Joan Jordi Oliver (1994) is a saxophonist, composer, producer, and artistic director from Mallorca based in Zurich, Switzerland. His artistic practice brings together traditional instruments, analogue devices, and digital electronic transformations to explore sound beyond stylistic boundaries. His work spans albums, concert pieces, and audiovisual projects, seeking a distinctive voice at the intersection of ambient music, minimalism, free improvisation, contemporary music, and experimental electronics.
His artistic practice has gained a strong international presence, with performances in 24 countries across Europe, North and South America, and Asia. He has appeared in renowned classical concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Victoria Hall in Geneva, and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, as well as in legendary underground venues including ISSUE Project Room in New York and SuperDeluxe in Tokyo.
He has contributed to numerous recording projects across contemporary and experimental music and has released three electronic ambient albums of his own music: Enlaire (Total Silence, 2021), Transit (EndTitles, 2022), and Sempre Encara (Florina Cassettes, 2024).
Alongside his artistic output, Oliver has become increasingly active in the Swiss experimental and contemporary music scenes as a curator and artistic director. Through the platform STROM, he organizes numerous events devoted to experimental music. Its main project, the concert series Strom am Mittag, has presented monthly concerts of electronic music in sacred spaces without interruption since 2021. From 2024 to 2026, he serves as Artistic Director of Ensemble TaG, a musical collective in Winterthur with more than thirty years of history dedicated to the creation and presentation of new music. Beginning in summer 2026, he will assume the role of Co-Artistic Director of Collegium Novum Zürich, as well as Coordinator of Contemporary Music at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK).
Joan Jordi Oliver | Musician 