 2007. A second disc, Aqua was released in 2012 on the Swiss label TCB. In June 2015 released a third album to Hammond: Live at the Bird's Eye. Pierre-Luc Vallet participated in thirty discs and Steinway Artist. He teaches piano at the Jazz School and Music Current (EJMA) in Lausanne and at Hemu Jazz Conservatory.