Guitarist, composer and historian Werner Tian Fischer is best known for his work in contemporary jazz, fusion, and pop. Blessed with technical fluency and a nuanced sense for chord voicings, he combines a deep understanding of jazz with influences from various genres, creating his own distinctive sound. Laden with hooks and grooves, his music draws on the tradition of the masters but is anchored in the here and now - just bluesy and gritty enough to not alienate larger audiences.
"Guitarist Werner Fischer demonstrated his skills in the field of background soundscapes. He often created these with sustained notes or briefly played motives and let them - sometimes like broken-off sentences - lie beautifully in the room and fade away gently. As a result, light yet powerful moods were left behind. His solos impressed with their distinctive dynamics and constructional creativity." (Marcel Hegetschweiler, Zürichsee-Zeitung).
Over the past three decades, he has collaborated with numerous artists from all parts of the globe and released a string of albums on Altrisuoni/PBR Records, showcasing his versatile guitar skills and innovative compositions with his jazz units TRAVELOGUE, All Standard Guitars, Fishberger's Fancy, or The Sam Trümpy Memorial - his transatlantic octet.
Final Call by CROWNFISHER is his latest collaboration with lyricist Jan Krohn and singer Lena Nova.
Fischer has performed in over one thousand concerts and provided his musical services to more than fifty recording sessions, published several books and articles on the History of Jazz, and also 'Chinese Soul', a pop novella based on his Chinese experience.
