Swiss Jazz School in

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is the first autonomous jazz school in Europe, which offers continuously

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lessons. The school was founded in 1967. The Swiss Jazz School has currently two departments: * General School: The general school of the Swiss Jazz School offers a semi-professional training in the field of jazz and styles related to jazz. * College department: The college department of the school offers

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in a three years lasting education, which is followed by a two years lasting

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in the subjects teaching jazz, performance or arrangement-composition.

History

In 1967, the Swiss Jazz School was founded on the initiative of two musicians from Bern, Heinz Bigler and Tony Hostettler. The next teachers of the school were

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and

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. In 1972, the Swiss Jazz School became an independent teaching school, which was supported by the city and the

canton of Bern The canton of Bern or Berne (german: Kanton Bern; rm, Chantun Berna; french: canton de Berne; it, Canton Berna) is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. Its capital city, Bern, is also the ''de facto'' capital of Switzerland. ...

. In this year, the school was divided in two departments.

References

{{authority control Music schools in Switzerland Education in Bern Educational institutions established in 1967