Insomnia Brass Band at Himmelbeet
On Saturday we played a wonderful set at the community garden Himmelbeet in Wedding – inspired by radiant sunshine and an urban gardening idyll… Continue reading Insomnia Brass Band at Himmelbeet
Shoot the Moon – Concerts in Karlsruhe and Nürnberg
This weekend we were on the road again with Shoot the Moon. We travelled to Southern Germany to play two wonderful concerts: Jazzclub Karlsruhe und Jazzstudio Nürnberg. Cosy train rides, friendly hosts, good beer – we were very happy! Continue reading Shoot the Moon – Concerts in Karlsruhe and Nürnberg
Insomnia Brass Band – Premiere Concert at Betakontext Berlin-Wedding
Yesterday we played our first concert with Insomnia Brass Band atBetakontext/Möbelhauerei in Berlin-Wedding. After our rehearsal period supported by the Berlin Senate we were curious to try the new material with an audience – and we were surprised to find our music even danceable! Many thanks to Nicole and Christoph for the invitation. Continue reading Insomnia Brass Band – Premiere Concert at Betakontext Berlin-Wedding
Subsystem & Efrat Alony – Concert Premiere Guten Morgen Eberswalde
This morning we played the first concert with our new project “Subsystem & Efrat Alony” for Guten Morgen Eberswalde at the Paul-Wunderlich-Haus. We premiered my new pieces written in Rheinsberg and we also played older compositions by Efrat and Sven. It was wonderful, great audience – many thanks to Udo Muszynski and his team! Continue reading Subsystem & Efrat Alony – Concert Premiere Guten Morgen Eberswalde
Subsystem – Concert at Gut Geisendorf
Surrounded by an opencast brown coal pit, we have played an afternoon concert with Subsystem in a wonderfully restored old farm house. The first snowdrops were visible, and the concert had a springlike verve. Long live the low tones! Continue reading Subsystem – Concert at Gut Geisendorf
Composition weekend in Rheinsberg
Last weekend, I was at Musikakademie Rheinsberg for a few days of composing new pieces for our upcoming project “Subsystem & Efrat Alony”: outside cool spring temeperatures, inside a beautiful grand piano, Parisian parks, tropical birds and London rabbits. The biggest inspiration of all were the dadistic poems of Ulrich Goerdten! Continue reading Composition weekend in Rheinsberg
Shoot the Moon – Concert at Saxstall Pohrsdorf
Yesterday, Shoot the Moon travelled to Pohrsdorf to the legendary Saxstall – in a good mood in spite of the winter cold, finally the five of us were on the road together again! It was a great concert, surrounded by the impressive saxophone collection of Eckard Schleiermacher….we discover something new every time. Continue reading Shoot the Moon – Concert at Saxstall Pohrsdorf
Guest performance – Shakespeare Company in Bocholt
Back from a long train journey to the end of NRW and a lovely guest performance with the Shakespeare Company Berlin at the theatre in Bocholt – a modern version of “Macbeth”. It was very inspiring to play in a theatre context again. Continue reading Guest performance – Shakespeare Company in Bocholt
Subsystem – Concert at Stadtpfarrkirche Müncheberg
Baritone saxophone and double bass – today we played our first concert of the year with Subsystem. It was freezing cold at Stadtpfarrkirche Müncheberg…. very suitable for our new piece “Schneekönig”. Marvelous atmosphere and a great afternoon gig! Continue reading Subsystem – Concert at Stadtpfarrkirche Müncheberg