STUART BROOMER, April 1998 

Heinz Geisser was born in 1961 and studied classical guitar with Ermano Maggini and classical percussion with Horst Hofmann at the Zurich Music Conservatory. By his mid-twenties he was awarded the soloist diploma on classical guitar. He was also playing jazz on the instrument, making his first recording in 1988 with Swiss saxophonist Urs Blöchlinger. Since 1990 he has been concentrating increasingly on percussion, dedicating himself to improvised music. During an extended visit to New York City he formed the Collective 4tet with Mark Hennen, Jeff Hoyer and William Parker in 1992. Their five CDs The Ropedancer, Orca, Live at Crescent, Synopsis and Moving Along released on Leo Records have received outstanding reviews. For the last decade Heinz Geisser has performed and recorded with many leading artists in the USA, Europe and Asia including Guerino Mazzola, Sirone alias Norris Jones, Mat Maneri, Rob Brown, Scott Fields, Shiro Onuma, Yuki Saga, Takayuki Kato, Eiichi Hayashi among many others.

Recent activities include a collaboration with Indonesian filmdirector Garin Nugroho in the music documentary "Teak Leaves at the Temples". The movie premiered at the international filmfestivals Rotterdam and Hongkong in early 2008.

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