Early years

Fritz Renold was born in Wettingen, Switzerland. His father played accordion and introduced him to Tango and Dixieland. As a boy clarinetist, Renold played Mozart’s Concerto, “Saints,” gospel, and Beatles songs. He joined the school band at 14 in order to get an alto sax, even though he hated marching bands. He heard Charlie Parker then, but remained unimpressed until, at 18, he joined a big band and played Sammy Nestico’s Basie Book. When he discovered Miles Davis’Funny Valentine and Kinda Blue in the LP bins at Montreux, he was converted to jazz.

Renold flew to Boston and thrived in Berklee College’s international music community. Three ‘audition’ big band scores—Take The A Train, Thus Spoke Zarathustra and Blues For Susy—earned him the Quincy Jones Award, a full scholarship with advanced placement. Since Berklee recommended that he compose, he took every composition course he could, including tuition by Herb Pomeroy, Bob Freedman, Greg Hopkins and Corey Allen. He had Joe Viola andBill Pierce as his saxophone teachers, and was taught improvisation by Gary Burton and John LaPorta among others. Renold graduated in 1987; through 1990 he served as Berklee’s first Swiss faculty member.

In Boston, Renold co-founded a band called Bostonian Friends with Christian Jacob, the world-class French pianist. They debuted at Berklee’s Performance Center, featuring guest percussionist Greg McPherson, sax legend Jerry Bergonzi, bassist Bruce Gertz, and drummer Ian Froman. When manager Ed Keane sent a tape to WCNY-TV’s All American Jazz, it made their Top Ten.
Touring years

The Bostonian Friends’ first European tour in 1989 led them through Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Germany and Switzerland. After a 1992 tour brought the Friends back to New York, Washington, and Boston, they cut their first album for EPM [France]. In 1991, EPM signed Bostonian Friends to its first CD, Peace For Africa. “I was glad to have as guests,” says Fritz, “two of my most influential teachers, Jerry Bergonzi and Herb Pomeroy.”
In 1993 Renold toured Switzerland and recorded another CD for EPM with bassist Gildas Boclé, drummer Tommy Campbell, and Bergonzi. On this three-week tour, his Aarau school ensemble played with these American jazz masters. Renold helped form the Jazz Orchestra of Canton Aargau and sent the project band overseas, for learning on the bandstand with “real heavy cats.” This concept blossomed into one of Europe’s biggest and best education camps, Jazzaar Concerts Aarau; the guest list reads like a Who’s Who of Jazz. The event is known today as Jazzaar Festival.
The 1994 Bern Jazz Festival invited Renold to host an international band with Randy Brecker, Miroslav Vitous, Jacob, and Nussbaum, a Bostonian Friends edition that returned annually thereafter. Also in 1994, Swiss National TV produced JazzIn hosted by Peter Jaques, with New York based pianist Mark Soskin. Renold led the show’s band, The Empire State Group, which featured Randy Brecker, Victor Lewis, saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi, bassist Harvie S. and others. Renold toured often with top players like Bob Berg, Benny Golson, Randy Brecker, Cecil Bridgewater and Buster Williams, and recorded two albums for Sony Columbia. After many festivals and well-received recordings, Renold marveled “Here we are, twenty years later, with the same rhythm section: Adam, Miroslav, and Christian!” When Renold signed with Sony Music in 1997 as the first Swiss jazz musician on Columbia Records, the Friends made European tours to Glasgow, London, Paris, Bordeaux, Krefeld, Kaiserslautern, Basel, Milano, Vienne, Lustenau and Stuttgart.
The Friends’ second album is about to come out again on Sony/BMG – Columbia Records containing the second 1998 session, with Cecil Bridgewater, Golson, Jacob, Williams, and Jackson.
His writing harks back to his classical influences. Bostonian Friends and the Aargauer Symphonie Orchestra premiered in 1998 the Jacob/Renold collaboration, Helvetic Suite for Jazz Quintet and Symphony at the newly formed Jazzaar festival. Commissioned by Möbel Pfister Stiftung, the 50-minute suite re-enacts scenes from Swiss history. The work caught the ear of Sony Classical’s European CEO Norman Block, who was in the audience.
In 1999 Renold united all the living Ellington band alumni with alto saxophonist Bobby Watson, cast as Johnny Hodges, at Jazzaar. It was the largest assemblage of Ellingtonians during Duke Ellington’s centennial year. The band performed classic Ducal suites: “The Queen’s Suite”, “Far East Suite” and “Such Sweet Thunder”. Eight Ellington alumni filled the brass and rhythm chairs: trumpeters Benny Bailey, Bill Berry (also conductor), Barrie Lee Hall; trombonists Buster Cooper, Art Barron, Britt Woodman; Aaron Bell (as ‘boy pianist’), John Lamb on bass and Charlie Persip on drums. Touring Switzerland, Bill Berry recalled, “The band got back the old spirit of hangin’ in hotel lounges, playin’ til 4 a.m. and almost missing planes. The last time this happened was at the White House in 1968.”
A 1999 CD featuring Brecker, Berg, Nussbaum, and bassist Mike Richmond helped Renold discover the creative joys of record production and finding the right chemistry for musicians working together. He has produced over a dozen CDs for his bands, and those of Christian Jacob, Herb Pomeroy, Markus Hauser, and Ruth Juon. Included in the recording were tracks of the Friends’ tour of Europe with Golson, Bridgewater, Williams, and Ali Jackson.
Years in Switzerland and “Jazzaar concerts”
In 2000, Renold organized and produced Jacob’s jazz adaptation of Kurt Weill’s Three Penny Opera. Saxophonists Bobby Watson, Renold, Shelley Carroll, Walt Weiskopf, Bernd Konrad, trombonists Bergeron, Gardner, Cooper; trumpeters Hall and Brecker, Chris Albert, Tom Garling, Vitous, Lewis and Jacob played the keystone piece commemorating Weill’s centennial in which Aarau Youth Orchestra played Weill classics (“Speak Low”, “Mack the Knife”).1999 was a turning point when Renold quit touring to stay with his family, with one noteworthy exception. The Swiss Embassy in Thailand commissioned Renold and Jacob to collaborate on “The 6th Cycle”, a composition for jazz quintet and symphony dedicated to King Bhumibol of Thailand, a well-known amateur clarinetist. Thai Kings are celebrated as having 12-year life-cycles; when Bhumibol turned 72 he made it to his sixth cycle. Each 12-year period was depicted as a movement. The recorded performance sold out a pressing of 5,000 CDs.
In 2001, Renold brought Benny Golson’s All-Star Big Band and performed with them; this was an all time dream come true to play with one of Renold’s most influential composers/players. His first Gospel work, “Ecclesiastes“, an oratorio with wife Helen Renold as librettist, premiered at the same festival that year. The band featured a Baptist church choir from Houston, Texas and a line-up, including Soskin, Lewis, Valery Ponomarev, Brecker, Dave Taylor, Buster Cooper, Buster Williams, Vincent Gardner, Wayne Bergeron, Vincent Herring and Dennis Montgomery. The piece was aired on Swiss television, and released on DVD in 2007.
In 2002 another Biblical oratorio, “Proverbs”, was premiered. Dennis Montgomery’s performance on Hammond organ once again drew attention to his immense talent. The context of this work was derived from the texts of King Solomon and wise men of Israel for coping with world affairs post – 9/11. The performance, both orchestrated and free vocal and instrumental improvisation built up to such a positive energy on stage giving evidence to its spiritual message to tap at the source of creativity – the Creator.
Fritz and Helen Renold wrote another musical work with narration in the 2003 commissioned work, “The Euphrates & Tigris Suite”. The 4-hour work—featuring Jim Snidero, Frank Green, Steven Bernstein,Amir Elsaffar, Julian Joseph, Wayne Bergeron, Charlie Young, Tommy Smith, Walt Weiskopf and others – drew on themes of the tree in Mesopotamia, The Fall of Babylon (from the universal Judaic, Muslim, and Christian roots of Abraham from Ur of the Chaldeans) in drawing a thread from history to present day in describing the power struggles of the powers to be. The piece was recorded on 48-track digital and DVD.
Airto Moreira and Flora Purim performed with the Aarau Youth Orchestra – “A Night Of Jobim” in 2004. Guests included Donny McCaslin, Oscar Castro Neves, Cooper, and Christian Jacob, who also wrote string arrangements for this Brazilian project.
2005’s African Heritage program brought back to Aarau old friends from Boston Jamshied Sharifi and Werner “Vana” Gierig. Following the festival Renold went back into the studio and recorded his first big band CD project, The Cube. The work, with texts by Helen Renold, was released on CD in 2008.
Jazzaar 2006 saw a full-scale Beatles Revival. The performance on Friday night was “The Beatles in Symphony” and featured a ‘Fab Four’ tribute band from Colorado with the Aargauer Jugend Pops Symphony Orchestra conducted by Renold himself. Ian Darrington, Wigan Festival Director and IAJE representative, wrote: “This concert truly represented what musical performance is all about. It had… every emotion from laughter to tears and everything in between. It had people tapping their feet to the faster tunes and swaying to the slower tunes. It featured outstanding musical arrangements performed to an extremely high level…[and] great rapport with the capacity audience, every one of whom must have gone home that evening knowing they had been a part of such a special evening.”
Fritz Renold continues to write and produce for jazzaar concerts 2007 to 2010 with increasing focus on youth development and cultural exchange.
Over this decade, Renold wrote over 300 compositions, most of which he orchestrated himself. The compositions were commissioned by educational institutions, local and international big bands and orchestras, and various foundations. The works include saxophone quartets, orchestral pieces, saxophone and bass trombone concerti. Renold’s first saxophone book, published by Zimmermann, includes 16 transcriptions from duets played by Renold and Jacob.
Private Life

He married Helen Savari in 1990. They have three children, Lydia, Benjamin and Sharon, who respectively play guitar, drums and bass.

1976: Single Exodus – Changing Life – TCB Records
1982: Thomas Kiefer Band – Edoardo Antonius – Eumel Records
1983: Misty Mag – Lover Man – Picadilly Records
1986: Cenderawasih – Vol. 3 – EMI Malaysia
1992: Bostonian Friends – Peace For Africa – EPM Records
1993: Fritz Renold 4tet Plus Two – Shanti and Sri – EPM Records
1994: Renold/Jacob Duo – Tension In The Air – Zimmermann Verlag
1994: Empire State Sextet – Remembrance – Anothen Records
1994: Markus Hauser – There Is No Way Out – Hausertone
1995: Ruth Juon – Paradise
1997: Fritz Renold & The Bostonian Friends – Starlight – SONY Music
1998: Bostonian Friends & ASO – Helvetic – SRI
1999: Bostonian Friends & RTNSO – The Six Cycles – Anothen Records
2001: Renolds Jazz Orchestra – Ecclesiastes – Shanti Records
2003: Renolds Jazz Orchestra – Euphrates & Tigris Suite – Shanti Records
2007: Renolds Jazz Orchestra – Cube – Shanti Records
2008: Fritz Renold & Friends – Grooves and Moves – Shanti Records

Compositions by Fritz Renold

Main Works 1986-2010

Nusantara Suite

Commissioned by the MPYO, Kuala Lumpur 2010. Suite in 5 Movements for large Symphony Orchestra. Produced by Petronas and jazzaar by Shanti Music Productions, Piece for Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Quintet. Premiered June 14,15th, 2010.Opus 485, 2010

Make Me Smile

Produced for SF-TV and jazzaar concerts by Shanti Music Publishing, World Music Fusion for Choir, Solo Voices, Soprano Sax, EWI, 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, 2 Trumpets, Guitar, El.Bass, Piano, 2 Keyboards, Serangi and Drums and Percussion. Premiered April 16, 2010.Opus 483, 2010

Passion & Prosperity

Commissioned by the EJVD Board of Directors 2009. Song dedicated to Bundespräsidentin Leuthard in honor of her presidential year 2010. Produced for SF TV and jazzaar by Shanti Music Publising, Piece for Pops Orchestra. Premiered April 17th, 2010. Opus 484, 2009

Concerto for Two Violins

Concerto two improvising Violins and Chamber Orchestra. Premiered April 2009, at jazzaar concerts 2009 25 Minutes Concerto, Opus 476; 2008

Concerto for Clarinet

Commissioned by Dr. Ursula Renold – Bern, Concerto for Clarinet and Jazz Orchestra. Premiered April 2008, at jazzaar concerts 2008 10 Minutes, Opus 446; 2007

Grooves & Moves

Produced for SF-TV and jazzaar concerts by Shanti Music Publishing, Gospel Oratorio for Choir, Solo Voices, 2 Alto Saxophones, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Sax, 3 Trumpets, Guitar, El.Bass, Piano, 2 Keyboards, Hammond B3 and Drums and Percussion. Premiered April 19, 2008.

Cause and Effect – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 447; 2008

A Freedom Anthem – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 452; 2008

Look What You Have Done – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 453; 2008

Campesinos – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 454; 2008

Infinite Power – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 456; 2008

Somethin’ Just Ain’t Right – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 457; 2008

Sign Of Jonah – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 466; 2008

Fellowship Of The Light – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 430; 2008

Libertad de Expresion

Commissioned by Stiftung Alte Kirche Boswil, Nonet for String Quartet, Soprano Saxophone, Trumpet, Piano, Percussion, Accoustic Guitar. Premiered June 30, 2007 at Weltklassik Boswil.

Movement I – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 445; 2007

Movement II – Music by Fritz Renold Opus 445; 2007

Movement III – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 445; 2007

The New Song

Produced for SF-TV and jazzaar concerts by Shanti Music Publishing, Gospel Oratorio for Choir (50), Solo Voices, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Sax, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Guitar, El.Bass, Piano, 2 Keyboards, Hammond B3 and Drums and Percussion. Premiered April 20, 2007, Broadcasted December 2007 by SFTV and 3 SAT.

Scroll Blues – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 415; 2007

You Are Worthy – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 416; 2007

Soul By Soul – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 417; 2007

The Remnant – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 418; 2007

They Sing A New Song – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 428; 2007

To Overcome – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 429; 2007

The Righteous Acts Of God – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 430; 2007

Burnout – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 431; 2007

Marriage Feast Of The Lamb – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 432; 2007

Word Of God – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 433; 2007

Great Supper Of God – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 434; 2007

The Eternal Gospel – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 414; 2007

Ouverture 2007 – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 397; 2007

Concerto for Basstrombone

Commissioned by “The Commission Project (TCP) – New York, Concerto for Bass Trombone, Jazzbass, Drums and Symponieorchestra. Premiered October, 2007 at Manhatten School of Music. 23 Minutes

Movement I – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 358; 2006

Movement II – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 358; 2006

Movement III – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 358; 2006

Saxophon Concerto #1

Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Chamber Orchestra 16 Minutes

Movement I – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 35; 2005

Movement II – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 354; 2005

Movement III – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 354; 2005
African Heritage 2005

Gospel Oratorio for 10 Voices, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Sax, 3 Trumpets, 2 Trombones, Guitar, El.Bass, Piano, Keyboards, Drums and Percussion. Premiered April 19, 2005, KUK Aaarau. 48 Minutes

Overture 2005 Heritage – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 340; 2005

Where’s This World About To Go – Music and Lyrcs by Fritz Renold, Opus 341; 2005

If There’s Love – Music and Lyrcs by Fritz Renold, Opus 339; 2005

Let Wisdom Guide You All Your Life – Music and Lyrcs by Fritz Renold, Opus 346; 2005

The Cube – Suite – CD Production Fall 2007

Grave Intrigues – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 322; 2004

Caiaphas – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 323; 2004

Field Of Blood – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 324; 2004

Let This Blood Be On Us – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 325; 2004

The Rooster Crows – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 326; 2004

Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 327; 2004

The Resurrection – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 328; 2004

The Great Commission – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 329; 2004

The Ascension – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 330; 2004

The Cube – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 331; 2004

Euphrat & Tigris Suite

Commissioned by 200 Years Kanton Aargau – Aarau, Concerto for Jazz Orchestra and Narrator. Premiered April 26, 2003 at KuK Aarau. 2 Alto Sax, 2 Tenorsax, Baritonsax, 4 Trumpets, 2 Trobones, 1 French Horn, Bass, Piano, Santour, Drums, Percussion, Darbuka, Narrator, Piano. (Total Length 3 hours and 35 Minutes)

Narration by Helen Savari Renold

A tree In Mesopotamia – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 286; 2002

Union With gods – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 287; 2002

Nimrod’s Legacy – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 288; 2002

Seven Dreadful Mountains – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 289; 2002

The Ransom – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 290; 2002

Dispersion – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 291; 2002

Elect Elucidate – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 292; 2002

Baghdad Blues – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 293; 2002

The Hedge Of Ignorance – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 294; 2002

The Little Horn – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 295; 2002

The Fall Of Babylon – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 296; 2002

The End Of The Blues – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 302; 2002

Proverbs Oratorio

Produced for SF-TV and jazzaar concerts 2002 by Shanti Music Publishing, Gospel Oratorio for Choir, Solo Voices, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Guitar, El.Bass, Piano, Hammond B3, Drums and Percussion. Premiered April 24, 2002.

L’Ouverture 2002 – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 218; 2002

The Joy Of A Humble Toil – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics by Helen Savari Renold, Opus 215; 2002

No Cares If You Care – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics by Helen Savari Renold, Opus 216; 2002

The Fountain Of Love – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics by Helen Savari Renold, Opus 217; 2002

Listen To The Lord – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics by Helen Savari Renold, Opus 219; 2002

Tread So Humbly – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Lyrics by Helen Savari Renold, Opus 189; 2002

Ecclesiastes Oratorium

Commissioned by Koch Berner Stiftung,, Gospel Oratorio for Choir (50), Solo Voices, 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Sax, 5 Trumpets, 4 Trombones, Guitar, El.Bass, Piano, Hammond B3, Drums. Premiered April 25, 2001, Broadcasted October 2001 by SFTV

Ouverture – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 174; 2000

Meaningless A – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 175; 2000

The Pleasure Quest – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 176; 2000

Can’t Swing Time – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 177; 2000

A Time For Everything – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 178; 2000

Empty Words – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 179; 2000

Our Only Certainty Is Now – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 180; 2000

Wisdom – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 181; 2000

Meaningless B – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics Helen Savari, Opus 182; 2000

The Sabbath Suite

Concerto for Tenor Saxophone and Jazz Orchestra

Sabbath Suite Part I – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 280; 2002

Sabbath Suite Part II – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 281; 2002

Sabbath Suite Part III – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 282; 2002

Sabbath Suite Part IV – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 283; 2002

Sabbath Suite Part V – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 284; 2002

Saxophone Quartett-Quintet

Commissioned by Saxism for Sax Quartett and Piano/Rhythm Section. Premiered March 30, 2002,

Life Goes On After September 11th – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 214; 2001

Sonata Latino – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 233; 2002

Max – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 166; 1998

A Warm Breeze – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 213; 2002

The Major Winter – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 41;1991

Suite For Springtime

Commissioned by the Göhner Stiftung, Concerto for Jazz Quintet and Symponieorchestra. Premiered April 24, 2005 at KUK Aarau.

Spring Is Here – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

African Spring – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

Waltz in Spring – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

Romance in Spring – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

Spring Is Over – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

Suite For Springtime

Commissioned by the Göhner Stiftung, Concerto for Jazz Quintet, Harp and String Quartet.

Spring Is Here – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

African Spring – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

Waltz in Spring – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

Romance in Spring – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

Spring Is Over – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 263; 2001

The 6 Cycles Suite – CD release by Anothen Records

Commissioned by Zuellig Ltd, Bangkok, Concerto for Jazz Quintet and Symponieorchestra. Premiered October 12, 1999 at Thailand Cultural Centre, Bangkok.

Birth of Unity and Strenth – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 188; 1998

Ascent – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 188; 1998

Wholistic Reign – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 188; 1998

The Tenfold Practise of Kingship – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 188; 1998

The Strength of the Land – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 188; 1998

The Incomparable Power of Love – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 188; 1998

Jazz Duet Book

Jazz Duets for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Bluesy For Sharon – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 171; 1998

Flinky Fingers – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 172; 1998

At Cyberspace – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 190; 1998

Blues For Bianca – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 191; 1998

Faithless To Hell – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 192; 1998

Zoe At Yahoo – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 193; 1998

Sharmila – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 194; 1998

Joyce – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 195; 1998

Another Blues – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 196; 1998

Beautitude – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 197; 1998

Simply True Blues – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 198; 1998

The Count – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 199; 1998

Bear My Patience – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 200; 1998

Jazz Etude – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 201; 1998

J.W.J. Blues – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 202; 1998

Jazzaar – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 161; 1997

Rainbow Suite

Suite for String Quartet, Piano, Jazzbass, Drums, 2 Harps, Flute, Bb Clarinet, Alto, Tenor and Barisax.

Blue – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 164; 1997

Green – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 164; 1997

Indigo – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 164; 1997

Orange – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 164; 1997

Red – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 164; 1997

Violet – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 164; 1997

Yellow – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 164; 1997

Constitution March

Commissioned by the Swiss Army Band.
– Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 165; 1998
Fanfare 1999

Commissioned by the Swiss Music Council, Fanfare for Symponieorchestra. Premiered April 17, 1999 at KUK Aarau.

– Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 167; 1998

Helvetic Suite – CD release by SRI – SONY Music

Commissioned by the Möbel Pfister Stiftung Stiftung, Concerto for Jazz Quintet and Symponieorchestra. Premiered April 18, 1998 at KUK Aarau.

Neighbouring Revolution – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 143; 1997

Aristocracy Versus Democracy – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 143; 1997

The Battle of Berne – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 143; 1997

Friends in Aarau – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 143; 1997

Discussions for a New Republic – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 143; 1997

The Liberation of the Subjects – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 143; 1997

The New Constitution – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 143; 1997

Spare Some Time with Me

Commissioned by the Hans and Lina Blattner Stiftung, Suite for Jazz Orchestra and Symphonie Orchestra. Premiered Janaury 7, 1998 at KUK Aarau.

– Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 146; 1997

Xeransis – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 152; 1997

Commissioned by Waadt Group, Suite for Jazz Quintet. Premiered April 18, 1998 at KUK Aarau.

Serendipity Suite

Commissioned by the Möbel Pfister Stiftung Stiftung, Suite for Jazz Quintet. Premiered April 18, 1998 at KUK Aarau.

Movement I – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 154; 1997

Movement II – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 154; 1997

Movement III – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 154; 1997

Movement IV – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 154; 1997

Tension in The Air –

Zimmermann Verlag Duet Book; Duets for Alto Saxophone and Piano

Anneli – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 93; 1995

By The Lake – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 95; 1995

Winter – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 111; 1995

Fear For Tears – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 96; 1995

L’Enfant Terrible – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 97; 1995

Lydia Sri – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 98; 1995

Mange La Mange – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 99; 1995

Mao The Cat – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 100; 1995

Over The Water – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 102; 1995

Prayer – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 103; 1995

Pretty Child – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 104; 1995

Sparrow – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 105; 1995

St.Sulpice De La Mere – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 106; 1995

Sweet Skunk – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 107; 1995

Talia – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 108; 1995

Tension In The Air – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 109; 1995

Fritz Renold & The Bostonian Friends – Sextet – Sony/BMG Music New York

Sextet for Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Bass and Drums

A New Kind – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 112; 1996

I Got Ilse – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 113; 1996

Heal Me – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 125; 1996

Anothen – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 128; 1996

Blues For Konopleva – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 127; 1996

M.F. Suite – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 90; 1994

Lydia Meets Benny – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 87; 1994

Empire State Group – Sextet – Anothen Records

Sextet for Trumpet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Piano, Bass and Drums

Be Faithful – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 47; 1993

Benjamin Sujesh – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 48; 1993

My Heart Feels For You – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 62; 1993

Schön an’vierd – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 68; 1993

Sold For 101 Camels – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 69; 1993

Roommate From Brazil – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 144; 1993

Christian Jacob Trio – EPM Records Paris

Music for Jazz Piano Trio

Nalini’s Curry – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 63; 1993

Light After Dark – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 60; 1993

Fritz Renold 4tet plus 2 – EPM Records Paris

Sextet for Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vibes, Piano, Bass and Drums

Children Of This World – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 34; 1991

Miles Mood For Humor – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 38; 1991

Mood For Miles – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 33; 1991

Shanti – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 12; 1987

My Love – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 3; 1986

Bostonian Friends CD “Peace For Africa” – EPM Records Paris

Quartet for Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vibes, Piano, Bass and Drums

Mrs N.S. – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 19; 1989

Peace For Africa – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 14; 1988

I Remember James – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 9; 1988

Jazz Orchestra Compositions for jazzaar concerts 1993-2007

Jazz Orchestra for 2 Alto Saxophones, 2 Tenor Saxophones, Baritone Sax, 4 Trumpets, 3 Trombones, Guitar, Piano, Bass and Drums

Concerto For Swollen Dizzie – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 356; 2006

Broken Heart – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 357; 2006

Blues For Art – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 359; 2006

What Are You Sinking About? – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 362; 2006

Tears – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 364; 2006

Belteshazzar’s Prophesy – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 367; 2006

Cuty Fluty – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 368; 2006

If Tears Get Me To Heaven – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 380; 2006

Patmos – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 338; 2006

Blues for Joe’s Sister – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 353; 2005

El Hombre – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 355; 2005

Trinity of Life – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 360; 2005

Speak For Yourself – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 313; 2004

Ain’t Bad – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 316; 2004

The Trinity Of Life – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 317; 2004

Big Johnny – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 334; 2004

Servare Modum Finemque Tenare – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 304; 2003

Sundays – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 312; 2004

It’s A Minor Detail – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 220; 2002

Blues For Titus Gayus – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 221; 2002

Ouverture Tread So Humbly – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 183; 2000

Louisiana Boy – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 224; 2002

Foggy Night – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 269; 2002

Heavy Burdon On My Shoulders – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 270; 2002

Blues for The Jigaboos – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 271; 2002

Mother’s Cry – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 273; 2002

Passion Flowers – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 274; 2002

Strange Birth – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 277; 2002

The Rainbow Blues – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 278; 2002

Them Tubab’s – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 279; 2002

De Präsi – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 184; 2000

Warehouses Blues – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 187; 2000

If I Had Not Love – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics by Helen Savari Renold, Opus 185; 2000

The Sheep Blues – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 168; 1998

Diabolo – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 162; 1997

Tamara – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 122; 1996

Bobby – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 12; 1996

Blues For Anne – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 94; 1996

Two Headed Blues – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 140; 1996

Happy Memories From Russia – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 84; 1993

Happy Rezeda – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 85; 1994

Journey To St.Petersburg – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 86; 1994

Lydia Meets Benny – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 87; 1994

Melancholy – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 89; 1994

Broken Bones – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 50; 1993

Peace In Heaven – Music by Fritz Renold & Christian Jacob, Opus 67; 1993

The Maestro Plays – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 73; 1993

Blues For Cannonball – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 42; 1991

Love Is In The Heart – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 61; 1993

Exodus From Brugg – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 2; 1986

Blues For Susi – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 247; 1983

Misty Blue – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 1; 1982

Nobody Is In Soulville – Music by Fritz Renold, Lyrics: Rob Dickson, Opus 20; 1989

Song For Lydia – Music by Fritz Renold, Opus 70; 1993

Production for TV

– TV Production – Louis and the Good Book 2009
Fritz Renold & AYGO

– TV Production – Grooves & Moves 2008
Fritz Renold & AYGO

– TV Production – Cole Porter 2008
Tierney Sutton Band & AYJO

– TV Production – Hommage à Miles Davis 2007
Randy Brecker & AYJO

– TV Production – The New Song 2007
Adi Yeshaya and the AYGO

– TV Production – Fritz Renold Jazz Orchestra 2003
Fritz Renold

– TV Production – Proverbs 2002
Fritz Renold & AYGO

– TV Production – Benny Golson Big Band 2001
Benny Golson

– TV Production – Ecclesiastes 2001
Ecclesiastes

– TV Production – Aargauer Jugendjazz Orchestra 2001
AJJOv

– Radio Production – Ellington Legacy Orchestra 1999
The Duke Ellington Legacy Orchestra live in Aarau

– TV Production – Estival Jazz – Lugano 1996
Estival Jazz Lugano

– TV Production – Estival Jazz – Lugano 1995
Estival Jazz Lugano

– TV Production – Jazz in Concert 1994 – Lugano
Jazz in Concert Lugano

– TV Production – Jazz in Concert 1994 – Jazzfestival Bern
Jazz in Concert Bern

CD-PRODUCER

– CD Production – Bostonian Friends EPM-Paris 1992
(Herb Pomeroy, Fritz Renold, Jerry Bergonzi, Christian Jacob, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum)

– CD Production – Fritz Renold Quartet Plus Two EPM-Paris 1992
(Fritz Renold, Jerry Bergonzi, Christian Jacob, Gildas Bocle, Phillip Cornaz, Tommy Campbell)

– CD Production – Herb Pomeroy Quartet EPM-Paris 1993
(Herb Pomeroy, Christian Jacob, Mike Richmond, Jeff Brillinger)

– CD Production – Christian Jacob Trio EPM-Paris 1995
(Christian Jacob, Miroslav Vitous, Bill Stewart)

– CD Production – Markus Hauser and Friends 1994
(Franco Ambrosetti, Markus Hauser, Pat Tucker, Fritz Renold, Mark Soskin, Harvie Swartz, Adam Nussbaum)

– CD Production – Fritz Renold And Friends 1994
(Fritz Renold, Randy Brecker, Franco Ambrosetti, Jerry Bergonzi, Markus Hauser, Mark Soskin, Harvie Swartz, Adam Nussbaum, Victor Lewis)

– CD Production – Empire State Sextet 1994
(Randy Brecker, Fritz Renold, Jerry Bergonzi, Mark Soskin, Harvie Swartz, Victor Lewis)

-CD Production – Ruth Juon Band “Paradise” 1995
(Ruth Juon, Wayne Bergeron, Skip Norcott, Fritz Renold, Christian Jacob, Franco Ambrosetti, Willy Kotun, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum and others)

-CD Production – Fritz Renold & The Bostonian Friends COLUMBIA 1996
(Fritz Renold, Randy Brecker, Franco Ambrosetti, Bill Pierce, Mark Soskin, Christian Jacob, Miroslav Vitous, Mike Richmond, Danny Gottlieb, Adam Nussbaum, David Wildi)

-CD Production – Empire State Band 1997
(Fritz Renold, Mark Soskin, Jean Baptiste Bocle, Gildas Bocle, Willy Kotun, Marcello Pelliterri, Eliane Zweifel, Michael Bürge, Valentine Gloor)

-CD Production – Fritz Renold & Bostonian Friends 1997
(Fritz Renold, Randy Brecker, Cecil Bridgewater, Bob Berg, Benny Golson, Buster Williams, Mark Soskin, Christian Jacob, Mike Richmond, Adam Nussbaum, David Wildi)

-CD Production – Fritz Renold & Bostonian Friends und ASO Helvetic Suite
(Fritz Renold, Randy Brecker, Christian Jacob, Miroslav Vitous, Adam Nussbaum)

-CD Production – Bostonian Friends und Royal Thai Symphony Orchestra The Six Cycles
(Fritz Renold, Ron Stout, Christian Jacob, Gildas Boclé, Danny Gottlieb)

CV Fritz Renold