Manu Koch

Manu Koch is a Swiss-born pianist, keyboardist, and composer based in New York, best known as the founder and creative center of Filtron M, a free-form project whose sound draws on a multinational network of collaborators. Born in 1972 in Baar, Switzerland, he studied classical piano from childhood before attending Berklee College of Music and settling in New York in 2000. He released his debut album Triple Life in 2011, followed by the EP Mandatory Underground in 2014 and the expansive Filtron M album Transit Net in 2021. As a sideman he has ranged across jazz and global music, touring with Angelique Kidjo and building a long collaboration with bassist Benny Rietveld. He is also a frequent keyboardist alongside vocalist Claudia Acuna on the New York scene.