The B Flat Jazz Orchestra stands in the tradition of the great New York jazz clubs such as Village Vanguard and the Jazz Standard with their own big bands, which are always performing on Mondays. The members of the B - Flat Jazz Orchestra reflect Berlin's extremely lively jazz scene in a special way. The program includes the great American pioneers of big-band jazz as well as current European and American big-band compositions by Gil Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Maria Schneider and music by director Maria Baptist. Pianist, orchestra composer and multi-award-winner Maria Baptist from New York and Berlin has played her way to the top of Europe's current jazz scene. She has worked with numerous international acclaimed bigbands such as the Budapest Jazz Orchestra, Reykjavik Bigband or hrBigband.

The Jonas Friese Quartet was written in the winter of 2017/2018 and interprets the compositions of the bandleader. The multi-faceted themes and the constellation of tenor saxophone / bass clarinet, guitar, double bass and drums offer plenty of room for individual game ideas and allow a dialogue between the musicians, in which everyone can freely contribute and respond. The four musicians met in Berlin and are students and graduates of the renowned Jazz Institute Berlin. Through an open style of playing with elements of the jazz tradition, they create a colorful band sound that is carried through the varied program.

"The well-known from Paris and New York" Vandojam "is now also in the B-Flat instead.
Supported by Vandoren / Paris. "
Under the direction of Robin Draganic and Reiner Witzel

Vanja Kevresan TRIP TONES featuring Igor Osypov and Vega Jesus Vanja's Guitar trio highlights the influence of modern jazz prevalent in Vanja's musical development. The Trio will feature Igor Osypov on Guitar and Vega Jesus on Drums. Vanja Kevresan is a Serbian Jazz Guitarist/Composer currently residing in Berlin, Germany. He graduated Jazz guitar from the prestigious University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz, Austria (2002). Since 2012 Vanja is teaching Jazz Guitar & Jazz Improvisation at the FMU-Belgrade Music University, Jazz department. In 1995 he founded his guitar trio KEVSTUNIK & VANJA K3 and 2011 his trio TRIP TONES, also co-leading the innovative and critically acclaimed group “Space Tigers Berlin” with Grgur Savić since 2016. The group's first album “Space Tigers - Real Sofa Techno Jazz Surfers” debut on “Belgrade Jazz Festival” received reviews from “Downbeat Jazz magazine - Martin Longley” and Jazz artists like Jonathan Kreisberg and many more. “….In addition, he is considered one of the most accomplished jazz guitarists of today's European jazz scene.

The jazz singer Susanna Bartilla swings her favorite songs - bluesy ballads, jazzy songs and Latin grooves - the most beautiful standards that make happy and joyful. Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington contribute their best songs from the immense treasure of the Great American Songbooks to their amazing repertoire. With her unmistakable smoky-velvety voice, Susanna manages a very charming mix between the cool jazz style of Anita O'Day or Peggy Lee, the Parisian rive-gauche flair of a Juliette Gréco and the sensual timbre of the Blue Angel, Marlene Dietrich, the how the election partner Bartilla was born in Berlin. Susanna's voice fits perfectly with her repertoire of songs that in a few bars tell the stories of life that touch us all.

Joie de vivre with the energetic sound of the Afroberlin High Orchestra. The 9 musicians have the power to melt together on stage at the moment. Everyone brings in their special qualities; That's how this orchestra developed in 12 years. Founder Martin High De Prime, with roots in jazz, Latin and Afro, is currently engaged in cultural community formation and shamanism. Arranger and co-conductor Julian Gretschel brings in its melodic beauty. The African-Latin Caribbean rhythm section brings the base to the dance.

Brilliant guitarist ElonTurgeman, a jazz pioneer, presents his new album, "Climb Up”, which he recently launched with the legendary drummer from New York, Adam Nussbaum!  Elon brings the musical influences that have inspired him over the years into his playing. Together with this wonderful group, the result is a warm and unique sound that touches a wide range of styles, from classical jazz to contemporary jazz. Offers an intimate, sweeping and exciting Quartet performance that includes original music from Elon's latest album 'Climb Up' and standards in a colourful and unique performance.

 “The Bodhisattwa Trio” is an Experimental Jazz Fusion/Avant Garde outfit from Kolkata, India, which believes in expressionism, social reflection and spontaneous creation. Drawing influences from life, the universe and everything, the trio, with BodhisattwaGhosh on Guitars, PremjitDutta on Drums and Shonai on Keyboards & Synth Bass delivers a mix of original instrumental compositions with special emphasis on harmonic and rhythmic expansion, theme and variation, virtuosity and spontaneous improvisation. 

ESPEN ERIKSEN TRIO The jazz world is not short on piano trios, but it’s not every day one comes across a trio with a personal musical language. Espen Eriksen Trio was formed in 2007 and has released four critically acclaimed records on the Norwegian label Rune Grammofon. The trio’s music relies on highly melodic and lyrical instrumentals and a “less is more” approach and is often credited for its unique voice within today’s jazz scene by the international press. To quote BBC in their review of the trio’s second album “A wonderfully plaintive jazz record, abandoned to the lost art of melodic minimalism, stripped back and beautifully near bare. No smoke and mirrors, just the graceful chemistry of superb musicians at the top of their game”. The last two years the trio has worked a lot with the British saxophone star Andy Sheppard, resulting in multiple tours and the record “Perfectly Unhappy”, released in 2018. Their concerts have been broadcasted by BBC, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Lithuanian National TV. After extensive touring worldwide, Espen Eriksen Trio comes through as a tight unity with a dazzling use of dynamics, ranging from melancholic moods to hypnotic grooves.

the legendary Jam Session with Robin Draganic'

The Alon Farber- Dani Benedikt "Hagiga" sextet was founded in 2001 in Tel-Aviv, Israel.  Both founders are Berklee College of Music graduates. The group has recorded two CD's for the well known Spanish label Fresh Sound. The CD's are "Exposure" (2005) and "Optimistic View" (2008). Both CD's received enthusiastic reviews from known websites such as Jazzreview.com, Allaboutjazz.com and Jazztimes.com."Hagiga" has participated in important festivals, such as the Tel Aviv international Jazz festival (2013), International show case in Jerusalem (2013), Paris Jazz Festival (2010), Red Sea Jazz Festival (2007), Jerusalem international Jazz Festival (2006) and more."Hagiga" has developed its own sound along the years, sound that comes from the unique personality of each member of the group. The members of the sextet use these original compositions as a launch pad from which they take off to create a new and exciting atmosphere, spiced with the savory fragrances and flavors of the Mediterranean. The music of "Hagiga" is influenced by such artists as Wayne Shorter, Brad Mehldau and Joshua Redman. During 2015 and 2016 the group recorded its third CD with guest appearance of Joca Perpignan (percussion)

The IC Big Band is the official big band of Imperial College London, featuring a line-up of Scientists, Medics and Engineers with a passion for big band music who regularly perform top quality jazz in and around the UK capital. The band’s sets cover everything from classic big band swing to fully fledged Latin jazz numbers and contemporary fusion, featuring singers as well as showcasing some arrangements by band members. The band is frequently guest directed by some of the UK’s leading jazz musicians, who oversee each rehearsal whilst maintaining a high standard of playing and this approach has led to recognition in competitions, most recently at the National Concert Band Festival in 2017 where the band won a platinum award. The IC Big Band also features at charity concerts and performs at student venues across the country and recent years, the band and have toured to Barcelona, Krakow and Bucharest and we are delighted to be taking stage at b-flat in Berlin this summer!

The Blue Baba Swing Big Band is one of the most experienced and active big bands in Berlin. For over 25 years and 250 appearances, the Blue Babas are an integral part of Berlin's big band scene. The joy of playing, the enthusiasm and the spark, which still jumps from the stage to the audience and back with performances of the Blue Babas, make this big band absolutely worth experiencing!
The 30s in America:
Prohibition is over, the economic crisis is coming to an end. One looks full of zest for life and optimism into the future. At the same time the golden years of jazz, the pinnacle of swing, the big band era. Names like Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie or Glenn Miller are on everyone's lips and make jazz popular even in Europe. In fact, the big-band era is the only time jazz has been popular music and where all generations have been passionate about the same music. Swing was both listening and dancing. The hits of those years, the 15 Blue Babas - named after a Lucky Millinder title - feel obliged. A music that is simultaneously rousing-exciting and harmonic-melodic. For the musicians of the Blue Babas swing means optimism and a good mood.

The "Monte Orchestra" is a project created seven years ago by the Department of Culture, Education and Heritage of the Municipality of San Miguel del Monte, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The intention was to create an orchestra representing the people of Monte. After seven years of hard work and shows in several venues and festivals in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, the orchestra has released its second album which was presented during its first European tour in England, Wales, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. For the European tour, MO has prepared a repertoire of popular Argentine music adapted to the format of a jazz orchestra. The tour was declared of cultural and cultural interest by the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture. This project is the pride of the city of Monte who represented them at the Metro Jazz Festival, the Pinamar Jazz Festival, the Gesell Jazz Festival, the Cañuelas Jazz Festival, the MonteJazz Festival in San Marco Sierra. Three years ago, the orchestra took the initiative to produce the San Miguel del Monte Jazz Festival, which has already been three editions. The orchestra shared stage with jazz quartet No Square (Switzerland), trio Gregory Sallet (France), Gillespi, trio PipiPiazzolla, quartet Andres Boiarsky, YamilaCafrune, Botafogo, etc. Born 9 years ago in Argentina, the "Monte Orchestra" (MO) has a new proposal of a mix between Argentinian folklore and jazz, in addition to the jazz standards of "swing era". The band released two CDs and appeared in different stages and jazz festivals in different locations in Argentina. In 2017, the MO makes its first European tour and plays in the UK, France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland. The orchestra is currently conducting its second European tour through 5 countries offering more than 17 concerts, highlighting the two performances that the band will offer at the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival.

A special tribute to the music of Pat Metheny with a very creative and dynamic Trio composed by interesting leader guitarist Amr Hammour, with solid bassist Mark Roman and Jazz veteran drummer Andrea Marcelli.
The Trio will be performing some of the great tunes composed by Metheny from his albums with Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Jaco Pastorius, Bob Moses, Lyle Mays etc. including: James, Song for Bilbao, Change of heart, Bright size life, Message to a friend, Question and answer, So it may secretly Begin...

Xaver Hellmeier is now one of the most sought-after jazz drummers of his generation. His inspiration comes from the great masters of bebop and hardbop: Kenny Clarke, Max Roach, Art Taylor, Billy Higgins, Jimmy Cobb. In his new project "Western Rebellion" he is dedicated to u.a. the music of Cedar Walton, Sam Jones & George Coleman, who played from the 1970s in the band "Eastern Rebellion". For this he invited the New York-based saxophonist Lukas Gabric, who also teaches at the prestigious Juilliard School and at the City College of New York in addition to a busy concert schedule in Germany and abroad. He was also a finalist in the Thelonious Monk Competition 2013 and was honored with the 2014 Best Soloist & Audience Choice Award at the Getxo Jazz Festival in Spain. The band is completed by the two outstanding musicians Tizian Jost at the piano, one of the most prominent pianists in Germanya, who teaches as a professor of jazz piano at the Munich Music Academy and the Slovakian bassist Peter Cudek on double bass.

the legendary Jam Session with Robin Draganic'

Dustin Drews, a saxophonist born in Houston, Texas, is a seasoned improviser whose emotionally charged, off-the-shelf performances oscillate between melodic and experimental post-bop, much like the styles of Kenny Garrett, Cannonball Adderley, and Seamus Blake. Some of the great musicians he has worked with so far have also worked on his debut album Controversy, including Igor Osypov, Uri Gincel, and Jesus D. Vega, and newest member Tom Berkmann. Their collaboration is a long-awaited mix of influences and designs that combine lyric, microtonal, traditional and novel elements; a lyrically aggressive post-bop jazz evening.

The Humboldt Bigband is the jazz ensemble of the Humboldt University in Berlin. She embodies a mix of different big band styles such as swing classics, Latin arrangements, jazz standards and soul & funk vocal music. The HU Bigband has several artists of the Berlin music scene and it is a great pleasure for us to welcome on this stage the double german champion, simple european champion and vice world champion in tag team beatboxing Daniel Mandolini.

Lady Constance is a German American soul singer. She is part of the soul and jazz scene in Berlin. A well-known singer with her warm velvety voice attracts the audience in her spell. "Not only because the girl can sing, but she can sing like a boss"! Together with her band, Siech is composed of international musicians and mixes soul and jazz in a wonderful way. She truly sings with soul. The band has already played in reputable Berlin clubs and big events. She simple has that "wow" effect!

Just as unusual as the name is the music of this quartet composed of jazz students around Alosha Uysal (soprano saxophone), who along with Simon Harscheidt (electric guitar), Stanislaw Sandronov (bass) and Simon Japha (drums) has a very unique view of Jazz demonstrates. In doing so, they manage that their compositions, despite a certain complexity, never sound exhausting, but instead concentrate on the beauty of the music - supported by the dialogue between soprano saxophone and electric guitar.
The Süddeutsche Zeitung describes it as follows: "Musically the four move between pop and classical music, between electric and acoustic music, between melodically detailed compositions and, what a happy surprise, the blues. [...] And how they played him, the "Sewing Machines Blues", that just demands respect. By the way: The band name alone is already priced! "

Double bassist and composer Carlos Bica has carved out a jazz niche for himself with his inventive style of lyrical-indie-jazz. Among the several musical projects he leads, his trio AZUL has become his showcase as a bass player and composer. For more than twenty years Bica’s trio AZUL with Frank Möbus and Jim Black has fascinated its listeners. Living in Berlin, Portuguese Bica again and again creates a music that seems familiar yet excitingly new and personal at the same time.
With his new album “I Am the Escaped One” in association with two of the most idiosyncratic figures of the German scene, saxophonist Daniel Erdmann and turntablist DJ Illvibe, the music goes even beyond anything he did before.
Daniel Erdmann, a major voice in the European jazz scene, has developed an unique tenor sax sound in ensembles like Das Kapital or Velvet Revolution, built on top of the jazz tradition but committed to find new paths. DJ Illvibe is and remains a sound innovator, a gold digger for the craziest sound-shreds, Vincent von Schlippenbach is DJ Illvibe and the world is a record.
If you’re searching for something different and fulfilling you found it, “I Am the Escaped One” is the perfect soundtrack for the movie that still has to be made.
Recorded in Lisbon at Culturgest on March 2nd and 3rd, 2018 | Recorded by Nelson Carvalho | Edited by Pedro Moura, Lisbon, September 2018 | Mixed at WoAnderland Studio, Berlin, by Johannes Feige, January 2019 | Mastered at Pauler Acoustics, by Hans-Jörg Maucksch, February 2019
Produced by Carlos Bica  | Executive production by Pedro Costa for Trem Azul | Design by Travassos | Cover photo by Nicolas Dhont

"Torsten Goods is one who dominates the great groove," the Süddeutsche Zeitung wrote about the guitarist, singer and composer. His style is often compared to that of George Benson. This is no coincidence, considering that as a teenager he was interested in both pop and rock as well as jazz. He was born with the surname Gutknecht, but Les Paul gave Torsten Goods his stage name while he was studying in New York at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music. He has matured into a musician who knows how to write catchy songs that combine fun and musical aspirations through the experiences he has accumulated in the Big Apple and the many concerts he has given. His current album "Love Comes To Town" is proof of that.
Gur Liraz - Born in Tel Aviv in 1988, jazz guitarist Gur Liraz attended the jazz major of the prestigious Thelma Yellin High School. There he has studied with numerous musicians from the Israeli scene, such as Amit Golan, Yuval Cohen, Erez Barnoy and Amos Hoffman. During this time he was also a private student of the jazz guitar master Ofer Ganor. Since 2004 he has been an active part of the Tel-Aviv jazz scene. During this time he performed in various jazz clubs and bars. In 2013, after six months in New York as a student of guitar legend Peter Bernstein, Gur moved to Berlin and soon became involved in his rapidly developing jazz scene.

the legendary Jam Session with Robin Draganic'

“The Brazilian musician Adriano Trindade is Jazz Brazil”
Brazilian musician Adriano Trindade plays Jazz/Brasil and samba-rock (from Brasil). Going through several countries including the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland, Chile, Uruguay, England, New Zealand, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, to name a few, one can already say that Adriano is a citizen of the world.
Considered the precursor of samba-rock in New Zealand and Europe, where he lived for eight years, Adriano Trindade has always been ahead of samba-rock movement that swept London and Paris for a few years, where the shows took place at the renowned Favela Chic, known playhouse worldwide.

The Real Latinos: Martin High de Primes game is significantly influenced by Walter Norris, where he studied and the New York saxophonist Charles Gayle, whom he met in 1985. In his first volume, Afro-American influences combine with the aesthetic and formal elements of New Music. During a one-year stay in Mexico in 1988, he developed this concept further and is inspired by Latin American music. From this melange he founds with creative musicians of the Berlin scene The Real Latinos. Bass figures in mesmerizing repetition encounter explosive improvisations by the musicians. The compositions leave room for surprises - rhythmic changes and arrangements are spontaneously created. Every appearance of the Real Latinos is a development of moods that condense: from bright Mexican to European blue.

DANIEL MARQUES TRIO - Daniel Marques ist ein Star in Brasilien!
From Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Marques became a reference in Brazilian guitar worldwide. 
Won major awards in different countries for his music and continues to explore telling different stories with his instrument.  
Releasing now his third album - Tornado - featuring Hermeto Pascoal´s drummer, the trio is touring on the continent presenting this new music. Exploring the music from the natives together with Afro-Brazilian influences, this project represents a ripening of Daniel´s sound as an innovative Brazilian Jazz trio.

George Pfister, incredible alto saxophonist, Robin Draganic´the fantastic Canadian acoustic bassist (known for his work with Lyambiko, as well as his legendary Wednesday B-flat jam session), Tillman Person, the greatest groove drummer, together with Marque Lowenthal, pianist and composer from Boston (also known through his work with the fluid jazz singer"Lyambiko": ) will present an evening full of funk, blues, free improvs, afro-samba and more, some from the feather of Lowenthal or Hirson, others reworked works from famous jazz artists. Hope to see yout here!

A "Tribute to Celia Cruz" has brought together the singer and actress Monica Reese, a native of Munich, some three years ago with the wonderful pianist Thibault Falk. Since then she lives and works in Berlin. "I like the inspiration of the city, in Berlin I have the feeling that I have to be authentic as an artist, which at first was very uncomfortable for me, it is easier to hide behind texts that are already successful, and it takes courage to write I like the standards, but I wanted to break new ground, just as the instrumentalists have been doing for a long time, turning a medium swing into a bebop piece, for example, so I started with the jazz standards to write my own stories, combined with the rhythms that give me joy and strength in difficult as well as good times, from samba to mambo, textual and vocal parts are combined with the seemingly contradictory, very instrumental parts and scat singing.
Around mid-July 2019, the first German-language Moonlight Berlin Latin Jazz CD "In Search of Light" will be released.

Sotavento Big Band is a Jazz-Tango band formed in Buenos Aires 13 years ago, that recreates the golden age of swing and Argentine tango, (Astor Piazzolla foremost) in a musical project that mixes the melodic and rhythmic patterns of Tango with the harmonies and improvisation of Jazz. This new approach to Tango and Jazz has received an enthusiastic reaction both in Argentina as well as internationally.  The music of SBB goes from the traditional tango to the music of Astor Piazzola in Big Band format without never  abandoning  the territory  of jazz. The ensemble has the particularity of having replaced the trombones and trumpets by saxophones and clarinets, giving a very warm sound to the formation. 
Gustavo Firmenich, the conductor is a tango and jazz musician with a great career both nationally and international. Saxophonist and clarinetist Gustavo Firmenich also led his own group Tango Jazz Quartet which has already been six international tours throughout Europe, the USA, South Africa, China and Hong Kong over a period of six years.

the legendary Jam Session with Robin Draganic'