Lucia Cadotsch Lucia Cadotsch (born 23 February 1984 in Zurich) is a Swiss vocalist, songwriter and composer based in Berlin. She performs in projects including Speak Low, AKI and LIUN + The Science Fiction Band. Cadotsch received awards including the Swiss Music Prize, the German Jazz Award and the ECHO Jazz.
Biography Lucia Cadotsch was born in Zurich, Switzerland. She studied jazz singing at the Universität der Künste Berlin and at the Rytmisk Musikkonservatorium in Copenhagen.
In the late 2000s, Cadotsch performed with the band Schneeweiss & Rosenrot , which released three albums between 2009 and 2012 and toured internationally.
In 2015, Cadotsch founded the trio Speak Low together with bassist Petter Eldh and saxophonist Otis Sandsjö. The group released three albums between 2016 and 2020 and performed internationally, including appearances at the NYC Winter Jazzfest and the London Jazz Festival.
Since 2021, Cadotsch has led the quartet AKI. The debut album AKI was released in 2023.
Together with saxophonist and producer Wanja Slavin, Cadotsch leads the project LIUN + The Science Fiction Band. The ensemble combines electronic and acoustic elements and has collaborated with larger ensembles such as the hr-Big Band and the EOS Chamber Orchestra.
She has also collaborated with musicians and ensembles including Hayden Chisholm, the Lucerne Jazz Orchestra and Yellow Bird.
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) LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Time Rewind (Yellowbird, 2019) Speak low II (We Jazz, 2020) LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Lily of the Nile (Heartcore, 2022) Aki (Heartcore, 2023) LIUN + The Science Fiction Band - Does It Make You Love Your Life? (Heartcore, 2025)
Collaborations With Schneeweiss & Rosenrot Salt Crusted Dreams (Calibrated Music, 2009) Pretty Frank (Enja, 2011) Pool (Enja, 2012)
With Yellow Bird Sing (Enja, 2015) Edda Lou (Enja, 2018) With Ronny Graupe + Kit Downes
Newfoundland Tristesse (BMC/Galileo MC, 2025)
References
External links
Lust des Erreichten Die Zeit 20 December 2014