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“You are so young and play so great. I hate you!” Those were the words uttered by none other than David Sandborn upon meeting Jan Prax (born 1992 in Karlsruhe) after seeing the youngster’s impressive performance on the main stage of
Composer: Martin Sörös, Jan Prax
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
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For many, jazz means new ideas, new sounds, and always doing things for the first time, and the same goes for the “Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic” concert series. On these evenings, surprising, unique combinations of musicians and
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Crossover Jazz
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Saxophonist/composer Rudresh Mahanthappa examines the influence of Charlie Parker through a 21st century jazz lens. Featuring Matt Mitchell, François Moutin, Rudy Royston, and 20-year-old trumpet prodigy Adam O’Farrill.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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The Norwegian singer-songwriter Randi Tytingvåg has the power to light up audiences with her music. It is feel-good music in the best sense of the term, with oodles of charm. Tytingvåg’s ingredients for her music are many and varied.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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'I always associate visuals with music - and music with visuals,' says New York based, french-born pianist and composer, Romain Collin. From the very first note on his ACT debut, Press Enter, his music creates evocative moving
Composer: Romain Collin
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
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'Mein Beethoven' is the logical next step for Dieter Ilg. His last album 'Parsifal' – a chamber-jazz interpretation of Richard Wagner's sacred festival work, which Focus magazine called a 'highlight in the Richard Wagner Year 2013'
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Genre: Jazz
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Artists prize certain recording studios as much as they do producers or players. The room that adequately captures sound and provides optimal conditions for musicians working at the highest creative level is much in demand, and
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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Accordionist Vincent Peirani is THE new voice of his instrument. In rapid succession he has won the Prix Django d’Or and the Victoires du Jazz in France and was elected “Artist of the Year” by the French “Jazz Magazine”.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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Weltentraum Live (Philharmonie Berlin)
“Michael Wollny overwhelms the audience in the Muffathalle. […] The amazing thing about it is that he did so with pure jazz. […] It is quite possible that this Jazznights tour may mark the birth of a new star. And it wouldn't be the wrong ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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Celebrating the Dark Side of the Moon
March, 1973... A quartet known for its psychedelic inclinations delivered a fortress of an album: 'The Dark Side of The Moon' was a musical UFO featuring the most advanced technology of the period, a stratospheric record which ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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And year after year it rings out at Christmastime: Nils Landgren's 'Christmas With My Friends' ensemble is a loyal companion for the most wonderful time of the year. The fourth edition presents, yet again, a diverse selection of ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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Tobias Christl, born 1978, is a rarity, a singer the likes of which there never was before in German jazz. Neither a crooner nor a scatter, and least of all a pop musician disguised as a jazzer. Much more a storyteller, somewhere ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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Ten years have gone by since this quartet — under a name of pure convenience — undertook the Suite for the first time, a jubilant voyage through varying climates which the quartet covered in a flux of juvenile energy, constant musical ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
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Unmistakably now one of the best pianists in Europe, Jacob Karlzon’s music and personality are possessed of a radiance and vitality that has won audiences over worldwide. But Karlzon wants more – in terms of sound, composition and ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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'The Key', the debut album of the Mauritian pianist now resident in France, Jerry Léonide, is the key to a whole world; to the music and joie de vivre of an island paradise 1,700 km from the coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean.
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
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'Never change a winning team' – The old sporting wisdom can also be applied to music: When soul mates and perfectly matched musicians find one another, they are well advised to stick together. 'Liberetto II' by the exceptional Swedish ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
