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Ambassador Coneway with Jorge Roeder (bassist), Dan Tepfer (pianist), and Richie Barshay (drummer). Click to enlarge (© American Embassy Bern)

12 July 2007 -- An Evening of Modern Jazz

Ambassador Coneway Hosts Reception to Honor Fulbright Program

On July 11, Ambassador Peter Coneway hosted a reception at his residence to thank donors to the U.S. Fulbright – Swiss Scholarship Program and to celebrate the founding of the Swiss Fulbright Alumni Association. The Dan Tepfer Trio, a group from the United States specializing in modern jazz, provided entertainment for the evening and performed several pieces from their new album, Oxygen.

The trio performed later Wednesday evening at the Musikschule Konservatorium Bern; Tepfer will also perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival over the next few days.