BIOGRAPHY
Double bass player, 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 such icons as Esperanza Spalding, Charles Mingus and Boris Vian, this rising star of Swiss jazz transforms her personal diary into an original musical adventure. Polyamory, chronic insomnia and pesto recipes come together in compositions that are both personal and universal.
Her mischievous melodies, combining double bass and vocals, gain in intensity thanks to the talent of his faithful ‘knodisciples’: Chloé Marsigny on bass clarinet and effects, and Vincent Andreae on drums.
Since January 2024, KNOBIL has played around a hundred concerts in a number of prestigious venues, including: Jazz à Vienne 2025, Studio de l’Ermitage 2024, Montreux Jazz 2024, Cully Jazz 2025, Studio 104 France Musique 2025.
2024: Winner of the Leenaards Cultural Scholarship
2024: Winner of the Crest Jazz Vocal Competition
2024: Winner Swiss Diagonales Jazz
2024: Nominated for the M4Music Awards
2023: Finalist in the ZKB Jazzpreis Swiss National Competition
2023: Finalist Women in European Jazz Competition
2023: Winner Langnau Jazz Nights Competition
2023: Winner M4Music New Jazz Showcase
2022: Winner Friedlwald Scholarship
2021: Winner Montreux Jazz Academy
2020: Finalist Tremplin Jazz Contrebande
“A complete artist. Territories that belong to her alone. Her musical universe is original, whimsical, committed, modern and firmly rooted in its time.”
Nathalie Piolé
France Musique
“A subtle manifesto for respect of differences.”
Jazz News
– AGENDA –
26.04.25: Ebullition – Bulle/ CH
09.05.25: Les Disquaires – Paris/ CH
15.05.25: Le Singe – Bienne/ CH
17.05.25: La Nuit de tous les Jazz – Crest/ FR
22.05.25: Schaffhausen Jazz Festival/ CH
05.06.25: CCL – Saint Imier/ CH
06.06.25: RKC – Vevey/ CH
04.07.25: Festival de la Cité – Lausanne/ CH (création spéciale)
05.07.25: Cité Bleue, Nuit Bleue Jazz – Genève/ CH (supporting Tigran Hamasyan)
18.07.25: Boulevard du Jazz à Melle/ FR
29.07.25: Crest Jazz/ FR (large ensemble)
14.08.25: Alpentöne – Altdorf/ CH
03.09.24: Jazz Chur/ CH
CONTACTS
Label:
Unit Records
info@unitrecords.com
Management, booking and presse CH + EUR:
GousseS ProductionS
goussesproductions@gmail.com
Booking FR: Fanny Prévet – Vif Tour
fanny@vif-tour.com
Tel: +33 (0)6 09 02 70 13
Press Releations FR:
Juliette Poitrenaud | Nardis Agency
+33(0)6 30 80 02 62
juliettepoitrenaud@gmail.com
Press Relations DE-AT-EUR:
Judith Kobus | Cubus Music
info@cubus-music.de