Jazz

Classical and jazz musicians can play together without any problems – the right music just has to be created for it”- says jazz pianist Boris Netsvetaev, who used the free time during the pandemic to find his way back to his original mission: that of a classical composer. In the newly created program, he tries out the answer to his question: the strings of his usual piano trio arrangement interpret the notated parts, while the composer himself leaves himself space for improvisations on the grand piano – a highly exciting, multicultural approach, the result of which we are looking forward to!

Three young musicians with extremely interesting biographies, who stretch the horizon of the term “jazz” well beyond the boundaries of music to other creative areas, are looking for an encounter with one of the most exciting and profound improvisers in Germany: the trumpeter Markus Stockhausen, himself a long time pioneer when it comes to traveling between worlds. A meeting that arouses the highest expectations!

Discovering the music of French flutist Clémence Manachère and her young group “Unterwasser” (underwater) feels like diving in the sea of weightlessness!

For the first time in the same hall: the two ensembles of the “Landesjugendjazzorchester”, whose directors Lars Seniuk and Jörn Marcussen-Wulf both achieved extraordinary things even at a young age and with their personalities inspire the next generation to achieve top performances.

With his quartet, the Hamburg guitarist David Grabowski presents his own modern compositions, which captivate with playful rhythms, exploratory harmony and great improvisational urgency. After the release of the debut album, he was awarded the IB.SH – Jazz Award at Jazz Baltica in 2018 and in the same year he was the winner of the Soloist Prize at the Münchner Jazz Preis.

So-called jazz and so-called pop were once one and the same thing. Since they parted ways, they mutually fertilize each other on special occasions. Giorgi Kiknadze understood this particularly well, a thoroughbred jazz musician who has absolutely no fear of contact here and who is extremely successful in attracting like-minded people. After his successful David Bowie program, he is now taking on the most legendary pop group of all: The Beatles. There will be one song from each album, in chronological order. . The focus here is on rather unknown pieces. The cast is top-class and carefully chosen for this evening. It’s gonna be a party!