Jazz we can
Friday, 13.06. - Picnic in Goethepark
The "G. M. of Guitar" will open this year's jazz festival with a sonorous picnic in the park. Sounds mysterious. G.M. of guitar. No idea what could be behind the letters G.M.?
Quite simple: G.M. equals German Masters.
German Guitar Masters? Laying it on a bit thick? Not really, although the four G.M., Helmut "Joe" Sachse, Uwe Kropinski, Gerhard "Charlie" Eitner and Jürgen Heckel, don't (want to) see themselves as such. And certainly not as THE G.M., because there are of course a few more.
But let's be honest, these four names represent a generation of musicians (born in 1948, 52 and 55) who have given jazz - especially in the GDR - unmistakable, unique musical signatures and still do - now throughout Germany and beyond. This is not possible without "mastery" on the instrument.
These four G.M. of guitar are now coming together on stage for the first time in a joint concert! From 17:00 on Friday afternoon, Helmut "Joe" Sachse, Uwe Kropinski, Gerhard "Charlie" Eitner and Jürgen Heckel will be playing solo, but also in "old" and "new" duo constellations. And of course a part in a quartet!
A summit meeting of the "G.M. of guitar"!
Saturday, 14.06. -Concert evening at the train station
The jazz festival with this year's motto "Swing to Salsa" presents top-class guests on the concert evening at the historic train station.
19:00 Wood and Brass Band - The children's and youth band from Poland creates a great atmosphere
20:30 Schumann-Combo - With wit, charm and esprit, the SCHUMANN COMBO (Max Semrau; saxophone and keyboard, Carsten Gradmann; drums, Robert Göber
; double bass, Roberto Schumann; guitar and banjo)
perform
their own compositions from their new CD "Girl vom Borkenstrand" as well as popular jazz classics in Schumann's swinging, groovy style. Let yourself be surprised by a multi-faceted concert guaranteed to put you in a good mood!
22:00 Mayelis Guyat and Band - With salsa and jazz, Cuban-born Mayelis and her band infect the audience with a mixture of joie de vivre and joy - just like her idols Celia Cruz, Isaac Delgado and Gilberto Santa Rosa.
Sunday, 15.06. -Morning pint at
station The jazz festival bids farewell with a musical morning pint at the historic
station11:00 Mayelis Guyat and Quartet - With salsa and jazz, Cuban-born Mayelis and her band infect the audience with a mixture of joie de vivre and joy - just like her idols Celia Cruz, Isaac Delgado and Gilberto Santa Rosa.
Subject to change without notice!
