With the New Orleans Shakers, drummer Torsten Zwingenberger proves once again that he is at home in many varieties of jazz. He founded this band with Thomas l’Etienne in 1976 before turning to other projects after three years. Pieces from the golden age of jazz were on the program, pieces in which emotion and memorable…
It is with great grief to tell you that our dear friend and esteemed fellow musician Gérard Batrya left us in the early morning of April 12 after a serious illness. We came to Saint-Julia with b3 to at least play a few songs together with him in front of his audience. This turned into…
Congratulations to Felix Henkelhausen on his nomination for the German Jazz Prize in the category “Bass”. With his quintet, the 28-year-old released his debut album as a bandleader, Misanthropic Tendencies, in 2021.
Congratulations to drummer Torsten Zwingenberger on his 50th stage anniversary! In 1973, the native of Hamburg played his first paid gig in the local club “Barrett”. Since then he has been and is tirelessly touring with a wide variety of ensembles, currently including the Torsten Zwingenberger 4tet (with Patrick Braun, Kenneth Berkel, Carmelo Leotta), Berlin…
After his concerts in the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and the release of his album “Live at Elbphilharmonie Hamburg”, Lorenz Kellhuber will be performing live this year in both the Isarphilharmonie Munich and the Philharmonie Berlin. 16.03.23 | Isarphilharmonie (Hall X), Munich (TICKETS) 13.04.23 | Philharmonie (Chamber Music Hall), Berlin (TICKETS)
Three generations of musicians meet here to swing passionately. Together with saxophonist Patrick Braun, pianist Kenneth Berkel and bassist Carmelo Leotta, drummer Torsten Zwingenberger forms his latest project, the Torsten Zwingenberger 4tet. “Best Boost” is the name of the energetic debut of the band that played their first joint concerts in early 2020. From Hard…
Pianist and improviser Lorenz Kellhuber plays with his own musical history, intuitively seeking out different stages of his musical development, ranging from baroque to modern piano literature. He has long since outgrown the jazz clubs and is drawn to the world’s concert halls. The concert in Hamburg in September 2021 was something very special for…
Athem, the latest full-length solo effort from Hub Hildenbrand is a body of work that brings the artist’s singing voice into the foreground, albeit in an unconventional way. To date, his singing was mostly textural in nature and/or used to add color and new timbres to arrangements. For the purposes of this record, Hildenbrand decided…
Gene Caberra’s debut album “Patchwork”, which was released on May 20th, got off to an impressive start. All 10 album tracks have already been played by at least one major radio station, including Deutschlandfunk Kultur, SWR1, SWR3, SR1, FluxFM, NDR Blue, MDR Kultur and WDR5. Music critics also praised the album in the highest tones:…
Few artists manage to transcend genre boundaries so naturally and create such an independent sound as Gene Caberra. Already with his debut EP “Attic Tape”, the Berlin-based singer and guitarist impressed in terms of sound and songwriting. Together with his two bandmates René Flächsenhaar on bass and Mathias Uredat on drums he goes a big…