Christoph Gallio

Christoph Gallio is a jazz saxophonist (alto and soprano) based in Switzerland. Very active in Europe since the 1980s, he remains pretty much unknown to American ears, even though his trio, Day & Taxi, toured the U.S. a couple of times. He performs and writes a wide range of music, from the sleek and elegant modern jazz of the aforementioned group to free improv (with Ensemble Uncontrolled) and Steve Lacy-inspired song cycles. He has recorded for Leo, Slam, Unit, and his own label, Percaso. Gallio (born in 1957) is self-taught on the saxophone. At age 20, he enrolled in the H...