Before 'Enjoy Jazz!' starts again for seven weeks in October, all music aficionados in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region can look forward to three first-class jazz concerts in the summer as part of the International Festival for Jazz and Other Things! It all starts in May with Californian Joshua Redman and his trio with Reuben Rogers and Greg Hutchinson at the Alte Feuerwache in Mannheim. From jazz to rock & pop to world music, Redman is well versed in all genres and regularly sets new standards rather than just scent marks. The show continues in July with Tini Thomsen's MaxSax: the Hamburg-born saxophonist focuses on energy rather than a calm pulse. Foo Fighters instead of Gerry Mulligan, Queens of the Stone Age instead of Pepper Amdams - going full throttle is her specialty. The five-piece formation is now coming to the metropolitan region this summer. One thing is certain: it won't be boring. The Korean quartet Black String will conclude the Enjoy Jazz Summer series: how do you create musical originality based on the tried and tested? The four-piece formation achieves this with its individual mix of Korean-trad sounds and jazz-inspired borrowings that rely on improvisation. Different instruments come together here in an unmistakable fusion: from the traditional folkloristic tones of the geomun-go and percussion to the modern sound of the jazz guitar. Black String: the insider tip of the summer!
May 31, 2017, Joshua Redman Trio, Alte Feuerwache Mannheim,
Admission 19:00, start 20:00, ticket VVK 30 € plus fees / AK 35 €
July 2, 2017, Tini Thomsen's MaxSax, Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg,
Admission 19:00, start 20:00, ticket VVK 18 € plus fees / AK 22
July 5, 2017, Black String, DasHaus Ludwigshafen,
Admission 19:00, start 20:00, ticket VVK 20 € plus fees / AK 25 €
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