Ernie Odoom

Ernie Odoom is a Swiss Vocalist, Saxophonist and Band Leader. He was a co-founder of PPA+ and Rootman which is Thai version of PPA+. Odoom released albums for the band LeBocal, as a vocalist and saxophonist, with his friends since 2002 and developing modern-improvising on his own style.

Odoom won the Prix du Festival at Crest Vocal Jazz competition in 2004 and went on to form the piano-voice duo E'MOW and the progressive pop quartet Liquid Groovement with pianist Michel Wintsch, who is a reference in improvised music in Switzerland. In 2008, Ernie began work with a new trio, The Glenn Ferris Wheel, with Glenn Ferris on trombone and Bruno Rousselet on double bass.

As a founder of Jaydo's Jazz Cafe in Geneva, he is playing jazz music in Geneva and usually appears on European/Asian jazz stages including AMR Jazz Festival (Swiss), Thailand Jazz Conference (Thailand), Saxophone Pub (Thailand), Eden Lounge (Vietnam), Pickwick Pub (Swiss) and Blakat Jam Session in Au Chat Noir (Swiss).

Discography Ernie Odoom began recording his full album in 1991. A list of albums featuring Ernie Odoom :

With Les Tontons Flingueurs Mama Told Me (1991) Voleur de Feu (1995)

With Peeping Tom Peeping Tom (1994)

With Sao Entre Ciel et Terre (1999)

With LeBocal Collectif etc (2002) Oh No !... Just Another Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue ! (2003) Ego (2006) Bist du froh ? (2012)

With Pavel Pesta Re-Bop Quintet Pavel Pesta Re-Bop Quintet (2005)

With Glenn Ferris Wheel Trio ENJA (2009)

With William Parker Essence of Ellington (Centering, 2012) Wood Flute Songs (AUM Fidelity, 2013)

Recordings on his live performances : Just Kidding, Interrogation (1999) PPA+, Live at the Chat Noir (2002) Croon On (2003) L’Ilorkestra (2004) E’MOW (2006)

A list of CD albums that Ernie was invited to be a guest artist : Icare-SaturnSplit-32db (1997) - with Peeping Tom Lili Lazer (1998) - with Brico Jardin Liquid Sand (1999) - with Peeping Tom 16 Nouvelles Aventures (1999) - with Brico Jardin Neuf (2000) - with Sandro en Compagnie Delivering (2004) - with Actaruss 1 Pavel Pesta Re-Bop Quintet (2005) Right Next Door (2006) - with Quartier Lointain