Festivals
Oliver’s Cinema (NL) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – His specific approach to jazz and his poetic, very authentic style have made trumpet player Eric Vloeimans a focal point not only on the Dutch jazz scene, but well beyond. Oliver’s Cinema is his new trio. Teaming up with cellist Jörg Brinkmann and accordion player [...]
Zoe Rahman Quartet (UK) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – Jamie Cullum once said about Zoe Rahman: “She is such an important and unique artist, she deserves to be celebrated.” A very skillful pianist and energetic stage personality, Rahman is deeply rooted in jazz yet reflects her classical background, her British/Bengali heritage and her very [...]
Elina Duni Quartet (CH) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – Elina Duni, originally from Albania, is an up-and-coming talent on the Swiss jazz scene. Her expressive voice and captivating presence on stage have paved her way to the most important jazz festivals in Switzerland in the past years. Her debut album “Matanë Malit” (Albanian for [...]
De Beren Gieren (BE) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – Since their creation in 2009, De Beren Gieren have been pursuing a vocabulary they can call their own despite having a regular piano trio line-up. The group has a restless dynamic, moving from flowery romanticism to fractured pointillism as the mood dictates, often taking in [...]
Helge Lien Trio (NO) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – Der Titel des aktuellen Albums des Helge Lien Trios lautet “Natsukashii”. Der japanische Begriff Natsukashii beschreibt, wie intensive Erinnerungen durch triviale Objekte wie zum Beispiel einen alten Schuh ausgelöst werden können. Helge Lien hat seine CD diesen Momenten gewidmet, wenn die Realität abgelöst wird von [...]
Arifa (NL) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – Although Arifa is based in the Netherlands, this quartet truly matches the spirit of the European Jazz Meeting with its members originally hailing from Romania, Turkey, the Netherlands and Germany. Their music is just as diverse as their origins, moving from traditional Turkish and Arabic [...]
Tamara Obrovac Quartet (HR, SLO) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – To composer, vocalist and flutist Tamara Obrovac, jazz is not only a universal musical language, but the way to express herself. Obrovac connects jazz with the traditional music of her Mediterranean home, thus pulling down the boundaries of musical genres. “Jazz is my freedom and [...]
Leon Gurvitch Project (BY, CU, DE) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – Composer, pianist, conductor, teacher – Leon Gurvitch certainly likes to keep busy in various musical fields. Besides his many other endeavours, in 2000, the Belarusian musician formed the Leon Gurvitch Project as a multi-cultural formation. Jazz, oriental and folk influences inspired by klezmer sounds can [...]
Kokko Quartet (FI) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – In Finnish Kalevala mythology, “Kokko” is a gigantic eagle. In playing together, the Kokko Quartet embrace everything connected to this image – intuitively, they move through the music with a spirit of great freedom in their interplay. Carrying Nordic qualities at heart, influences of Indian [...]
Naoko Sakata Trio (S) – 27. April 2013
Jazzahead 2013 Photos: Rolf Schoellkopf – All rights reserved – Japanese born pianist Naoko Sakata, met her fellow trio members Anton Blomgren and Johan Birgenius while studying at the Academy of Music and Drama at Gothenburg University., They have received numerous awards and honors, among them the prize as Soloist at the Young Nordic Jazz [...]