Acts, Showcases, Concerts and Documentaries
The complete JAZZKOMM-Program including all day and evening showcases, conference topics and documentary films you can download as pdf-document here as schedule or complete.
The morning between 10h - 12h is reserved for the JAZZKOMM Conference with two or three topics per day.
During the day (13h - 19h) there is a room for the (20 minutes long) day showcases at Tempelhof Airport. Musicians can convince the professional participants here. The public audience has also (admission free) access to this room called Friseur (Haircutter).
During the evening and night JAZZKOMM is continuing at the legendary frannz Club at Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg. In the JAZZKOMM Filmlounge there will be shown jazz documentaries chosen in cooperation with the UNERHÖRT! Musikfilmfestival. Download of the JAZZKOMM Film Programm here.
At 19:30h the (45 minutes long) evening showcase-concerts are starting as part of the JAZZKOMM Showcase Festival in frannz Club. You also find a restaurant here and a lounge for receptions.
Grand Opening of JAZZKOMM 2010
with aCanadian Jazz Night
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 19:30h - 0:30h | frannz Club
Canadian Jazz Night
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 19:45h - 20:15h | frannz Club
François Bourassa (Canada) - Modern Jazz
Composer and pianist François Bourassa leads one of Canada's most active recording and touring jazz ensembles, which recently
celebrated its 25th birthday. A trio for 15 years, François Bourassa, Guy Boisvert (on bass) and Yves Boisvert (on drums)
were joined in 1998 by the celebrated saxman André Leroux. Upon Yves's subsequent departure, drummer Greg Ritchie
(Halifax/New York) joined the group for all tours and new recordings. In the last album, West African percussionist
Aboulaye Koné joined the group thus bringing a "world" flavour to François' compositions.
www.francoisbourassa.com
www.effendirecords.com
Canadian Jazz Night
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 20:30h - 21:00h | frannz Club
Brandi Disterheft (Canada) - Modern Jazz
Bassist and composer Brandi Disterheft is fast becoming one of jazz's brightest lights. Still in her twenties, she's already
made a huge impression on thousands of listeners, for both her imaginative live shows and her well-conceived recordings. Brandi's
premiere album, Debut, won her the 2008 JUNO award (Canada's Grammy), and her CV already catalogues successful concerts as far
away as Japan and Haiti, and at jazz festivals from Vienna to Chicago, and a performance at Carnegie Hall.
It's not only her fiery bass playing and charismatic performances that make people take notice. It's also her innovative
writing style, informed by various influences, from Mingus to Bjork. As Oscar Peterson said, "She is what we call serious."
www.brandidisterheft.com
www.justin-time.com
Canadian Jazz Night
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 21:15h - 21:45h | frannz Club
Johanna Sillanpaa (Canada) - Soul Jazz
Without debate, and by all accounts, music has always played a major part in the life of Johanna
Sillanpaa. Originally from Borås, Sweden, she carries with her a strong and sultry voice,
as she continues to make her mark on the international music scene. These days it may be rare to hear of new talent on
the music scene who can write and perform in the tradition of the best contemporary musicians. Johanna Sillanpaa is one of
those rare gifted singer/songwriters who has an emotional depth beyond her years and a voice that only comes along perhaps once in a century.
www.johannamusic.com
www.chronographrecords.com
Canadian Jazz Night
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 21:15h - 21:45h | frannz Club
Tyler Hornby (Canada)
For as long as he can remember, Tyler Hornby has been on a musical journey. He encountered jazz early on while growing up
in Alberta, living in a house that doubled as a rehearsal space for his guitar playing father, his bass playing brother and
big band singer grandmother. Hornby has also become a gifted composer by expanding his musical tastes, studying the craft with Grammy Award winning pianist
Chip Stephens, and immersing himself in the work of other great players from all over the planet. His list of collaborators
is wide and wealthy, including Bob Mintzer, Ingrid Jensen, Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal, Tom Harrell, Jiggs Whigham.
www.tylerhornby.com/
www.chronographrecords.com
Canadian Jazz Night
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 22:00h - 22:30h | frannz Club
Hilario Duran Trio (Cuba / Canada) - Latin Jazz
Hilario Durán is ranked among the greats, as one of the most important contemporary Cuban pianists and arrangers today.
His Latin Jazz Big Band album, "From The Heart", featuring Paquito D'Rivera, was nominated for a Grammy in 2007, and won a
Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year Juno Award. He has collected three Juno awards (his second on the day he became a Canadian
citizen) and over a dozen National Jazz Awards. Hilario was also honoured with the prestigious Chico O'Farrill life time
achievement award in Miami. www.hilarioduran.com/
www.hilarioduran.com
www.almarecords.com
Canadian Jazz Night
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 22:45h - 23:15h | frannz Club
Johnny Favourite (Canada)- Swing Jazz
You may know Johnny Favourite from the hit CD Holiday Romance that garnered a Juno award , a dozen East Coast Music Award
nominations and a Gold album, countless television and media appearances. Now that he has returned to his first love, American
popular song. Johnny is armed with 6 years of jazz trio singing, and a deft musicality and approach honed by countless nights
of 'shedding' as well as the original Sinatra charts. Johnny is a fresh and original entertainer, never relying on old "gags".
Johnny cut his teeth trying to play swing to 20,000
kids looking to mosh and held the bar sales record at the legendary Horseshoe for a long long time. With the original team of
Favourite and Hetherman, Johnny is preparing to take back his crown with less swing, more verve and jazz and a voice that is
sweeter than ever.
www.johnnyfavourite.com
www.curvemusic.ca
Tuesday Sept. 7 | 23:30h - 0:00h | frannz Club
Vito Rezza and 5After4 (Canada)- Modern Jazz
Drummer Vito Rezza has been building his reputation on Toronto 's vibrant music scene for three decades, but nothing in a
long, illustrious career as a studio stalwart and leader of the critically acclaimed jazz ensemble, 5AFTER4 could prepare
listeners for the majestic beauty of Rezza's new CD, Drums of Avila (Alma Records).
After establishing his reputation as a volcanic, teenaged drum prodigy, Vito Rezza became a studio star. He has contributed to
recordings, film scores and television and radio work with artists including Joni Mitchell, John Lee Hooker, Gino Vanelli, and
Big Mama Thornton. The veteran musician also enjoys a successful second career as a character actor in an impressive list of
film and television roles.
www.vitorezza.com
www.almarecords.com
Showcase Acts Wednesday Sept. 8 2010
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 13:00h -13:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Hilario Duran Trio (Kuba/Kanada) - Latin Jazz
Hilario Durán is ranked among the greats, as one of the most important contemporary Cuban pianists and arrangers today. His Latin Jazz Big Band album, "From The Heart", featuring Paquito D'Rivera, was nominated for a Grammy in 2007, and won a Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year Juno Award. He has collected three Juno awards (his second on the day he became a Canadian citizen) and over a dozen National Jazz Awards. Hilario was also honoured with the prestigious Chico O'Farrill life time achievement award in Miami.
www.hilarioduran.com
www.almarecords.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 13:30h - 14:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Stephan Scheuss (Germany) - Soul Jazz
Feather light, swirling and floating in a bed of sound, melodies tinged with a bit of be-bop, a dash of soul, and a touch
of r n' b, nearly provocative in their free and easy dance with the originals - and yet, always remaining true to the innate
soul of the piece. Whatever the singer, songwriter and guitarist does with his favourite songs on his current solo album ONE
PURE SOUL; it's simply fantastic. Bravo, Stephan Scheuss!
www.ozellamusic.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 14:00h - 14:30hh | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Lily Dahab (Argentinia)- Tango Jazz Bossa Nova
Lily Dahab is a nomad between worlds and places, music and emotions.
Born in Argentina and raised in the city on Rio de la Plata
she studied music in Buenos Aires, recorded her first bolero album and began her
career in musicals. After playing the lead role in Cats and appearing in Alan Parker´s film Evita alongside Madonna,
Lily moved to Spain for nine years landing numerous leading parts, including the gypsy Esmeralda in the contemporary
stage musical version of Victor Hugo´s Notre Dame de Paris in Barcelona - the same role played by the
Israeli singer Noa in Paris. Love and the completely open, lively and buzzing music scene in Berlin brought Lily to Germany.
She shares a longing for Buenos Aires with Astor Piazzolla, who, like her, lived away from his homeland for
a long time, while enjoying a common love of the Mediterranean world with the great Spanish composer
Joan Manuel Serrat. With the bolero, she gives the South American approach to life of the 1940s and 50s a
very personal perspective while enjoying the freshness of the Brazilian sound through the music of Jobim
and Djavan. And with the pianist Bene Aperdannier her music meets jazz, creating a fascinating and subtle bridge between the different styles.
Europe meets South America, Berlin meets Buenos Aires.
www.myspace.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 14:30h - 15:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Vito Rezza and 5After4 (Canada)- Modern Jazz
Drummer Vito Rezza has been building his reputation on Toronto 's vibrant music scene for three decades, but nothing in a
long, illustrious career as a studio stalwart and leader of the critically acclaimed jazz ensemble, 5AFTER4 could prepare
listeners for the majestic beauty of Rezza's new CD, Drums of Avila (Alma Records).
After establishing his reputation as a volcanic, teenaged drum prodigy, Vito Rezza became a studio star. He has contributed to
recordings, film scores and television and radio work with artists including Joni Mitchell, John Lee Hooker, Gino Vanelli, and
Big Mama Thornton. The veteran musician also enjoys a successful second career as a character actor in an impressive list of
film and television roles.
www.vitorezza.com
www.almarecords.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 15:30h - 16:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Johnny Favourite (Canada)- Swing Jazz
You may know Johnny Favourite from the hit CD Holiday Romance that garnered a Juno award , a dozen East Coast Music Award
nominations and a Gold album, countless television and media appearances. Now that he has returned to his first love, American
popular song. Johnny is armed with 6 years of jazz trio singing, and a deft musicality and approach honed by countless nights
of 'shedding' as well as the original Sinatra charts. Johnny is a fresh and original entertainer, never relying on old "gags".
Johnny cut his teeth trying to play swing to 20,000
kids looking to mosh and held the bar sales record at the legendary Horseshoe for a long long time. With the original team of
Favourite and Hetherman, Johnny is preparing to take back his crown with less swing, more verve and jazz and a voice that is
sweeter than ever.
www.johnnyfavourite.com
www.curvemusic.ca
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 16:00h - 16:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
François Bourassa (Canada) - Modern Jazz
Composer and pianist François Bourassa leads one of Canada's most active recording and touring jazz ensembles, which recently
celebrated its 25th birthday. A trio for 15 years, François Bourassa, Guy Boisvert (on bass) and Yves Boisvert (on drums)
were joined in 1998 by the celebrated saxman André Leroux. Upon Yves's subsequent departure, drummer Greg Ritchie
(Halifax/New York) joined the group for all tours and new recordings. In the last album, West African percussionist
Aboulaye Koné joined the group thus bringing a "world" flavour to François' compositions.
www.francoisbourassa.com
www.effendirecords.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 16:30h - 17:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Brandi Disterheft (Canada) - Modern Jazz
Bassist and composer Brandi Disterheft is fast becoming one of jazz's brightest lights. Still in her twenties, she's already
made a huge impression on thousands of listeners, for both her imaginative live shows and her well-conceived recordings. Brandi's
premiere album, Debut, won her the 2008 JUNO award (Canada's Grammy), and her CV already catalogues successful concerts as far
away as Japan and Haiti, and at jazz festivals from Vienna to Chicago, and a performance at Carnegie Hall.
It's not only her fiery bass playing and charismatic performances that make people take notice. It's also her innovative
writing style, informed by various influences, from Mingus to Bjork. As Oscar Peterson said, "She is what we call serious."
www.brandidisterheft.com
www.justin-time.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 17:00h - 17:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Johanna Sillanpaa (Canada) - Soul Jazz
Without debate, and by all accounts, music has always played a major part in the life of Johanna
Sillanpaa. Originally from Borås, Sweden, she carries with her a strong and sultry voice,
as she continues to make her mark on the international music scene. These days it may be rare to hear of new talent on
the music scene who can write and perform in the tradition of the best contemporary musicians. Johanna Sillanpaa is one of
those rare gifted singer/songwriters who has an emotional depth beyond her years and a voice that only comes along perhaps once in a century.
www.johannamusic.com
www.chronographrecords.com
Mittwoch 8.9.| 17:30h - 18:00h | Friseur Flughafen Tempelhof
Thibault Falk Quartet (Frankreich/USA/Polen/Deutschland) - Modern Jazz
Thibault Falk (F) - piano
Josh Yellon (USA) - soprano, alt sax
Andreas Lang (D) - bass
Marcin Lonak (PL) - drums
(Translation soon) Die vier internationalen Musiker leben in Berlin und haben alle langjährige Bühnenerfahrung, sowohl im In- als auch im Ausland. Thibault Falk gewann 2002 mit Gondwana den 2. Jazz & Blues Award in Berlin. Sein Plattendebüt "Pour la Chambre d'Aga" (Intuition, Schott Music) bekam hervorragende Kritiken. Der bei Lyon geborene französische Pianist komponiert und arrangiert für sein eigenes Quartett und begleitet weitere Musiker: Mayelis Guyat (Salsa Band Mi Solar), Bérangère Palix (französisches Chanson), Friederike Brück
(jazz vocal). Er war Mitglied anderer Bands wie Gondwana (fusion) Mo'blow (jazz funk), Groovetet (electro groove), Geraldo Lucio and Band (brasilianische Musik), die ihn zu Konzerten ins Ausland führten (Europa,
Ukraine, Schweiz, Karibik, Kanarische Inseln, Norwegen, Sowjetunion, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate). Nach einer Ausbildung für Klavier (am französischen Konservatorium Massenet) und einem BWL-Studium in Frankreich (ESC) entscheidet sich Thibault Falk seine Leidenschaft für die Musik zu leben. 1997 lässt er sich in Berlin nieder und studiert an der HFM "Hanns Eisler".
www.thibault-falk.de
Intuition Music
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 19.30h - 20:15h | frannz Club
(Thursday Sept. 9 | 16:00h - 16:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport)
Maria Markesini (Griechenland) - Modern Jazz
Maria Markesini was born in one of Greece's most beautiful islands, Kefalonia, where music has played a major role for
centuries, an island with a strong Italian influence, home to countless musicians, poets and artists.
Music, and theater, remained her main interests throughout childhood. At the age of fourteen, she joined the Athens Conservatory,
where she studied classical piano. In 1988, she joined the Music Academy of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where she graduated
as a piano soloist and post graduated at the Royal Music Academy of Brussels. Through appearances with recitals on television
Maria's audience continued to broaden. An unexpected arm injury would change things for Maria forever! Forced to cancel a
piano recital, she proposed to the disappointed audience that she sing jazz instead. The overwhelming response she received
that night was such that she knew: a new start in her career. A musician with a great spectrum of styles, colors and
expressive levels had been born! Her unique sound moves between traditional and modern jazz,
to folk, gospel and chanson. In Berlin she will play with Pianist Mike del Ferro.
www.mariamarkesini.com
www.mariamarkesini.com
www.codaex.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 20.30h - 0:00h | frannz Club
Norwegian Label Night
Farmers Market - Speed Balkan Boogie
Farmers Market's music is a mixture of Bulgarian folklore, jazz, pop music and humour. The band first started as a free jazz
quintet but they quickly discovered their common interest in Bulgarian folklore with its oriental spectrum, its odd numbered beat
and its exceptional possibilities for jamming. Farmers Market is one of Norway's most popular live bands and they not only perform
at jazz festivals but also at rock and world music festivals. Their compositions and arrangements are sparkling with musical
esprit: They are a musical journey to the Balkans with side trips to all musical regions of occidential pop music. Fragments
of different styles and songs are combined so skilfully that a side by side of ABBA and Beethoven doesn't seem artificial at
all but just ingeniously hilarious.
www.farmers-market.net
www.farmers-market.net
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 20.30h - 0:00h | frannz Club
Norwegian Label Night
Beady Belle - Vocal Groove Jazz
In the end of the 90s Beady Belle became an insider tip due to their new sound full of soul and jazz, elastic grooves somewhere
between energetic house, relaxed funk and artful appeals to drum 'n' bass.
In a playful way their music created a connection between the club music of the 90s and intelligent popsongs with a jazzy tune.
Beady Belle are the Norwegian singer Beate S. Lech and the bassist Marius Reksjø, who have been in a long-time musical partnership.
A short time ago the drummer Erik Holm joined the band as a permanent member. Beady Belle have already developed from an insider
tip of the Norwegian underground scene to a well-established band in the
international music scene. With their fourth album "Belvedere" Beady Belle set off to musically more soft tunes and surprise with occasional side trips
to Nashville. On "Belvedere" one cannot notice any of the Nordic coldness which is typical for many other artists of the
Norwegian nujazz scene, especially not during their stunning dynamic performances.
www.beadybelle.com
www.jazzlandrec.com
Wednesday Sept. 8 | 20.30h - 0:00h | frannz Club
Norwegian Label Night
Elephant9 - Progressive Jazz Rock
Excellent new trio consisting of Ståle Storløkken (Supersilent, Humcrush) on keyboards, Nikolai Eilertsen (The National Bank)
on bass and Torstein Lofthus (Shining) on drums. Storløkken mostly concentrating on organ and electric piano gives the album a
late sixtees, early seventees flavour with traces of rock, jazz, prog and psychedelia. The rock solid rhythm section gives it
all a contemporary edge and we get an extremely tight little unit with a high degree of great musicianship as well as pure joy
in their playing. Already a firm live favourite on the Norwegian scene for a couple of years due to a handful of highly energetic
and enthusiastically received concerts, they have transfered their live promise to the recording studio with ease. The all analogue
recording from Grand Sport Studios in Oslo gives it a gorgeous, organic late sixties, early seventees feel combining elements
from rock, jazz, psychedelia, funk and prog. Simply fantastic stuff and highly recommended.
www.myspace.com
www.runegrammofon.com
All JAZZKOMM Showcases are equipped with a Grand Piano K213 kindly provided by:
Showcase Acts on Thursday Sept.9 2010
Thursday Sept. 9 | 13:00h - 13:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Pegelia Gold & Art Zentral (Germany) - Experimental Vocal Jazz
(Translation soon) Art Zentral zelebriert eine Musik, deren Poesie sich weitab vom klar zu Kategorisierenden entfaltet. Es geht um Geschichten,
die erzählt werden und um ihre unvorhergesehenen Wendungen, es geht um Emotionen, die wandelbar und um Idyllen, die
gefährdet sind, und es geht auch um extreme Gefühle, die ihren musikalischen Ausdruck finden... So entsteht eine
fast filmische Musik - eine Kunstmusik, die doch völlig ungekünstelt wirkt. (Beate Sampson)
www.pegeliagold.de
www.nrw-jazz.de
Thursday Sept. 9 | 13:30h - 14:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
tonalrausch (Germany) - Acappella Jazz
Alexandra Gruber - soprano
Diana Labrenz - alto
Gabriel Fuhrmann - tenor
Friedrich Rau - tenor
Daniel Barke - bass
The five singers from Leipzig, Berlin, Dresden and Weimar impress with brilliant voices, dense arrangements and even more with their harmonious blending and young charisma.
Humour and high-class Jazz as well as Pop arrangements run like a thread through the concerts of the band. "Jazzclub" is the current show which combines beautiful Jazz ballads with highly energetic bass and beat sounds. The new show "on vocation" is a musical short break through the most different facets of Jazz from Charlie Parker to Sting.
At the International A Cappella Competition Graz (A) 2008 and at the Taiwan Contemporary A Cappella Competition 2009 tonalrausch's very unique and lively style won the first prize. Moreover, tonalrausch was awarded in special categories for the best arrangement and the best soloist.
www.tonalrausch.de
www.myspace.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 14:00h - 14:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Baby Bonk (Germany) - Modern Jazz Pop
Kalle Kalima - Gitarre, Vocals
Martin Klingeberg - Trompete, Tenorhorn,
Leadvocals, Electronics
Michael Griener Schlagzeug, Vocals
Baby Bonk leads jazz beyond the postmodern, and back to the starting
blocks of Dadaism. Everything is allowed as long as it is amusing. With
the pleasure of a thief, the band breaks all of the rules of good taste.
Brilliant playing and years of experience with countless ensembles in
Germany and elsewhere, allows the musicians a recklessness, whose
exuberance seeks it´s match. Urban burlesques, rude political
commentaries, modest improprieties, forbidden guitar solos, glamour,
improvised madness, and the simple-minded afterwork flair of a men´s
glee club- all of this comes together in a celebration of the senses. The
person who experiences Baby Bonk, should afterwards re-sort himself,
or his CD collection. (Wolf Kampmann)
www.babybonk.de
www.nrw-records.eu
Thursday Sept. 9 | 14:30h - 15:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Wolfgang Maiwald (Germany)- Modern Jazz
I listen to some of my favorite jazz pianists as pianists and to others
as composers. Horace Silver`s piano playing, for example, while both
instantly recognizable and influential, was shaped by and subservient
to his compositional talents. Much the same can be said of Chick
Corea or Keith Jarrett. Likewise, Wolfgang Maiwald`s playing is inseparable from his finely honed compositional skills.
He has written a series of pieces that are consistent in their harmonic
richness and satisfying forms. His melodies and progressions always
have a sense of purpose and aren`t merely there as an excuse for
flights of improvisation.
www.wolfgangmaiwald.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 15:30h - 16:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Wortart Ensemble (Germany) - Acappella Jazz
(Translation soon) Das junge Vokalquintett widmet sich der Vertonung und musikalischen Gestaltung von Gedichten so unterschiedlicher Autoren
wie Eva Strittmatter, Felix Wetzel und Wolf Wondratschek. Die feinsinnigen Kompositionen des Ensembles schaffen einen unerwartet
freien Zugang zu den Texten. Der Reiz der Verschmelzung von Musik und Poesie wird durch die spezielle Klangästhetik der Stücke
noch unterstrichen: Verwurzelt in der europäischen Musiktradition, verwebt das Ensemble gekonnt Einflüsse aus Klassik, Jazz
und Pop zu einem außergewöhnlichen neuen Stil, der durch seine Differenziertheit zum Markenzeichen geworden ist.
www.myspace.com
(Wednesday Sept. 8. | 19.30h - 20:15h | frannz Club)
Thursday Sept.9 | 16:00h - 16:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Maria Markesini (Greece) - World Jazz
Maria Markesini was born in one of Greece's most beautiful islands, Kefalonia, where music has played a major role for
centuries, an island with a strong Italian influence, home to countless musicians, poets and artists.
Music, and theater, remained her main interests throughout childhood. At the age of fourteen, she joined the Athens Conservatory,
where she studied classical piano. In 1988, she joined the Music Academy of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, where she graduated
as a piano soloist and post graduated at the Royal Music Academy of Brussels. Through appearances with recitals on television
Maria's audience continued to broaden. An unexpected arm injury would change things for Maria forever! Forced to cancel a
piano recital, she proposed to the disappointed audience that she sing jazz instead. The overwhelming response she received
that night was such that she knew: a new start in her career. A musician with a great spectrum of styles, colors and
expressive levels had been born! Her unique sound moves between traditional and modern jazz,
to folk, gospel and chanson. In Berlin she will play with Pianist Mike del Ferro.
www.mariamarkesini.com
www.codaex.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 16:30h - 17:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Tyler Hornby (Canada) - Modern Jazz
For as long as he can remember, Tyler Hornby has been on a musical journey. He encountered jazz early on while growing up
in Alberta, living in a house that doubled as a rehearsal space for his guitar playing father, his bass playing brother and
big band singer grandmother. Hornby has also become a gifted composer by expanding his musical tastes, studying the craft with Grammy Award winning pianist
Chip Stephens, and immersing himself in the work of other great players from all over the planet. His list of collaborators
is wide and wealthy, including Bob Mintzer, Ingrid Jensen, Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal, Tom Harrell, Jiggs Whigham.
www.tylerhornby.com/
www.chronographrecords.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 17:00h - 17:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
(Friday Sept. 10 | 21:30h - 22:15h | frannz Club)
Alessandro Bertozzi (Italy) - Groove Jazz
(Translation soon)Alessandro Bertozzi ist ein vielseitiger Künstler, spielt Alto, Tenor und Sopransaxophon, aber auch Piano und Bass. Er ist
Komponist, Produzent und Arrangeur. Seit er sechzehn Jahre alt ist, spielt er professionell, und hat Tourneen und Aufnahmen
gemacht mit italienischen Popkünstlern wie Gianni Bella, Marcella Bella, Spagna, Andrea Mingardi, Marco Masini, Fiordaliso,
Paola Folli,Drupi, Beppe Grillo u.v.a. Er ist zu hören auf über Hundert CDs und fühlt sich im Rock ebenso zuhause, wie im Jazz
and Fusion.
www.alessandrobertozzi.it
www.level49.it
Thursday Sept.9. | 17:30h - 18.00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Chris Donnelly (Kanada) - Modern Jazz
"...one of Canada´s best-kept secrets." - Raul d´Gama Rose, All About Jazz
Chris Donnelly represents a new generation of jazz pianists, composers and
improvisers dedicated to creating programs that are engaging, entertaining and educating.
He is continually praised for his virtuosic performances, musicality, versatility and ability to
captivate audiences.
In September 2008, Chris released his Juno-nominated, debut album with Alma
Records called Solo, featuring a blend of original material and arrangements of jazz
standards. This also earned him nominations for Best Recording of the Year and
Best Keyboardist of the Year from the 2009 National Jazz Awards.
Upon completing his Masters of Music in Jazz Performance at the University of
Toronto, Chris was awarded The Tecumseh Sherman Rogers Graduating Award for students
"deemed to have the greatest potential to make an important contribution to the field of
music."
www.chrisdonnellymusic.com
www.almarecords.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 19.30h - 20:15h | frannz Club
Christophe Schweizer Detected Orchestra plays Joe Zawinul (CH/D/RU/F) - Modern Jazz
(Translation soon) Wer Joe Zawinul und Weather Report kennt, weiß, welche Sogwirkung von dieser Musik ausgeht und wünscht sich vielleicht, aus diesem Katalog von Stücken mehr als "nur" die Nummer Birdland live gespielt zu hören. Wer Christophe Schweizer kennt, weiß, dass dieser Posaunist und Komponist normalerweise kompromisslos eigene Musik zwischen Jazz, Groove, und Neuer Musik zur Aufführung bringt - zuletzt sorgte im vergangenen Frühjahr seine New Yorker Gruppe "Moonsun" (mit u.a. David Binney") mit dem Album "Cocoa" (Unit Records) bundesweit für Aufsehen in der Presse und auf Tour. Weil auch Schweizer zu denjenigen gehört, welche Zawinul / Weather Report live hören wollen, rief er kurzerhand für ein Konzert am Hamburger Elbjazz-Festival ein Orchester ins Leben, für das er auch die Arrangements schrieb. Das Konzept, mit dreizehn international zusammengesetzten Musikern (darunter der ex-Zawinul-Schlagzeuger Stéphane Galland, der Bireli-Lagrène-Bassist Jürgen Attig, und der russische Pianist/Keyboarder Boris Netsvetaev) orchestrale Farben aus der elektronischen in die wirkliche Welt zu holen - dazu gehört nebst
anderem etwa eine Kontrabassklarinette eine Stimme und eine Geige -, machte Lust auf mehr, und so präsentiert sich jetzt das Detected Orchestra. Man darf gespannt sein!
www.christopheschweizer.com
www.christopheschweizer.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 20:30h - 21:15h | frannz Club
Mystéfy (Germany) - Vocal Jazz
This German born Canadian resident is a true storyteller. After the highly acclaimed debut CD
Spark Within, Mystéfy continues her musical journey with Me: Unpretentious, straight and very intimate are
the songs she wrote for her new album. This doesn´t imply all tunes on Me are autobiographical - but
it does mean that everything Mystéfy composes and sings about relates to her, and reflects impressions
and experiences Mystéfy has shared and lived through. Stories happening in her world, mostly true,
sometimes altered, exaggerated or told in a humorous fashion.
Mystéfy is highly intuitive and sensitive to her surroundings and easily picks up vibes - this is why her
lyrics are intense, her songs are touching yet still put the listener at ease. Mystéfy embraces what we
humans are made of: She is close to our emotions.
www.mystefy.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 21.30h - 22.15h | frannz Club
Dutch Nu Jazz Movement
The Jazzinvaders (Netherlands) - Groove Jazz
Club credibility comes from years of inspiration and hard work and Phil Martin, the creative captain of the Jazzinvaders (and Socialbeats Records), knows exactly how to get there. From his musical vision, the Jazzinvaders have already reached and touched so many musical lovers globally, from those who dare to go beyond everyday club scenes, to those who look beyond the spectrum of jazz aficionados. Today, the Jazzinvaders are spreading their message even stronger.
Most of the members are top notch, multi-awarded jazz-soloists, but with the Jazzinvaders they deliver their strongest work to date. Since the beginning, also the role of the computer as an extra and variable band voice, falls more and more into place now, with jazz-like parameters like dynamics and all the improvisation that happens on the spot. Ultimately, the Jazzinvaders should be experienced raw and fresh, on a club date or festival.
www.jazzinvaders.com
www.dutchnujazz.com
Thursday Sept. 9 | 22.30h - 23.15h | frannz Club
Dutch Nu Jazz Movement
State of Monc (Netherlands) - Groove Jazz
State Of Monc combines acoustic instruments and electronic breakbeats to create an exciting and very danceable mix of "nu jazz". The seven-strong band from Amsterdam/Rotterdam was formed in 2000 by trumpet player Arthur Flink and soundsmith/beat-maker Hielke Praagman. From the very beginning, the aim was to fuse together complex, impassioned jazz with adventurous, dance-rooted electronics. With their unique and innovative sound and their striking position within the band collective The Dutch Nu-Jazz Movement, State Of Monc puts the Netherlands firmly on the map of the future of jazz.
The dynamic and tight music produced by State Of Monc will surprise you time and again. Their search for the perfect balance between electronic beats and sounds, brass instrumentation and acoustic bass and drums opens up more and more new roads and appeals to fans of jazz, dance and experimental music. The warm sounds of the bass and the sometimes drawling, cool yet predominantly staccato and funky brass and wind instruments are successfully married together with the robust sound and drum programming of the computer. All the possibilities within this search for man-and-machine-created music are used to their maximum potential by State Of Monc. "Germany has Jazzanova, France has St. Germain, and we, we have State of Monc."OOR (Geert Jan Jacobs)
www.stateofmonc.com
www.dutchnujazz.com
Showcase Acts on Friday Sept. 10 2010
Friday Sept. 10 | 13:30h-14:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
AMP (Germany)- Hammond Organ Trio
Christian Patzer - Saxophon/Flöte/Melodica
Jochen Aldinger - Hammondorgel/Micron
Matthias Macht - Schlagzeug/Beatbox
(Translation soon) Das Trio "Aldinger Macht Patzer" sorgte erstmals 2006 mit eigenständigen Klangcollagen für Furore. Die
drei Herren befreien die Hammondorgel von ihrem verstaubten Gospel- und
Bluesimage und betreten mit ihren Kompositionen die Welt der lässigen Grooves aus
Modern Jazz, Funk oder auch Drum&Bass.
www.aldinger-macht-patzer.de
Friday Sept. 10 | 14:00h - 14:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Lena Sundermeyer (Germany)- Vocal Jazz
(Translation soon) Im Mittelpunkt der Band steht die Sängerin und Songwriterin Lena Sundermeyer. Ihre Musik, die sich in keine Schublade stecken lässt, spielt mit den Grenzen von Jazz und Popmusik - eben "Songjazz", wie die junge Songwriterin ihren Stil selbst betitelt. Treibende Grooves, sphärische Soundcollagen oder verträumte Melodien - die Lena Sundermeyer Band entführt den Hörer in ihre ganz eigenen Klangwelten. Die Stimme der jungen Sängerin besticht durch eine intensive Klarheit und verwandelt sich mit Leichtigkeit von zerbrechlich-melancholisch zu kraftvoll-trotzig.
Lena ist Preisträgerin des bundesweiten Song Live Creative Wettbewerb der Sängerakademie Hamburg 2008 und wird 2010 mit dem Kulturförderpreis ihrer Heimatstadt Bremerhaven ausgezeichnet. Sie kommt in Begleitung ihrer Band (Paul Berberich - Altsaxophon, Jochen Aldinger - Piano, Tba - Kontrabass und Michael Fromme - Drums) aus Dresden angereist.
Für Herbst 2010 ist die Produktion ihres Debütalbums geplant.
www.myspace.com
Friday Sept. 10 | 14:30h - 15:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Marko Jovanovic & Piaccordia(Serbia/Germany) - Tango Nuevo, Nouvelle Musette, World Jazz
(Translation soon) Es ist ein Onkel, der Markos musikalischen Weg ganz entscheidend beeinflusst, der schenkt nämlich seinem damals 13jährigen
Neffen ausgerechnet eine Mundharmonika. Dem Onkel sei nachträglich zu danken: Er hat ein echtes Talent entdeckt. Durch die
Zusammenarbeit mit verschiedenen Künstlern&xnbsp;
erspielt er sich bald einen Namen in der süddeutschen Bluesszene. Nach längeren Reisen durch Westafrika, Spanien und Serbien
entschließt sich Marko 1999 nach Berlin zu ziehen. Beim Dresdner Bluesfestival 2001 gewinnt er gemeinsam mit seinem langjährigen
musikalischen Partner Peter Crow C den Publikumspreis. Außerdem prägen ihn die Zusammenarbeit mit dem Deutschen
Symphonie Orchester und der Jazzband von Jessica Gall und Bene Aperdannier. Somit gibt es bei Konzerten mit Marko Jovanovic
gleich zwei Entdeckungen zu machen: die kleine feine und ausdrucksstarke Mundharmonika und den, der sie zum Leben erweckt:
Marko Jovanovic.
www.myspace.de
Friday Sept. 10 | 15:30h - 16:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
KALIMA (Germany) - World Jazz
KALIMA is a brand new project presenting original compositions as well as some re(de)fined standards. Inspired by modern jazz, improvisation and imaginary folklore three lady musicians are sharing a common taste regarding the character and individuality of their music.
In the attractive trio set-up of vocals, piano and winds they have found an excellent way of exploring their instruments´ colors of sound and expression with both vivacity and charm.
www.myspace.de/triokalima
Friday Sept. 10 | 16:00h - 16:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Kadri Voorand (Estland) - Vocal Jazz
Young jazz vocalist and composer Kadri Voorand uses her improvisational skills and original expression to create a wide
range of contemporary jazz, skillfully combined with the rhythmics of Latin and R&B music, influenced by variety of artists,
from Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson to Erykah Badu. Having studied jazz at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and the
Royal Music Academy of Music in Stockholm, Kadri has won a plethora of competitions and prizes in Estonia as well as abroad,
most recently the Young Jazz Talent 2008 award issued by the Jazzkaar festival in cooperation with Elion and the Estonian Jazz
Union. Her debut CD "Tunde kaja" ("Echo of the Feeling") from 2009 features one of the leading saxophonists in Finland and Sony
Jazz Award winner Jussi Kannaste, as well as a dashing progression of Estonian jazz stars: Jürmo Eespere on piano, Mihkel Mälgand
on bass and Eno Kollom on drums. All of them are also performing at Jazzkomm.
www.myspace.com/kadrivoorand
Friday Sept. 10 | 16:30h-17:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Edgar Knecht (Germany) - Modern Jazz
A virtuoso of the piano keys takes on the declining teutonic folk song, and breathes new life into these songs with jazz
and world music influences. The pianist and composer Edgar Knecht has managed to find a sensational new approach to the seemingly lost tradition
"Maria durch ein Dornwald ging" becomes a ballad that gets under the skin. The song "Es war ein König in Thule" evolves into a
virtuoso piece between Beethoven and Cuban salsa. In "Froh zu sein bedarf es wenig" African 6/8 beat and German 3/4 beat revel
in a joyous celebration.
www.ozellamusic.com
Friday Sept. 10 | 17:00h - 17:30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Oy (aka Joy Frempong) (Ghana/Deutschland) - Vocal Jazz Pop
Her first holler was heard in Bolgatanga, Ghana in 1978. Ever since, Oy (aka Joy Frempong) has moved around in space and
sound, and taken part in many different musical entities. She is currently performing with several bands - electronic, jazz,
hip-hop - such as Lauschangriff, Infinite Livez vs Stade, Filewile, Phall Fatale, and has collaborated with quite a few 'old
cat' improvisational musicians. Thoroughly conviced by her vocal skills, Creaked gave her a free pass to create an album of
her own. Joy completed a long-simmering project based on childhood memories, which had started out as entirely vocal outline
and grew into the debut of the artist Oy. Drawing upon jazz, electronica and improvisation, Oy creates a matchless chemistry
made up of kiddy-toy sounds, scraps of hip-hop, and various paeans of scat. She brings&xnbsp; an intense inner performance on stage,
an alchemy of naïve innocence and solemn depth.
www.myspace.com/oyrempong
Friday Sept. 10 | 17:30h - 18:00h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport
Savio Rego (USA) - Groove Jazz
Für Savio Rego, geboren in Indien und aufgewachsen in San Jose in Kalifornien bedeutet
Leben Zusammenführung. Hinter ihm liegen zwei erfolgreiche Karieren als Pilot und Bankangestellter und trotzdem zog es Rego zu
seiner alten Liebe, der Musik zurück. Als er 13 war, nahm er zum ersten Mal eine Gitarre
in die Hand. Rego ist Autodidakt und seine ganz persönliche und besondere Art und
Weise, dieses Instrument zu spielen, hat sich erst in den vergangenen Jahren entwickelt.
Und dabei mischt er verschiedene Musikstile so gekonnt, dass es an keiner Stelle störend erscheint.
"Wenn Sade und John Mayer aus Liebe ein Kind gezeugt hätten, dann würde es klingen wie Savio Rego." meint
Sandy Shore von Radio "Smoothlounge". Die schönsten Elemente aus Blues, Jazz, Soul, Chill und Folk.
www.myspace.com
Friday Sept. 10 | 19.30h - 20.15h | frannz Club
LoZee (Deutschland) - Pop Jazz
(Translation soon) LoZee mit seinen vierzehn Songs seines Debutalbums Tell it to the sea entführt uns in eine Welt der
Hoffnungen, der friedlichen Melancholie eines Sonnenuntergangs und des plötzlichen Sinnierens über
den blauen Planeten. LoZees einzigartige Stimme flaniert auf hybriden Cello-, Piano- und
Gitarrenklängen, begleitet von tiefen Bass- und Schlagzeugfundamenten . Tell it to the sea vereint
die Seele des Jazz mit der anglophonen Songschreibertradition, sowie Elementen der Klassik und
zeigt somit eine große Dynamik. LoZee - alias Raphael Zweifel - fühlt sich auf kleinen Konzertbühnen wohl, dort wo der Künstler das
Publikum noch hautnah spürt, ist aber auch auf den großen Bühnen Deutschlands zu Hause. Unter
anderem hat er sein Cello bei den TOTEN HOSEN und GLASHAUS erklingen lassen.
http://lozee.free.fr
Friday Sept. 10 | 21.30h - 22.15h | frannz Club
Duo Èlegance: Peter Weniger (Germany) & David Friedman (USA) - Modern Jazz
In the course of their musical partnership, David Friedman and Peter Weniger have developed a kind of intuitive and interactive
sense and a love for spontaneous music making. As a result they decided to go into the studio without any preparation or
pre-conceived concepts. They used compositions drawn from the great american songbook as a kind of loose framework and turned
these pieces into "on the spot", intimate musical landscapes.
www.myspace.com
www.david-friedman.de
(Thursday Sept. 9 | 17.00h - 17.30h | Friseur Tempelhof Airport)
Friday Sept. 10 | 21.30h - 22.15h | frannz Club
Alessandro Bertozzi (Italy) - Groove Jazz
Alessandro Bertozzi is a versatile and complete artist, playing alto, tenor and soprano saxes, as well as piano and bass,
and being also a composer, producer and arranger. He plays professionally since he was sixteen, and he has toured and recorded
for Italian pop artists such as Gianni Bella, Marcella Bella, Spagna, Andrea Mingardi, Marco Masini, Fiordaliso, Paola Folli,
Drupi, Beppe Grillo and others, appearing on about a hundred CDs. He is equally and totally at home with rock, jazz and fusion.
www.alessandrobertozzi.it
www.level49.it
Friday Sept. 10 | 22.30h - 23.15h | frannz Club
ORIENTATION (Deutschland, Türkei, Iran) - Oriental Groove Jazz
With "I show you crazy" ORIENTATION offers a mélange, which can only be created in a city like Berlin by Turkish, Persian
and German musicians in a joint process of expression. ORIENTATION merges soul-club grooves with longing arabesque melodies,
funky sounds with Arabic Percussion. Traditional sounding melodies from the Balkans and the Middle East in urban-electronic:
a new mixture called "Oriental Soul". With "I show you crazy" this unique band from Berlin proves again its universalism and
versatility.
www.orientation-music.com
www.myspace.com
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