Saxophonist Phil Stöckli has returned to Switzerland after having lived ten years in the United States. He has performed with Benny Golson, Phil Woods, Dusko Goykovich, Buddy deFranco, Matthieu Michel, Franco Ambrosetti, Roman Schwaller, Nico Assumpcao, Brad Leali, Don Friedman, Little Joe Cook and "The Dells". His new album "Third Eye" has been released on the Fresh Sound New Talent label. It features all original compositions. The band consists of some of New York's most promising young players: Jeff Ballard (Chick Corea, Kurt Rosenwinkel) on drums, Matt Penman (Rosenwinkel, Chris Cheek) on bass, Pete Rende (Chris Cheek) on piano and Mike Moreno (Jeff Watts, Greg Osby) on guitar. After graduating from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor's degree, Phil moved on to New York City and worked there as a freelance saxophonist and teacher. For more information visit http://philstockli.com/