Lucia Cadotsch

Lucia Cadotsch Lucia Cadotsch (born 23 February 1984 in Zurich) is a Swiss vocalist, songwriter and composer based in Berlin.[1] She performs in projects including Speak Low, AKI[2] and LIUN + The Science Fiction Band.[3] Cadotsch received awards including the Swiss Music Prize[4], the German Jazz Award[5] and the ECHO Jazz.[6]

Biography

Lucia Cadotsch was born in Zurich, Switzerland.[7] She studied jazz singing at the Universität der Künste Berlin and at the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen[8].

In the late 2000s, Cadotsch performed with the band Schneeweiss & Rosenrot [9], which released three albums between 2009 and 2012 and toured internationally.[10]

In 2015, Cadotsch founded the trio Speak Low together with bassist Petter Eldh and saxophonist Otis Sandsjö.[11] The group released three albums between 2016 and 2020 and performed internationally, including appearances at the NYC Winter Jazzfest[12] and the London Jazz Festival[13].

Since 2021, Cadotsch has led the quartet AKI[14]. The debut album AKI was released in 2023.[15]

Together with saxophonist and producer Wanja Slavin, Cadotsch leads the project LIUN + The Science Fiction Band.[16] The ensemble combines electronic and acoustic elements and has collaborated with larger ensembles such as the hr-Big Band[17] and the EOS Chamber Orchestra[18].

She has also collaborated with musicians and ensembles including Hayden Chisholm[19], the Lucerne Jazz Orchestra[20] and Yellow Bird.[21]

Honors

  • 2009: Awarded the Grand Prize in the first National Singing Competition New Voices
  • 2012: Recipient of the New German Jazz Prize with 'Schneeweiss & Rosenrot
  • 2017: Awarded an Echo Jazz for her album Speak Low
  • 2021 – German Jazz Award, Vocalist of the Year
  • 2023 – Swiss Music Prize

Discography

As leader

  • Speak Low (Enja/Yellowbird, 2016)
  • Speak Low Renditions (Enja, 2019)[22]
  • LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Time Rewind (Yellowbird, 2019)[23]
  • Speak low II (We Jazz, 2020)[24]
  • LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Lily of the Nile (Heartcore, 2022)[25]
  • Aki (Heartcore, 2023)[26]
  • LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Does It Make You Love Your Life? (Heartcore, 2025)[27]

Collaborations

With Schneeweiss & Rosenrot

  • Salt Crusted Dreams (Calibrated Music, 2009)[28]
  • Pretty Frank (Enja, 2011)[29]
  • Pool (Enja, 2012)

With Yellow Bird

  • Sing (Enja, 2015)
  • Edda Lou (Enja, 2018)[30]

With Ronny Graupe + Kit Downes

  • Newfoundland Tristesse (BMC/Galileo MC, 2025)[31]

References

  1. ^ "Lucia Cadotsch: Der Blues im Himmel über Berlin". Die Presse (in German). 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  2. ^ Rundfunk, Bayerischer (2023-06-09). "Jazzalbum des Monats: Lucia Cadotsch "Aki": Wie geträumt | BR-Klassik". www.br-klassik.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  3. ^ Jazz, All About (2025-05-24). "Lucia Cadotsch Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  4. ^ "Lucia Cadotsch". www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  5. ^ "Ensemble des Jahres". Deutscher Jazzpreis. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  6. ^ "2017 | ECHO Jazz" (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  7. ^ deutschlandfunkkultur.de (2017-02-20). "Lucia Cadotsch Trio "Speak Low" - Kompromissloser Minimalismus". Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  8. ^ Jazz, All About (2025-05-24). "Lucia Cadotsch Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  9. ^ deutschlandfunk.de (2020-09-19). "Die Jazzsängerin Lucia Cadotsch - Schimmernde, mystische Klänge". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  10. ^ "Schneeweiss und Rosenrot". www.jazz-fun.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-04-24. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  11. ^ Fordham, John (2020-11-13). "Lucia Cadotsch: Speak Low II review – jazz standards dissolved and recast". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  12. ^ "2018 LINEUP". Winter Jazzfest. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  13. ^ "Terri Lyne Carrington, Joe Lovano and Lucia Cadotsch added to EFG London Jazz Festival". Jazzwise. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  14. ^ Jazz, All About (2025-05-24). "Lucia Cadotsch Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  15. ^ londonjazz (2023-05-26). "Lucia Cadotsch (with Kit Downes, Phil Donkin, James Maddren) – 'Aki'". London Jazz News. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  16. ^ Grimm, Stephanie (2025-08-02). "Neue Musik aus Berlin: Mantra für den Alltag". Die Tageszeitung: taz (in German). ISSN 0931-9085. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  17. ^ hr-bigband.de (2023-06-20). "54. Deutsches Jazzfestival Frankfurt LIUN + The Science Fiction Band". hr-bigband.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  18. ^ deutschlandfunk.de (2021-03-02). "EOS Kammerorchester & Liun + The Science Fiction Band - Zwischen Jazz, Pop und Sinfonik". Deutschlandfunk (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  19. ^ "Ace Of My Heart, by Hayden Chisholm und Lucerne Jazz Orchestra". Lucerne Jazz Orchestra. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  20. ^ "SJO & Lucia Cadotsch". Swiss Jazz Orchestra (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  21. ^ "Yellow Bird – Quer zum Hipster-Zeitgeist-Jazz – JAZZTHETIK" (in German). Retrieved 2026-05-28.
  22. ^ "bee-flat im PROGR, Bern". bee-flat im PROGR (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  23. ^ Liun And The Science Fiction Band - Time Rewind, 2019, retrieved 2026-01-27
  24. ^ "Lucia Cadotsch: Speak Low II (CD) – jpc.de". www.jpc.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  25. ^ "LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Lily of the Nile - Lucia Cadotsch & Wanja Slavin". www.jazz-fun.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-05-23. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  26. ^ "Aki". luciacadotsch.bandcamp.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  27. ^ "Does It Make You Love Your Life?". Heartcore Records. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  28. ^ Jazz, All About. "Jazz Album: SALT CRUSTED DREAMS / Schneeweiss + Rosenrot by Lucia Cadotsch". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  29. ^ Jazz, All About. "Jazz Album: PRETTY FRANK / Schneeweiss + Rosenrot by Lucia Cadotsch". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  30. ^ "Yellow Bird: Edda Lou (CD) – jpc.de". www.jpc.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
  31. ^ Verlag Axel Stinshoff, Köln. "Jazz thing & Blue Rhythm: News, Rezensionen, Konzerte, Festivals, Jazz in Fernsehen und Radio". Jazz, Zeitschriften, Rezensionen, Nachrichten, Termine (in German). Retrieved 2026-01-27.
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