The introduction to John Coltranes´ music was a turning point in my life – until that moment I hadn´t realised that music would affect my life so immensly.

• 1954 born in Zürich
• 1976/81 studies at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern
• 1983 stay in Brasil. Meets Hermeto Pascoal
• 1984 plays in Swiss Rythm&Blues Band Lazy Poker
• 1985 moves to Frankfurt, Germany
• 1987 starts teaching at the FMW
• 1988 forms Daniel Guggenheim Group
• 1990 first CD with originals a.o. with Jasper van´t Hof
• 1992 Southamericatour and recordings in Rio a.o. with Hermeto Pascoal
• 1994/95 stay in New York
• 1996 CD recordings and tour in europe “N.Y. Quartet”
• 2003/4 concerts and DVD with popstars Nena and Udo Lindenberg
• 2005 tour and CD with Peter Madsen, Sean Smith and Gerald Cleaver
• 2006 birth of “The Hip”
• 2007 Konzerte mit “The Hip” und Daniel Guggenheim Quartett
• 2008 Tour in Argentina with Ale Demogli
• 2009 playes at “Deutschen Jazzfestival”
• 2010 CD with Natalya Karmazin, Concerts with John Tchicai
• 2011 becomes member of “Grandsheiks” , “United Colours of Bessungen”
• 2012 Europetour and CD with “The New York Quartet”
• 2013 release of their 2nd CD "Beyond Moments and Time"
• 2014 - 2018 tours with "The New York Quartet", "Grandsheiks" and "Jazz gegen Apartheid"
• 2018 formates a new "Daniel Guggenheim Quartet"
• 2021 recording of a CD with "Daniel Guggenheim Quartet
• 2022 release of "red orange and blue" ( may 27 )

to be continued …