Sassy J

Sassy J is a DJ, curator and multi-disciplinary artist with a bold and wide-ranging vision, informed by two decades at the helm of her iconic night Patchwork. Much loved by music heads around the globe, she brings her innate creative sense to every set. A signature of Sassy J’s work is her unique ability to collage together rare record store finds and exclusive unreleased tunes from friends and collaborators, revealing myriad shades of emotion in the music. She brings dancers along on an otherworldly musical journey that transcends genre, weaving hypnotic analogue hymns together with raw, off-kilter beats and swirling melodic meteor showers.

Sassy J has performed at clubnights and festivals ranging from the storied Co-op nights at Plastic People in the mid-2000s to Panorama Bar, We Out Here festival, Dekmantel, Sónar, the Giant Steps soundsystem and Rainbow Disco Club Japan. Her passionate dedication to the community and culture of music is evident in the innovative compilations she has curated, such as her TTT Cassette for The Trilogy Tapes (2014), her 2019 Patchwork compilation (2019) and 7” sampler (2025) on on Rush Hour, and a critically-tipped cassette that became a double vinyl compilation, A Sanctuary (2025), on her own Patchwork label.

Sassy J grew up in a musical household where living room performances by jazz greats and family friends, such as the incredible American tenor saxophone player and composer Clifford Jordan, were a frequent occurrence. Sassy J became fascinated by the soaring heights and mysterious counterpoints of music, and developed an expert ear, finely attuned to the patterns and kaleidoscopic harmonies that she weaves together in her light-filled sets.

As an artist Sassy J assembles fabrics into brilliantly coloured panels, installations and wearable pieces. Her artworks have been featured in an exhibition at Landesmuseum Zurich, as well as in showcases at Milan’s Aint Studio and Melbourne’s High Note. Her ability to combine dynamic elements to brand new effect can be seen and heard across all of her creative outlets. In Sassy J’s hands, music transports dancers to distant planets via octagonal grooves, soulful chord changes and deep syncopated rhythms, uniting an international family of music lovers distinctly in the now.

© Hirob Jones

Patchwork Nights

Since 2005 Sassy J had the pleasure to invite some of the most creative heads out there to Switzerland.
In 2018 she brought Patchwork Night to London’s Corsica Studios and in 2019 to Giant Steps.

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Stride Nights

From 2011 until 2016 Kev The Head & Sassy J ran their Stride Night.
A clubnight in Bern, Switzerland – put on for the love of music and a dance.

https://stridenight.com

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Stadtmusik Festival Basel

http://stadtmusik.fm

In collaboration with Livingroom FM Sassy J curated the international Line-Up of Stadtmusik Festival Base at the Artmuseum Basel.

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