Bernese musician Tobias Jundt is known for his eccentricity and volatility. He traces his musical origins back to his home town of Bern, where he became involved in jazz and composition. In Berlin in 2006 he created Bonaparte, a group of varying sizes of which he is the only permanent member. Staged around the world, his off-the-wall performances contain elements of circus, cabaret and punk music. He will on Saturday, the 23rd of March create in Zurich a very special Gelinaz performance together with the accomplished Swiss chef Markus Stöckle. What does Tobias have to say about it?
What does music mean to you?
Music is the language by which, I can give the world a heartfelt reuniting hug, a sweet kiss on the cheek to say good morning, shake its sweaty old hand to ask a question and show it the middle finger telling it to fuck off… all within two and half minutes.
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If your music was a film, what film would it be and why?
Probably somewhere between an old roll of Fellini’s “8 1/2” that’s eaten away by sulphur fumes, hand-coloured by a child that ate way too much candy and played back at double speed – and maybe Cinema Paradiso.
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What about food? What does food mean to you and what kind of food do you enjoy?
Food and drinks are the “other” all-encompassing essence of life, that makes us feel at home in the most distant places. When served well, it is the art that makes me moan most inappropriately in public places – and that’s totally okay with every bite and sip of it.
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Why do you like Markus’ food and how does it connect with your music?
Markus is an alchemist, he is always searching for some new layer behind another layer. And he is a historian looking deep into the past and trying to reinterpret that for the future. At the same time he is also a child holding a not-so-metaphorical pink helium balloon and enjoys spreading a lot of fun amongst his guests and friends slapping some culinary – in this case metaphorical – butts. I think my approach to making music is very similar. Voila.
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If the Gelinaz event you are creating together would be a film, which film would it be? What should your guest expect?
It would be a cross between Georges Méliès’ “Voyage Dans La Lune” and David Bowie’s “Labyrinth”. Or something Buster Keaton would have made, if he was still alive today. I hope Markus will say something completely different, in the best case, contradictory. As far as expectations go: that’s a slippery slope. Dear guest, may you embark on a sensual culinary journey accompanied by magical sounds and silly songs by yours truly – in short: an evening of a lifetime well spent.
Do you have a message for Andrea Petrini?
“You know Andrea, I sometimes wonder if we’ll ever discover the meaning of it all…”
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And a message for your guests?
Come with an open mind and an empty belly!
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