KNOBIL

Double bassist, singer and composer Louise Knobil invites you to dive into her world, where jazz, punk, glitter and French chanson merge with sparkling, daring energy. Inspired by iconic figures such as Esperanza Spalding, Charles Mingus and Boris Vian, this young artist transforms her diary into a unique musical adventure. Polyamory, chronic insomnia and pesto recipes come together in compositions that are both personal and universal. Her impertinent melodies, combining double bass and vocals, gain intensity thanks to the talent of her loyal “knodisciples”: Chloé Marsigny on bass clarinet and effects, and Vincent Andreae on drums. Awards 2026: Winner Jazzahead Showcase 2024: Winner of the Leenaards Cultural Grant 2024: Winner of the Crest Jazz Vocal Competition 2024: Winner of Suisse Diagonales Jazz 2024: Finalist in the M4Music Awards 2023: Winner of the Langnau Jazz Nights Competition 2023: Winner of the M4Music New Jazz Showcase 2023: Finalist in the Swiss National ZKB Jazz Prize Competition 2023: Finalist in the European Women in Jazz Competition 2022: Winner of the Friedlwald Grant 2021: Winner of the Montreux Jazz Academy 2020: Finalist in the Tremplin Jazz Contrebande

Louise Knobil, double bass, celectric bass, vocal, composition, arrangment
Louise Knobil is a French-Swiss double bassist, electric bassist, singer, composer and arranger born in Lausanne in 1998. Since the age of 18, this eclectic and hyperactive artist has been performing on Swiss and European stages in jazz, contemporary music and theatre. Winner of the Leenaards Foundation cultural grant (2024) and the Friedlwald grant for young talent (2022), she has performed at the Cully Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Studio de l’Ermitage and Jazz à Vienne, among others. The main project for which she plays double bass, sings and composes is called KNOBIL. The style is somewhere between jazz, punk and French chanson. With two EPs and international tours under its belt, the project has been praised by critics and audiences alike, and has received numerous awards, Louise also plays as a sidewoman for several bands such as Chloé Marsigny Sextet, Billie Bird, Yalla Miku and Flavie Ndam Quintet, and is regularly invited to play with the Swiss Jazz Orchestra. She plays and composes music for theatre plays (Charlie and Koburo by Christian Denisart) and short films (La Dérive by director Marion Reymond). She has been selected to participate in the Montreux Jazz Academy in autumn 2021 and plays with internationally renowned musicians such as Shabaka Hutchings, José James and Jowee Omicil. Louise was awarded her Master’s degree in Jazz Double Bass Performance and Interpretation at the HEMU in Lausanne in June 2024. She has benefited from the teaching of professors such as Bänz Öster, Emil Spanyi, Jean-François Baud and Etienne M’bappé.

Vincent Andreae, drumms
Vincent Andreae is a Swiss drummer born in Geneva in 1995. He developed a passion for drumming at a young age and, after studying civil engineering, decided to devote himself full-time to music. He obtained a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Jazz Drumming Performance and Composition at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne. He has studied under Norbert Pfammatter, Dré Pallemaerts, Matthieu Michel and Etienne Mbappe. Passionate about modern jazz as well as pop, trip-hop, hip-hop, folk, rock, electronica and world music, he feeds his playing and music with his open-mindedness and continually seeks to develop this versatility, – which is appreciated in his many projects as a side-man. He plays in Louise Knobil’s trio, as well as with Swiss-Guatemalan singer Dominique Hunziker (Latin folk), with singer-trumpeter Justine Tornay in her trip-hop electronica project J-NUNN, and in the math-rock folk band In Fallow. In 2023, he was hired by the Creole blues band The TWO, with whom he performed throughout Europe, Canada and the Indian Ocean. During these various tours, Vincent Andreae played in numerous renowned clubs and festivals, with around a hundred concerts to his credit that year. Vincent Andreae has also won several awards during his musical studies, including the Friedlwald scholarship for Swiss jazz students and the Leenaards Foundation’s Prix Tremplin for promising young artists.

Chloé Marsigny, Composition, Clarinet
Chloé Marsigny, a French composer and clarinettist from Haute Savoie, was born in 1994 and currently lives in Paris. Her musical journey began at the age of 7 when she started playing the clarinet. She currently plays and composes for her sextet, while also being a member of various projects such as KNOBIL Swing Box, Captain Valentine, Mastic and Merlin et les maîtres de l’air. She also collaborates with several musicians from the Swiss gypsy jazz scene. Throughout her teenage years, she explored the intricacies of early 20th-century jazz, drawing inspiration from greats such as Benny Goodman, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong. After studying science in a preparatory mathematics class followed by a stint at a university institute of technology, she decided to devote all her energy to music. She enrolled at the Annecy Conservatory, where she studied jazz from 2012 to 2016 under the tutelage of saxophonist Richard Foy. It was at this point that she joined her first bands and opened up to a variety of musical genres, notably late 20th-century jazz fusion. She launched her first band, a cover project dedicated to the music of the Mahavishnu Orchestra, entitled ‘Have You Met Mr John?’. Her commitment to music led her to enrol at the Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne in 2016, where she obtained a DEM in Jazz. She successfully continued her studies there, obtaining a master’s degree in Jazz performance and composition in 2021, followed by a second master’s degree in instrumental pedagogy in 2023. The eclecticism of her career and her undeniable talent make Chloé Marsigny a promising and versatile figure on the contemporary music scene.