Jazz, live

Jazz quartet with guests

Simon & the Cats

Style

Hard bop

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Quartet, with guests

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Jazz from Zurich, for events all over Switzerland. A quartet led by bassist Simon Hefti.

Gigs

Next gig

New dates go up here as soon as they are confirmed.

  • 27 Nov 2026

    Private event

    Zurich

Planning an event with live music?

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Listen

Live at the Kanzlei, Zurich

A medley from our concert at the Kanzlei, as a quartet. Or the full set: six tunes, just over 30 minutes.

Play medley Watch the full set 31 min

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The band

Four cats and their guests

Simon came up with the name. Nobody objected.

  • Simon Hefti at the double bass, holding a microphone

    Double bass, bandleader

    Simon Hefti

  • Fabian Müller playing alto saxophone

    Alto saxophone

    Fabian Müller

  • Markus Roth playing guitar

    Guitar

    Markus Roth

  • Alexander Otth playing drums

    Drums

    Alexander Otth

Guests

On some nights, guests join in on vocals, trumpet and tenor saxophone.

  • Lukas Hefti singing into the microphone

    Vocals

    Lukas Hefti

  • Jörg Zimmermann playing trumpet

    Trumpet

    Jörg Zimmermann

  • Andrej Vckovski playing tenor saxophone

    Tenor saxophone

    Andrej Vckovski

Booking

Live music for your event

Book a jazz band in Zurich and all over Switzerland: as a quartet or with guests, for corporate events, parties, receptions and bars.

So we can send you a quote quickly, tell us:

  1. 1Date and approximate time
  2. 2Venue and type of event
  3. 3Number of guests
  4. 4Line-up: quartet, with vocals, trumpet or tenor saxophone on request

Write to

info@simonandthecats.ch

We will get back to you right away.