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Jazz Willisau – McCoy Tyner Sextet

Artist: Niklaus Troxler
Year: 1980
Size: 128 x 90 cm / 50.4 x 35.4″
Price: CHF1300

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About this poster

For the typographically brilliiant poster by Niklaus Troxler for the McCoy Tyner Sextet, the initial idea was to convey the stark contrast of the white and black piano keys through typography. According to Niklaus Troxler, it was "a lot of calculating until it all came together - and in the end I was still missing the colour...". The internationally renowned graphic designer is also a musician and was the organiser of the Willisau Jazz Festival form 1975 to 2010. Alfred McCoy Tyner (1938 - 2020) was an American jazz pianist and composer who must have appreciated the typographically unusual announcement poster for his concert in Willisau...

Artist: Niklaus Troxler

Niklaus Toxler, born 1947, lives and works in Willisau, Lucerne.

He was trained in typography and graphic design at the art school in Lucerne; from 1967 to 1971 he worked as an art director in Paris; in 1973 he opened his studio for graphic design in Willisau, where he mainly works for cultural and music events, like the Willisau Jazz Festival, which he founded.

He has won several awards such as the ... more

Niklaus Toxler, born 1947, lives and works in Willisau, Lucerne.

He was trained in typography and graphic design at the art school in Lucerne; from 19 ...

67 to 1971 he worked as an art director in Paris; in 1973 he opened his studio for graphic design in Willisau, where he mainly works for cultural and music events, like the Willisau Jazz Festival, which he founded.

He has won several awards such as the ... more