Fotoy by Matthias Fellauer
Bio
Born and raised in Zurich, Florian Weiss moved to Bern in 2012 to study jazz at the Bern University of the Arts. He later continued his studies at the art universities in Lucerne and Zurich and spent several formative months in New York.
With his quartet Woodism, he has toured throughout Europe, South America, and Asia since 2014 and released four albums. In addition to this core project, he performs as a co-leader and sideman in various formations spanning contemporary jazz and free improvisation.
The award-winning trombonist will assume the artistic and executive leadership of BeJazz in Bern in mid-2026. He lives there with his wife and twin sons.
Born and raised in Zurich, Florian Weiss moved to Bern in 2012 to study jazz at the Bern University of the Arts. He later continued his studies at the art universities in Lucerne and Zurich and spent several formative months in New York.
With his quartet Woodism, he has toured throughout Europe, South America, and Asia since 2014 and released four albums. In addition to this core project, he performs as a co-leader and sideman in various formations spanning contemporary jazz and free improvisation.
The award-winning trombonist will assume the artistic and executive leadership of BeJazz in Bern in mid-2026. He lives there with his wife and twin sons.
Awards
2020-2022 Pro Helvetia's high priority jazz promotion program with Woodism
2019 Winner of the BeJazz-Transnational competition with Fussyduck
2018 Winner of the ZKB Jazz Prize and Audience Prize with Woodism
2016 14'000 CHF grant by Friedl Wald Foundation
2015 5'000 CHF scholarship by Hirschmann Foundation
2015 DKSJ Best of Swiss Jazz Bachelors Tour with Woodism
Performance Highlights
Jazzwerkstatt Bern 2025 (with Brendle/Weiss)
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg (with Woodism)
Festival de Jazz Chileuropa, Santiago CHL (with Woodism)
Alte Marche-Festival 2022, ITA (with Woodism)
So What's Next-Festival 2021, Eindhoven NLD (with Woodism)
Jazzfestival Schaffhausen 2021 (with Woodism)
Opus Jazzclub, Budapest HUN (with Woodism)
KrasJazzFest 2019, Krasnoyarsk RUS (with Woodism)
Suoni Mobili-Festival 2019, Milano ITA (with Woodism)
Skopje Summer Festival 2021, Skopje MKD (with Tome Iliev Sextet)
Suisse Diagonales Festival 2019 (with Woodism)
JazzNoJazz-Festival 2018 (with Woodism)
Engagement
Boardmember BeJazz 2022 - 2026
Co-founder & organizer "Jazz Trombone Festival" 2025
Co-organizer Micro-Jazzfestival "Die Letzten Tage" 2017-2022
2020-2022 Pro Helvetia's high priority jazz promotion program with Woodism
2019 Winner of the BeJazz-Transnational competition with Fussyduck
2018 Winner of the ZKB Jazz Prize and Audience Prize with Woodism
2016 14'000 CHF grant by Friedl Wald Foundation
2015 5'000 CHF scholarship by Hirschmann Foundation
2015 DKSJ Best of Swiss Jazz Bachelors Tour with Woodism
Performance Highlights
Jazzwerkstatt Bern 2025 (with Brendle/Weiss)
Laeiszhalle, Hamburg (with Woodism)
Festival de Jazz Chileuropa, Santiago CHL (with Woodism)
Alte Marche-Festival 2022, ITA (with Woodism)
So What's Next-Festival 2021, Eindhoven NLD (with Woodism)
Jazzfestival Schaffhausen 2021 (with Woodism)
Opus Jazzclub, Budapest HUN (with Woodism)
KrasJazzFest 2019, Krasnoyarsk RUS (with Woodism)
Suoni Mobili-Festival 2019, Milano ITA (with Woodism)
Skopje Summer Festival 2021, Skopje MKD (with Tome Iliev Sextet)
Suisse Diagonales Festival 2019 (with Woodism)
JazzNoJazz-Festival 2018 (with Woodism)
Engagement
Boardmember BeJazz 2022 - 2026
Co-founder & organizer "Jazz Trombone Festival" 2025
Co-organizer Micro-Jazzfestival "Die Letzten Tage" 2017-2022
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