With her jazz quartet "ITAKIRY", the German-Swiss singer Chiara Schönfeld tells mystical stories about nature and the human condition. The band's name - derived from Schönfeld's third first name - means "water that flows from the rock". Similar to spring water that gently carves its way to the surface, Schönfeld's clear voice moves through the soundscape. In the interplay with Mischa Maurer on piano, Rafael Jerjen on double bass and Maris Egli on drums, pictorial spheres and subtle grooves unfold as composition and improvisation flow into one another. The tension between fragility, vulnerability and urgency gives rise to a peaceful, melancholy world that offers space to pause and be.   

Nachdem ITAKIRY Anfangs 2021 die Single «Unknown Desire» und die EP «Shadows of Ourselves» veröffentlicht haben, erschien im September 2022 ihr Debütalbum «ITAKIRY» auf dem Label SONNA Records. Aktuell arbeitet die Band an einer neuen EP.