araxi karnusian saxophones · clarinets · composition
  • 1969 born in Gstaad, Berne; Switzerland
  • 1989 starts to play saxophone
  • 1998 studies saxophone (2002 Diploma) with Domenic Landolf, Donat Fisch, Nat Su, John Voirol and composition/arrangement (2003 Diploma) with Ed Neumeister, David Angel at the professional departement of the Jazz Schule Luzern, Switzerland founds the piano/reeds duo „laut&luise“
  • 2001 travels through Ghana, Westafrica writes the score for the video "0//0001/10111//"
  • 2003 "Strange Sounds - Beautiful Music, Suite for Stringquartet and Jazzband, concerts writes the score for Ines Meyer’s dance-shortmovie "ouverture d'une armoire" which is shown at the „Solothurner Filmtagen 2004“ and the interactive festival "Heim@" in august 2004 in Richterswil
  • 2004 stays in New York for three month, lessons with Rich Perry and Tony Malaby founding of the bassless trio K:E:B (Karnusian/Egli/Bucher) works for the interactive art event „Kunstsoufflée“
  • 2005 writes „Judas oder ich verdanke Deinem Schicksal meine Überzeugung“ on demande of the festival Coscienza - Gewissen - Conscience by the foundation „Science et Cité“ for 9 Strings and tympani wins the scholarship of the Kanton Berne, spends 8 month in Paris performs at the festival „Strings on Top“ in Basel with „Strange Sounds – Beautiful Music” writes compositions on demande for and records with the „Francesca Keller Group“
  • 2006 works for the interactive art performance „BioArt“ in Paris performs a full week at the „Bird’s Eye Jazzclub“ in Basel with K:E:B tour on Cyprus with Koullouras/Egli/Karnusian records the album „open that door“ with „laut & luise“ for Radio DRS2
  • 2007 Performs at the BeJazz-Winterfestival with the project UniBigBand feat. Enrico Pieranunzi tour on Cyprus with Koullouras/Egli/Karnusian performs with the drums/saxophone-duo „whirlpool“ at the Bernau-Minifestival writes and records with „Strange Sounds – Beautiful Music“ the album „interrupted“ for Radio DRS2 (YVP-Music) CD-Releasetour with „laut & luise“
  • 2008 CD-Releasetour with „Strange Sounds – Beautiful Music: interrupted“ Première of her „Miniatur Orchester“ at the festival „JazzWerkstatt“ CD-recording with K:E:B