bconnected – biography

Founded in 1994 by the swiss guitarist Eugene Montenero, “bconnected” knew since its creation, to preserve a strong identity.

In November 2007, the 7th record « TABULA RASA » comes to confirm the strong will of the band to be leaded towards new musical horizons, by introducing sonorities there coming from Asia and North Africa.

With already 16 years of experience, the band is in its full maturity, each one being able to feel in the direction which it wishes and with the intention to bring to the collective new connections. Because of this opening mind towards the world, bconnected is in perpetual evolution but keeping its roots in the tradition of the jazz music.

Their individual background is impressive and the musical assessment group is tight. The 7 records carried out of 16 years of career mark a beautiful regularity. One can still add tours in China from 1994 to 2010, concerts in various areas of the world, from Lausanne to Shanghai, some prestigious festivals such as Montreux Jazz Festival, Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai Jazz Week Festival, International Festival of the Arts, Kunming, Hong-Kong International Jazz Festival, JZ Jazz Festival Shanghai, Beijing Nine Gates Jazz Festival, Backstage Live Jazz Club Hong-Kong, JZ Club Shanghai, Pridi Jazz Club Nanjing, Forestry University Nanjing, Dalian University, Chengdu High School College, Dali Basket Ball Stadium, Chongqing Arena, Kunming Art Center, Kunming Theater, among many others, the band consolidated its reputation in Asia for over 12 years now