Mephista Ocre Mark Feldman / Sylvie Courvoisier Herb Robertson NY Downtown Allstars Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman Quartet Sylvie Courvoisier Quintetto Michel Godard Quartet Sylvie Courvoisier Trio TST Phantom Orchard Ensemble VWCR Winged Serpents Transatlantic Trance Map
Born in Lausane, Switzerland, she studied at the Conservatory in Montreux and in Lausanne (piano, composition, conducting) until 1994.
Since 1997, she performs regularly in duo with violinist Mark Feldman.
She moved to New York in 1998 where she currently resides.
ALBUMS
Sylvie Courvoisier, Mary Halvorson
Bone Bells
2025, CD, Album, Pyroclastic Records
Marc Stucki, Sylvie Courvoisier
Blue False Indigo
2025, CD, Album, Anuk
Jerome Deupree / Sylvie Courvoisier / Lester St. Louis / Joe Morris
Canyon
2025, 2xCD, Album, Fundacja Słuchaj!
Sylvie Courvoisier
To Be Other-wise
2024, CD, Album, Intakt Records, 
,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier & Cory Smythe
The Rite Of Spring — Spectre D'un Songe
2023, CD, Album, Pyroclastic Records
Sylvie Courvoisier
Chimaera
2023, 2x CD, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Ivo Perelman With Aaron Parks, Agustí Fernandez, Aruán Ortiz, Angelica Sanchez, Craig Taborn, Dave Burrell, Marilyn Crispell, Sylvie Courvoisier, Vijay Iyer
Brass And Ivory Tales
2021, 9xCD, Ltd, Fundacja Słuchaj!, 
,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Sylvie Courvoisier / Mary Halvorson
Searching For The Disappeared Hour
2021, CD, Album, Pyroclastic Records, 
,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Ellery Eskelin, Vincent Courtois, Sylvie Courvoisier
From The Archives - Live In NYC, 2007
2021, 3xFile, WAV, Not On Label (Ellery Eskelin Self-released)
Courvoisier* • Rothenberg* • Sartorius*
Lockdown
2021
Ingrid Laubrock - Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Feldman - Tom Rainey
TISM
2019, CD, Album, Rogueart
Alfred Vogel, Sylvie Courvoisier
Pulse
2019, 8xFile, WAV, Album, Boomslang Records
Sylvie Courvoisier, Jacques Demierre
Hoodoos
2019, 2xFile, WAV, Album, Catalytic Sound
VWCR : Ken Vandermark · Nate Wooley · Sylvie Courvoisier · Tom Rainey
Noise Of Our Time
2018, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier / Mary Halvorson
Crop Circles
2017, CD, Album, Relative Pitch Records, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Ned Rothenberg, Mark Feldman, Sylvie Courvoisier
In Cahoots
2016, CD, Album, Clean Feed
Corsano* / Courvoisier* / Wooley*
Salt Task
2016, CD, Album, Relative Pitch Records
Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman - Ikue Mori - Evan Parker
Miller's Tale
2016
Evan Parker & Sylvie Courvoisier
Either Or And
2014, CD, Album, Relative Pitch Records, 
,
, Free Improvisation
Erik Friedlander - Ikue Mori - Sylvie Courvoisier
Claws And Wings
2013, CD, Album, Skipstone Records
Erik Friedlander - Ikue Mori - Sylvie Courvoisier
Haunted
2013, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Ikue Mori, Simon Balestrazzi, Sylvie Courvoisier, Alessandro Olla, Maja S. K. Ratkje
Treasure Hunt
2012, CD, Album, TiConZero, 
,
, Abstract/Experimental
Lotte Anker / Sylvie Courvoisier / Ikue Mori
Alien Huddle
2008, CD, Album, Intakt Records
Ellery Eskelin, Sylvie Courvoisier
Every So Often
2008, CD, Album, Prime Source
Vincent Courtois, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ellery Eskelin
As Soon As Possible
2008, CD, Album, C.A.M. Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier
Signs And Epigrams
2007, CD, Album, Tzadik
Sylvie Courvoisier
Lonelyville
2007, CD, Album, Intakt Records, ,
, Avantgarde/Contemporary
Mark Nauseef / Ikue Mori / Sylvie Courvoisier / Walter Quintus
Albert
2006, CD, Album, Leo Records
Sylvie Courvoisier
Abaton
2003, 2x CD, 
,
, Free Improvisation/Avant-garde Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier / Joëlle Léandre / Susie Ibarra
Passaggio
2002, CD, Album, Intakt Records
Sylvie Courvoisier / Ocre
Y2K
2000, CD, Album, Enja Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier & Jacques Demierre
Deux Pianos
2000, CD, Album, Intakt Records, ,
, Free Improvisation
Lucas Niggli & Sylvie Courvoisier
Lavin
1999, CD, Album, Intakt Records
Sylvie Courvoisier + Mark Nauseef
Birds Of A Feather
1997, CD, Album, Unit Records (2)
Sylvie Courvoisier
Ocre
1997
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
Free Hoops
2020, CD, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Feldman*
Time Gone Out
2019
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
D'Agala
2017, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
Double Windsor
2014, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
Sylvie Courvoisier Mark Feldman Quartet* With Scott Colley And Billy Mintz
Birdies For Lulu
2014
Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman Quartet
To Fly To Steal
2010, CD, Album, Intakt Records, ,
, Free Improvisation/Contemporary Jazz/Free Jazz
Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier*
Oblivia
2010, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Free Improvisation
Mark Feldman
Book Of Tells (Five Pieces For String Quartet)
2001, CD, Album, Enja Nova
Mark Feldman / Sylvie Courvoisier
Music For Violin And Piano
1999, CD, Album, Avant, 
,
, Post-Modern/Contemporary
Transatlantic Trance Map
Marconi's Drift
2024, CD, Album, False Walls, 
,
, Free Improvisation/Experimental
Winged Serpents
Six Encomiums for Cecil Taylor
2018, CD, Album, Tzadik
Phantom Orchard Ensemble
Through The Looking-Glass
2014, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Experimental/Contemporary Jazz/Free Improvisation
Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman Quartet
Hôtel Du Nord
2011, CD, Album, Intakt Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Herb Robertson NY Downtown Allstars
Real Aberration
2007, 2xCD, Album, Clean Feed
Herb Robertson NY Downtown Allstars
Elaboration
2005, CD, Album, Clean Feed, 
,
, Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Mephista
Entomological Reflections
2004, CD, Tzadik, ,
, Abstract/Experimental
Mephista
Black Narcissus
2002, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Abstract/Experimental
Michel Godard Quartet
Una Mora
1996, CD, Album, Label Hopi
TST
Le Tout Sur Le Tout
1995, CD, Album, MGB (2), Musiques Suisses
Sylvie Courvoisier Quintetto
Sauvagerie Courtoise
1994, CD, Album, Unit Records (2), ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
APPEARANCES +
Patricia Brennan
Of The Near And Far
2025, CD, Album, Pyroclastic Records
Ned Rothenberg
Crossings Four
2023, CD, Album, Clean Feed, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation
Ikue Mori
Tracing The Magic
2022, CD, Album, Tzadik
Mark Feldman
Sounding Point
2021, CD, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
Nate Wooley
Mutual Aid Music
2021
Fred Frith
All Is Always Now (Fred Frith Live At The Stone)
2019, 3xCD, Album, Intakt Records
Nate Wooley
Battle Pieces 4
2019, CD, Album, Relative Pitch Records
VWCR
Moulin Vert Improvisations
2019, 4xFile, WAV, Album, Catalytic Artist Album
Mark Nauseef
All In All In All
2018, CD, Album, Relative Pitch Records
Ikue Mori
Obelisk
2017, CD, Album, Tzadik
Nate Wooley
Battle Pieces 2
2017
Ken Vandermark
Momentum 1: Stone
2016, 6xCD + Box, Ltd, Num, Audiographic Records, ,
, Free Jazz/Free Improvisation
IJ.Biermann*, Kai Miedendorp & Maja S. K. Ratkje
Voice – Sculpting Sound with Maja S. K. Ratkje
2015, DVD-V, Multichannel, 5.1, Myrland Films, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz/Free Improvisation/Modern Classical/Experimental/Free Jazz/Contemporary
Various
The NYFA Collection, Volume Two
2015, CD, Album, Innova Recordings
Nate Wooley
Battle Pieces
2015
Sylvie Courvoisier - Mark Feldman Duo*
Live At Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne
2013, CD, Album, Intakt Records, ,
, Free Improvisation
Various
Unlimited 23
2011, DVDr, DVD-V, PAL, PanRec, ,
, Free Jazz/Punk/Free Improvisation
Erik Friedlander
50 Miniatures For Improvising Quintet
2010, CD, Album, Skipstone Records, ,
, Contemporary Jazz
John Zorn
Dictée Liber Novus
2010, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
John Zorn
Femina
2009, CD, ,
, Contemporary/Experimental
John Zorn - Mark Feldman And Sylvie Courvoisier*
Malphas (Book Of Angels Volume 3)
2006, CD, Album, Tzadik
Earle Brown
Folio And Four Systems
2006, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Contemporary/Experimental
Okkyung Lee
Nihm
2005, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Experimental/Contemporary
Jacques Goldstein
Jungle Blue
2005, DVD-V, La Huit
Various
Irving Stone Memorial Concert
2004, 2xCD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz
John Zorn - Mark Feldman / Sylvie Courvoisier
Masada Recital
2004, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Avant-garde Jazz
John Zorn
Voices In The Wilderness
2003, 2xCD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Free Jazz/Fusion/Swing/Avantgarde/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Great Jewish Music: Sasha Argov
2003, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Bossa Nova/Reggae/Pop Rock/J-pop/Avantgarde/Tango/Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio, Anaïs Prosaïc
Abaton
2003
John Zorn
Cobra
2002, CD, Album, Tzadik, ,
, Free Jazz
Various
Live At Tonic Volume I 1999 To 2002
2002, CD, Album, Ltd, Tonic (2), ,
, Avantgarde/Free Funk/Free Improvisation/Contemporary Jazz
Various
Jazz VII Swiss Music
2018, CD, Comp, Promo, Prohelvetia
Various
Mózg 5 Lat
2000, CD, Comp, Ltd, Muzyka z Mózgu
John Zorn
Dictée Liber Novus
2010
John Zorn
Femina
2009