about | Eliane Amherd

BIO

RETRO GLOBAL JAZZ

NYC - Swiss singer, guitarist and songwriter plays her elegant mix of jazzy retro pop and infectious world music grooves all over the world. Her melodies and lyrics are fresh like the Swiss alps and cosmopolitan like NYC.

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Eliane is a genre-busting singer, guitarist and songwriter. Born in Switzerland and based in NYC, she has performed in clubs and festivals from Buenos Aires to Berlin, Bangkok to Beijing, and everywhere in between. Combining Jazz, Latin, African and Brazilian rhythms with funky grooves and retro pop, she creates a sophisticated sound all her own. You can find her original music on Netflix, in several award-winning series, and on international broadcasts. Her melodies and lyrics are as fresh as the Swiss Alps where she was raised, taking you on a voyage from the stunning vineyards of Switzerland to New York City’s canyons of steel.

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A graduate from The New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music New York, Eliane is an international touring singer, guitarist and songwriter. She performas as a leader or as a featured artist in New York’s premiere clubs and in Festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival, Unplugged Festival in Zermatt, Festival da Jazz St. Mortiz and Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Mondo.NYC Festival, International Festival in Hong Kong, Beijing Nine Gate Jazz Festival, Beishan International Festival in Zhuhai, Jazzmandu Festival in Kathmandu, Giant Steppes of Jazz Festival in Mongolia, Yangon World Music Festival in Myanmar, Festival de la Francophonie in Cairo, Lima, Sri Lanka and has toured in 27 countries so far.

She composed, arranged and produced her albums "La Dégustation", “Skylines” and “Now and from Now on” which continue to receive great press reviews and have topped the play lists of several US Radio Stations, as well as the Swiss Miss Sampler “heimweh”, featuring renown Swiss artists. In 2013 she was a candidate of the first edition of "the Voice of Switzerland” and in 2017 she was the runner up for "best Singer Songwriter in Switzerland" at the Montreux Jazz Festival. She plays guitar in several NYC bands and collaborated with greats such as Randy Brecker, Marcus Strickland, Bashiri Johnson, Bill Ware, Hagar Ben Ari to name a few. In 2015 she was the musical director of the "OrchExtra Gottardo" at the World Expo Milano, Italy, and in 2010 she was the first recipient of the "Musik Pro" award from the canton Valais, Switzerland. Eliane's original songs can be heard on the Netflix series "An astrological guide to broken hearts", and on several award winning series.

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Singer, guitarist and songwriter Eliane Amherd is a true cosmopolitan artist: Born in Switzerland, she lives in New York, and it is that city’s savvy multicultural energy that most influences the unique sound of her original compositions: jazzy, groovy and rooted in African, Brazilian and Latin music. Inventive, enchanted yet earthy. Amherd is an equally talented composer/lyricist whose words and music are as refreshing as the air of the Swiss Alps where she was raised.

A graduate from The New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music, she performs as a leader or a featured artist in New York’s premiere clubs like SOB's, Birdland, Blue Note, Nublu, BAM, BBKing and tours in North- and South America, Canada, Europe and Asia, where she appeared in international Festivals in China, Thailand, the Philippines, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Mongolia, e.g., International Festival in Hong Kong, Beijing Nine Gate Jazz Festival, Shenzhen OCT Loft Festival, Beishan International Festival in Zhuhai, Jazzmandu Festival in Kathmandu, Giant Steppes of Jazz Festival in Mongolia, Yangon World Music Festival in Myanmar, Unplugged Festival in Zermatt, Festival da Jazz St. Moritz, Montreux Jazz Festival and Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Mondo.NYC Festival with Swiss Live Talents.

In 2023 she was commissioned to compose the song “Viola” for the reception of the Swiss Bundespresident 2024 Viola Amherd. The live performance was featured in the Swiss National news. Her albums "La Dégustation" - a musical wine tasting", “Now and from Now on” and "Skylines" which are broadcast internationally, continue to receive great press reviews and have topped the play list of several US Radio Stations. Eliane also arranged and produced the Swiss Miss Sampler “heimweh”, featuring reknown Swiss artists like Eliana Burki, Nubya, Gigi Moto, Corin Curschellas, Mia Aegerter etc. This recording has earned her many great press reviews, interviews on Swiss national radio stations, like an appearance on the popular Swiss talk show "Aeschbacher".

In 2013 she was a candidate of the first edition of "the Voice of Switzerland" on Swiss National TV. In 2017 she was the runner up for "best Singer Songwriter in Switzerland" at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Eliane is the initiator, founding member and musical director 2010 - 2020 of the "Frauenstimmen Festival" in Brig, Switzerland, which received the Special Culture Award of the Canton Valais in 2025. In 2015 she was the musical director of the "OrchExtra Gottardo" at the Expo Milano, Italy. In 2010 she was the first recipient of the MUSIK PRO award from the Kulturrat Kanton Wallis.

Eliane's original songs can be heard on the Netflix series "An astrological guide to broken hearts", on the award winning web series "Constance Cooks" and the award winning movie “Approaching Union Square” by filmmaker Marc Meyers. She plays guitar in the Pacha Massive video “don’t let go“ on MTV, appears on the Swiss National TV SRF production “A Night at the Apollo” and her voice is featured on Jeremy Mage's song "Slippery Light" which aired on the NBC hit TV series "Lipstick Jungle".

Eliane plays at Embassies around the globe including performances at the Festival de la Francophonie in Egypt and Peru, the European Languages Day Festival in Sri Lanka and New York, the settimana della lingua italiana in Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, China, the US an more. She entertained companies like Bvlgari, Time Warner Cable, C.F. Bucherer, Baloise, MySwitzerland Tourism and major events like the World Expo 2015 in Milan, the Soiree Suisse at the Swiss Embassy in Washington DC, the reopening of the Silverstein Building at the World Trade Center (alongside Lou Reed, Susan Vega, and the Brazilian Girls), the opening of the Swiss Business Hub in Hong Kong, the 20th anniversary of Switzerland in the United Nations in NYC, the reception of Swiss Bundespresident.

Eliane plays guitar in different NYC bands and has worked with greats such as Randy Brecker, Marcus Strickland, Bashiri Johnson, Bill Ware, Hagar Ben Ari, appears on many albums of fellow musicians and DJ’s as a featured singer or guitarist, and performs with the best musicians NYC has to offer like Rosa Avila, Yoshi Waki, Amanda Ruzza, Jacqueline Acevedo and many more.

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RETRO GLOBAL JAZZ

Die NYC - Walliser Sängerin, Gitarristin und Songwriterin Eliane Amherd spielt ihren originellen Mix aus Jazz, Retro - Pop und sprühenden world music grooves in New Yorks heissesten Clubs, auf internationalen Bühnen und Festivals. Ihre Melodien und Texte sind so frisch wie die Walliser Alpen und so global wie NYC.

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Die Walliser Sängerin, Gitarristin und Songwriterin Eliane Amherd mit Wahlheimat NYC tritt in Clubs und an internationalen Festivals von Buenos Aires bis Berlin, Bangkok bis Peking und überall dazwischen auf. Auch stilistisch ist sie eine Pendlerin zwischen Welten - Jazz, Latin und Brasilianische Rhythmen prägen ihren anspruchsvollen Global - Retro Pop Sound. Elianes Kompositionen sind auf Netflix und in verschiedenen preisgekrönten Serien zu hören. Ihre Melodien und Texte entführen das Publikum auf eine Reise von den atemberaubenden Walliser Weinbergen bis zu den urbanen Stahl Schluchten New Yorks.

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Die Walliser - New Yorker Sängerin, Gitarristin und Songwriterin Eliane Amherd ist Absolventin der New School University for Jazz and Contemporary Music und tritt in New Yorks berühmtesten Clubs auf. Sie tourt durch Nord- und Südamerika, Europa und Asien und trat unter anderem am Internationalen Festival in Hongkong, Jazzmandu Festival in Kathmandu, dem Giant Steppes of Jazz Festival Mongolei, Yangon World Music Festival in Myanmar, Unplugged Festival in Zermatt, Montreux Jazz Festival, Festival da Jazz St. Moritz, Ascona Jazz Festival und Mondo.NYC Festival auf. Auch stilistisch ist sie eine Pendlerin zwischen Welten - Jazz, Latin und Brasilianische Rhythmen prägen ihren anspruchsvollen Global - Retro Pop Sound. Ihre Melodien und Texte entführen das Publikum auf eine Reise von den atemberaubenden Walliser Weinbergen bis zu den urbanen Stahl Schluchten New Yorks.

Sie komponierte, arrangierte und produzierte ihre Alben La Dégustation, Skylines und Now and from Now on, die hervorragende Kritiken erhielten und in den Top 10 mehrerer US-Radiosender landeten, sowie das Album Swiss Miss heimweh mit namhaften Schweizer Künstlerinnen. 2013 war sie Kandidatin der ersten Ausgabe von The Voice of Switzerland und 2017 war sie Runner up der Montreux Jazz Festival Best Singer-Songwriter in Switzerland Competition. Sie spielt Gitarre in mehreren New Yorker Bands und hat mit Größen wie Marcus Strickland, Bashiri Johnson, Bill Ware und Randy Brecker zusammengearbeitet. 2015 war sie musikalische Leiterin des OrchExtra Gottardo an der World Expo in Milano und von 2010 - 2020 war sie die musikalische Leiterin der Frauenstimmen Festivals in Brig. Elianes Songs sind in der Netflix-Serie An astrological guide to broken hearts und in mehreren preisgekrönten Webserien zu hören.

TOURS & Accolades

International Tours: Eliane Amherd is a touring musician and has performed in Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Slovenia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand and the USA.

Notable Festivals: Montreux Jazz Festival Switzerland, MondoNYC Festival, Giant Steppes of Jazz Festival Mongolia, Yangon World Music Festival Myanmar, JazzMandu Festival Nepal, Hong Kong International Festival, Beishan International Festival Zuhai, Nine Gate Festival Beijing, Festival Da Jazz St. Moritz, Ascona Jazz Festival, Zermatt Unplugged Festival Switzerland, Festival de la Francophonie in Egypt, Peru, Festival de la Lingua Italiana in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Panama, Festival European Language Days in NYC, Sri Lanka…

Notable NYC Clubs: City Vineyard, Birdland, Jazz Standard, BAM, Blue Note, Joe’s Pub, Cutting Room, Gramercy Theatre, BBKings, SOB’s, Zinc Bar, Nublu, Subrosa, Rockwood Music Hall, Brooklyn Bowl, PangeaNYC, Jazz Wahi, Room623, Shrine, Cafe Wha?, Groove, Superfine, Bembe, Club Bonafide, Silvanas, DROM, Cornelias Street Café, Knitting Factory …

Notable Events: Eliane has played for Embassies around the world and for organizations like the United Nations, events like the Milan World Expo, the Soirée Suisse in Washington DC and companies like Bvlgari, Time Warner Cable, C.F. Bucherer, Baloise, MySwitzerland Tourism, Swiss Wine and Swiss Wine Valais…

TV, Movies, Web : Eliane's original music is on Netflix "An astrological guide to broken hearts", on the award winning web series “Constance Cooks”, the award winning movie “Approaching Union Square” by filmmaker Marc Meyers. She appears on the Pacha Massive video “don’t let go“ on MTV, on the Swiss National TV SRF production “A Night at the Apollo” and on Jeremy Mage's song "Slippery Light" for the NBC hit TV series "Lipstick Jungle".

She was a candidate on the Voice of Switzerland, a finalist on the Montreux Jazz Festival Singer Songwriter competition and a Ted X speaker. Eliane has been the musical director of the Frauenstimmen Festival featuring female acts in Brig, Switzerland and was the first recipient of the MusikPro award of the canton Valais Switzerland.

CV Curiculum Vitae

2026

Cairo Egypt, Festival de la Francophonie

Lima Peru, Festival de la Francophonie and Tour with Gabriel Alegria Afro Peruvian Jazz Sextett

Japan, Concert Tour Chiba, Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe

Concerts and Festivals in Switzerland including Gängjer Kulturtäg

Concerts in NYC including Birdland Theater

2025

Switzerland and Germany Tour including

Festival da Jazz St. Moritz, Dolce Riviera Festival Montreux …

Swiss Mission to the United Nations

United Nations NYC

Whats Playing NYC Festival

Fort Greene Park Jazz Festival NYC

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