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| Tonight: Berlin Philharmonic | Echoes of Swing & Friends >BIX< Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic "BIX"– An Homage to Bix-Beiderbecke curated by Siggi Loch Echoes of Swing: Colin T. Dawson - trumpet and cornet Chris Hopkins - alto saxophone Bernd Lhotzky - piano and musical director Oliver Mewes - drums as well as Shannon Barnett - trombone and vocals Mulo Francel - c-melody-saxophone and guitar Pete York - drums and vocals Henning Gailing - double bass special guest: Émile Parisien - soprano saxophone The chamber music hall fits 1200 people and is almost sold out already before the concert. Philharmonie Berlin, Herbert-von-Karajan-Straße 1, 10785 Berlin Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke, one of the often-overlooked founding fathers of jazz, was born in Iowa in 1903, offspring of a family of emigrants from Mecklenburg. With his lyrical, cool cornet tone and a formidable understanding of harmony, he was far ahead of his time and has influenced countless jazz musicians through the present day. He died in 1931 at the early age of 28; and an appropriate general honouring of his legacy is for the most part overdue. He will be commemorated at the first concert in the Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic of this season by the internationally acclaimed stride pianist Bernd Lhotzky. Under his direction, highly diverse instrumentalists will revive Beiderbecke's music, notably Lhotzky's quartet Echoes of Swing with Chris Hopkins on alto saxophone, Colin T. Dawson on trumpet and Oliver Mewes on drums. They will be joined by Mulo Francel, head of Germany's most successful world music group Quadro Nuevo and one of the few virtuosos on the C melody saxophone, trombonist and bass saxophonist Attila Korb, contrabassist Henning Gailing and drummer legend Pete York. The British drummer became particularly famous in his over 50-year career with fusion and rock bands like the Spencer Davis Group and Hardin & York, but classic swing jazz has always been the root of his playing. Finally, as special guest, the fantastic French saxophonist Émile Parisien will take part. A CD with the above program is to be released soon on the ACT music label. write your comments about the article :: © 2016 Jazz News :: home page |