Sylvie Courvoisier

Sylvie Courvoisier is a Swiss American pianist and composer based in New York, one of the most acclaimed figures bridging contemporary classical music and avant-garde jazz. Born in 1968 in Lausanne, she trained in classical music and jazz in Switzerland and moved to New York in 1998, becoming a central voice on the city's downtown improvised music scene. She leads her own trio and ensembles and has collaborated extensively with artists such as John Zorn, Mark Feldman, Ikue Mori, and Mary Halvorson. Her honors include Germany's International Jazz Piano Prize in 2022 and an American Academy of Arts and Letters Music Award.