Born in Zürich, Switzerland on August 3, 1971, Nik Bärtsch is a pianist,
composer, and producer. Outside of music, he is also passionate about oriental
philosophy. His debut album, Ritual Groove Music (recorded with his band
Mobile), was released in 2001 and revealed an artist unafraid to mix a jazz
groove with more experimental and repetitive tendencies. His next album was a
solo effort entitled Hishiryo: Piano Solo (2002). Bärtsch then formed a ‘zen
funk’ band called Ronin, releasing the Randori album, also in 2002. Over the
next 16 years, he would release a total of eight albu...