Rotraut Jäger - flautist, composer, educator
“…she spreads her telepathic songs far beyond jazz.” (Citizen Jazz)
“…elicits passages from the transverse flute that may point to a new direction in terms of the role of the instrument in jazz.” (Jazzpodium)
“…vibrant rhythms and joyful chants…” (Latins de Jazz)
Rotraut Jäger is a flautist, composer, and educator living in Zurich who trained in classical music and jazz.
She studied flute at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz (state-certified music teacher in 2000, performance in 2002), at the Zurich University of the Arts (diploma in 2006 with Philippe Racine, jazz studies 2003-2006 with Günter Wehinger and Christoph Grab) and at the Manhattan School of Music (jazz studies 2006-2007 with Dick Oatts and Steve Wilson). During her studies, Rotraut Jäger participated in workshops and master classes with Peter Lukas Graf, Robert Dick, Michel Debost, and Moshe Epstein, among others. She also took part in a Mùsica Popular Brasileira workshop in Brazil and received private lessons from i.a. Ali Ryerson, Frank Wess, and Dave Liebman in New York.
As a freelance musician, she is active with her own projects and as a guest musician at home and abroad.
She has performed with i.a. Miles Griffith (vocals, USA), Earle Davis (trumpet, USA), Roland Gebhard (guitar, DE), Vicente Cortes (guitar, CH/ES), Karime Amaya (flamenco dance, ES), and The Skatalites (JAM).
She also works as a private flute teacher and leads various ensembles and workshops.
In March 2020, she released her first album, Sonafari, with her band project Rotraut Jäger SONAMBIQUE. In October 2023, her second album, Dynamite, was released in co-production with the Swiss radio station SRF2 Kultur.
She studied flute at the Peter Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz (state-certified music teacher in 2000, performance in 2002), at the Zurich University of the Arts (diploma in 2006 with Philippe Racine, jazz studies 2003-2006 with Günter Wehinger and Christoph Grab) and at the Manhattan School of Music (jazz studies 2006-2007 with Dick Oatts and Steve Wilson). During her studies, Rotraut Jäger participated in workshops and master classes with Peter Lukas Graf, Robert Dick, Michel Debost, and Moshe Epstein, among others. She also took part in a Mùsica Popular Brasileira workshop in Brazil and received private lessons from i.a. Ali Ryerson, Frank Wess, and Dave Liebman in New York.
As a freelance musician, she is active with her own projects and as a guest musician at home and abroad.
She has performed with i.a. Miles Griffith (vocals, USA), Earle Davis (trumpet, USA), Roland Gebhard (guitar, DE), Vicente Cortes (guitar, CH/ES), Karime Amaya (flamenco dance, ES), and The Skatalites (JAM).
She also works as a private flute teacher and leads various ensembles and workshops.
In March 2020, she released her first album, Sonafari, with her band project Rotraut Jäger SONAMBIQUE. In October 2023, her second album, Dynamite, was released in co-production with the Swiss radio station SRF2 Kultur.
