The combination of carribean roots and free jazz improvisations connects the opposite music styles: improvisation, spontaneity in salsa with rhythm of dance in jazz. Obsessed with the ghosts of afro-latin rhythms they have the power to change the room with their instruments into a tropical dance hall. A transcontinental journey full of rhythm and fun. Together with the audience we all massage the floor with our feet, connected with mother earth we have a wonderful time. 
In the multi-cultural jungle of Berlin, nine friends from around the world met and together created the live sound of this Debut-Album: joy of life, mysticism, Caribbean rhythm, the power of improvisation and original compositions are the spices of this brewed, magic salsa for a transcontinental journey.
 The orchestra was formed in 2009 by Martin High De Prime who plays piano direct from his heart and creates music which is the coal for the fire everyone has inside. 
 High De Prime gets the strength to lead this wonderful orchestra from the rapture of the flora of his dear beloved Uckermark in North-Germany. During his long expeditions through its forests he discovered every sound, rhythm and mood which you hear in his compositions. 

High De Prime’s personality, style and nonchalance give the other band members their freedom to improvise and that’s the way they created these fireworks, full of passion and life-pleasure and rhythms from Cuba, Mexico, Africa and Berlin.
The choice of the musician's characters is the basis for the sound of AFROBERLIN HIGH ORCHESTRA: Julian Gretschel's arrangements give High De Prime’s compositions special colors. His brass sections sound round and soft with a big sense of harmony and tension. Master drummer Enrico "El Rey del Ritmo" Perez’s temperament, the brilliant calmness of African bass wizard Arcadius Didavi and all other musicians produce the quite special atmosphere of this earthy groove.

The formation around singer Britta-Ann Flechsenhar playfully adapts their favourite jazz standards, songs by Leonhard Bernstein, Tom Waits, the Beatles and Cat Stevens. And they surprise themselves and their audience with ad hoc arrangements, born in the moment. They take you on an adventurous journey through beautiful, and sometimes unimaginable fields.
The interaction between the three and the improvisational approach are at the centre of their interpretation of these wonderful jazz and pop hits.
The cast of her trio is an achievement in itself, a bassist like Jan Roder, who is one of themost varied an bold players out there can not be overstated. He is of the caliber of a Oscar Pettiford oder Miroslav Vitous, a musician who is never afraid to fathom depths, no one has before.
On the piano sits Adreas Schmidt, a highly sensitive and intelligent player. Just as much of a lucky streak for the trio. There is the potential for an implosion of stereotypes...

"I was eighteen, when the 'jazz fever' got me. I've been trying to understand and communicate this art ever since." Many will know Marque Lowenthal from his work with singer Lyambiko: their quartet has been touring for eleven years through europe and america and they have received the german 'Jazz Award' twice, as well as the 'ECHO JAZZ'. Tonight, however, is devoted to his no less impressive solo work. He will be performing his original compositions, as well as adapted standards and on the spot improvisations - always accompanied by a solid groove and pulse.

The Savoy Satellites are cooking the classy side of the golden age of swing: the 40s. Playing a selection from the Great American Songbook, some dizzy novelty tunes and hot Jazz originals for the Lindy-Hoppers. A singer, three horns and a full blown rhythm section bring to you the glorious sounds of Count Basie, John Kirby and others. Just as the glowing hot rhythm section drives the beat, the horns are riffin' in harmony and the singer's voice swings smoothly on top. For the b-flat club we concocted a more sophisticated and mellow program... which does NOT mean that you can't stand up and burn your leather on whatever space you find on the floor! 
'Cause this here spot is more than hot, and you know it!

Our legendary jam session with Robin Draganic!

The Berlin Cool Jazz Project (BCJP) sprung from the Rehearsal Bigband Berlin (RBB)and has devoted their collective (13 people!) efforts to the seldomly heard sound of Cool and West coast Jazz.
Born from the love of Drummer Michael Rowalska, they came together as a rehearsal band, to play the sound of the West Coast of the 50ies and 60ies, as well as the music from New York of the same period (Miles Davis, Lenny Tristano and Lee Konitz). But the rehearsals turned into a working band and here they are.
They work with the typical techniques, mufflers and instruments of the cool soundscapes - double reeds with soprano/flute/clarinet/bassclarinet and the elusive (at least in jazz) french horn - and developed their unique, ever so slightly crooked, yet warmly flowing West Coast sound.

With „ Journey Man“ , Denis Stilke continiues his work as a Drummer/ Bandleader. With his long-time friends he gets together to travel via music through time and space to create contrasting sounds wich reflects his different influencens from jazz to world music ,and groove to sound painting. His Compositions are the vehicels to make the trip. . . . So please enjoy the ride! Cd“ in pieces“ cdbaby/ spotify

DVORA DAVIS PRESENTS ' BOND BASSEY AND JAZZ
This is such a wonderful show, it is always fully embraced by all the audiences who hear it...they simply love these songs....
"TIMELESS & BEAUTIFUL SONGS THEY NEVER DIE Dvora Davis performs theme songs from the James Bond Movies, songs made famous by Shirley Bassey and a sprinkling of jazz standards...She takes you on a very special journey.
Dvora Davis is an outstanding internationally established jazz artist, performing artist, composer and singer/songwriter, who has been charming audiences with her stunning voice and charasmatic presence, From Belarus to Russia, Spain to Germany, Uk to Holland..........
She has a unique warm and dynamic voice she takes hold of you everytime. It is a one of a kind voice that rings out loud and true, whatever she sings you believe. She is a storyteller. a strong songwriter and live performer.
First and foremost she works closely with her pianists...
Pianist - Lionel Haas is a well known outstanding and established International pianist, who has also produced and composed his own fine albums.......So together with the other musicians this will be a wonderful musical journey on this evening......

Well thought-out and orchestrated album of Hungarian saxophone player Bacsó, combining the Central-European spirit the elements of contemporary jazz. Intellectually captivating. Fresh from beginning to end.
Available in Europe in 2017 in the following line up:
Kristóf Bacsó ts,ss, EFXs; Árpád Tzumo: keyboards, piano, Fender Rhodes, Márton Juhász: drums
Kristóf Bacsó was born in Budapest, and started studying the saxophone at age of 12. He graduated from the jazz department at the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music, then continued his studies first at the Conservatoire de Paris and later at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
For five-and-a-half years he lived and worked in France, then the United States, while he also performed in many European countries including the London Jazz Festival, the Pescara and Barcelona Jazz Festivals, and in several famous jazz clubs (Sunset, Sunside, Porgy and Bess, Pizza Express, NewMorning, etc.) He frequently works with his quartet and trio - Triad - , the Kálmán Oláh Sextet, the Gábor Gadó Quartet and the Hungarian high-level big-band - the Modern Art Orchestra, in which he is featured as a soloist, arranger and composer. In 2014 the BMC Records released a new album of Modern Art Orchestra – called Circular – on which all the music is composed and arranged by Bacsó. With his formations (trio and quartet) he performs his own compositions, in which jazz and contemporary music are combined with a central-eastern European spirit. They played in many festivals in Hungary and in Europe and Asia.Their new album – called Pannon Blue featured Lionel Loueke- is released in 2016 at BMC Records.

A special tribute to the music of Pat Metheny with a verycreative and dynamic Trio composed by interesting leader guitarist Amr Hammour from Syria, with German/American solid bassist Mark Roman and Jazz veteran Italian/American drummer Andrea Marcelli.The Trio will perform some of the great tunes composed by Metheny.from his albums with Roy Haynes, Dave Holland, Jaco Pastorius, Bob Moses, Lyle Mays etc including tunes like: James, Song for Bilbao, Change of heart, Bright size life, Message to a friend, Question and answer, Go get it, So it may secretly Begin, H & H...
Amr Hammour - guitar (Teacher at Global Music Academy) Syrien / Mark Roman - bass (DE/USA) / Andrea Marcelli - drums (ITA/USA)

"Known from Paris and New York, Vandojam comes to the B flat. Supported by Vandoren/Paris."
Hosted by Reiner Witzel and our very own Robin Draganic!

With unforgettable melodies and a dreamy voice, Laura Grandy combines pop, soul and a hint of jazz to write emotion-filled songs you can't forget.Born in Munich, Laura has been living in London for the past 6 years where she achieved a degreein music and vocals.In 2015 she formed her own originals band with fellow musicians where she functions assongwriter and multi-instrumentalist on vocals, piano and guitar.Laura and her band have performed in prestigious venues including Soho's Ronnie Scott's, Glagow'sRoyal Concert Hall and throughout Germany on tour.Check out Laura's debut EP, 'Say It Out Loud', including the single 'Maybe It's You'.

"So being on tour with him was more like an education in musicallity and less like a job." Sketch is captivating the crowd with his soulful and sexy personality, vocal tone and a high voltage energy. Also for many years he was performing and touring along side pop-stars like D.J. Tomekk, whom made himself famous with stars like Mario Winans, as well as becoming a major record label artist himself with Air Liquide and even having one of his songs with Noiseshaper - put on an American CIS-show episode. So enough talk - "Let's get this party started! I'll see you on the dance floor"

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. 
The orchestra shared the stage with numerous groups of high professional level of Argentina and Europe and became one of the most active Big Band at the Buenos Aires jazz scene. Between 14 and 31 August 2015 the orchestra made his first European Tour and in July 2017 the band is making his second tour of Europe performing in Switzerland, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. 

The drummer Diego Pinera grew up in Montevideo (Uruguay) and has now been living in Germany for several years.He studied drumming at the Berklee College of Music (USA), at the University of Music in Havana (Cuba) and at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig. He received lessons from Danilo Perez, Bob Moses, Jose Luis Quintana ‘Changuito’, and Kenwood Denard.Back in Uruguay he founded the Diego Pinera Trio and recorded the CD Buscando with the Perro Andaluz label.He eventually returned to Germany, where he founded the Berlin Quartett and recorded Reflexiones feat. Tony Lakatos. In 2014 the Jazz Thing Next Generation Series Strange Ways followed. Pinera recorded his current album My Picture with Mark Turner and Ben Street in 2015 in New York. In May 2016 he played the cd.real.tour with Donny McCaslin and Phil Donkin.
As ‘Sideman’ he played with musicians such as Donny McCaslin, Jerry Bergonzi, Danilo Perez, Hans Glawischnig, Dan Tepfer, Alex Sipiagin, Miguel Zenon, Wilson de Oliveira, Tony Lakatos, Nene Vazquez, Joe Gallardo, Katja Riemann, Nils Wogram and Paul Brody.With his quartet (with Peter Ehwald, Tino Derado and Phil Donkin) he achieved in his compositions a new, unusual approach to Latin Jazz. Sometimes this approaches Pop and Modern Jazz, sometimes he concentrates on the original, multilayered rhythms of this improvisational music. Pinera’s playing is nonetheless always grounded in the Latin American musical tradition.Diego Pinera was nominated in 2015 for the ECHO Music Prize in the category ‘Best Instrumentalist of the Year’.

Linntett is a formation from Nuremberg with a very unique set of instruments. They introduce their audience to the concerted power of three saxophones in combination with a rhythm section. Baritone sax player and band leader Kira Linn has always been fascinated by the fine arts. Like a painter portraits nature, she has made it her mission to create compositions that do the same. She uses mood and emotion, more than actual subject matters. Six "pictures", six compositions form a suite: "Nature". Her compositoins utilise the variety of her band. Rhythmically complex sections follow big band like saxophonetutti.Her baritone sax emerges as a melody intstrument, as a bass line and in solo parts.

Nuf Said is a Funk/Soul/Jazz band based in New York City. Drawing from the diverse background of each of the bands members (all of whom met and performed together on various freelance gigs in NYC), 'Nuf Said has developed a unique sound with influences ranging from Funk, Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop, R&B and more. In addition to performing all around the United States ‘Nuf Said has recently toured China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The band is comprised of musicians from all over the world, coming from varied backgrounds and musical influences. The alto saxophone player, Andrew Gould was one of the semi finalist of The International Thelonious Monk Jazz Competition for saxophone in 2013.
Ioana Vintu is a Romanian born vocalist. Since moving to the United States in 2005, she has been maintaining a very active performance schedule. She can be seen singing in some of the top music venues in New York City and around the world. Some of these venues include Rockwood Music Hall, The Sugar Bar, Club Groove, The Bitter End, The Beehive in Boston and The Apollo Theater where she was featured several times as a contestant on the show "Amateur Night at the Apollo" winning 3rd place. She was also featured on the TV show "Live at the Apollo" in 2013, which aired on Centric TV and BET.

Our legendary jam session with Robin Draganic!

For eight years now, the band has been bonding over countless tours through Germany and Europe. In this time, they developed an almost chamber-esque quality in their perfomance that meanders between soft melancholia, humour and passion. Subtle, structured and deeply intertwined, their compositions shine under a blue moon and illuminate Berliner bars, living rooms, milongas and streets in a strange and wonderful way. The quartett is a staple component in Berlins innovative tango scene, with its unique mixture of modern tango, jazz, pop and world music and surprises dancers and audience with fascinating musical moments.

New York City organist/pianist, Brian Charette, has established himself as a leading voice in modern Jazz. Charette is a Grammy-nominated, Hammond-endorsed artist who was the winner of the 2014 Downbeat Critics’ Poll "Rising Star: Organ" award and has climbed to 4th place in The 2016 Critic's Poll main Organ category. This year Brian also won The Hot House Magazine Fan's Decision Jazz Award for Best Organist in New York. His brand new recording, Once and Future, is currently #17 on the Jazz Week chart and is also on the Itunes new music Top 20. Charette was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1972, and was introduced to music by his mother, Catherine. By the age of 17, he was playing with jazz luminaries Lou Donaldson and Houston Person. Since graduating on the Dean's List from UConn in 1994 with a BA in Music, Charette has been performing extensively in Europe and the USA with his home base being the East Village, NYC. Brian is a staple of the downtown scene working with virtually everyone who plays with an organist. Besides being a critically acclaimed composer and bandleader, Brian has performed with notable artists such as Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Paul Simon, Cyndi Lauper, and many more. Just this month, Brian will start working with Miles Davis alumnus, George Coleman. Charette is also an active author and educator, writing for Keyboard magazine, New York City Jazz Record, DownBeat, and the Czech magazine Muzikus. Brian teaches masterclasses all over the world and is on the faculty of the Czech Summer Jazz Workshop at Jesek Conservatory in Prague. His first book, 101 Hammond B3 Tips, released through publisher Hal Leonard, has become very popular, as well as his video on the website, mymusicmasterclass.com. Outside of music, Charette is passionate about chess and White Crane kung fu, in which he holds a black sash.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV6FyuUDRDM

CONEXAO is a new project by berliner percussionist Andreas Weiser. It fuses the rich tradition of brasilian instrumental music with modern european jazz. He has played with many great names of the scene, like Paulo Moura, Dom um Romão, Marcos Suzano, Jorge Degas, Roberto Mendes, Bocato. His long time dream to start a band to unite both musical cultures and to relly fuse the two together came true in 2013.
Just see and listen and you will get it.

Downbeatclub acts as a collective. jazz conventions are turned upside down, the usual dynamic of soloist and backing suspended. The trio helps itself to their rocking colleagues' toolbox and create a music full of power and experience. Their foundation of blues based riffs and diverting song structures creates a soundtrack for ancient cop thrillers with a modern twist. If one should look for stilistic predecessors, one would quickly land at John Scofields feet, or Medeski Martin and Woods living room. Spiced with psychedelic rock influences like Pink Floyd or Deep Purple.
"Down, Dirty and Funky" said Will Bernard about Downbeatclub in 2012. The three musicians took this moto and developed it from there. As a result, their concerts have become hypnotic fireworks.

For 25 years, the international jazz workshop of the music school city west has paired young talents and interested amateurs with highly professional musicians for a week. The teachers are presenting themselves today in three formations. The Jasper Griese Sextette features an Adrian Sherriff, a unique musician from Australia, the younger teachers are playing with silver back Dirk Strakhof in a very subtle, lyrical Quartette, and the Tim Sund Sextette features American multi instrumentalist Tom Christensen. You might want to reserve a seat for this extravaganza....

Hebrew Accent- Album release show with The 3rd Generation Cabaret and guests
Quirky and humorous, alternating reverie and irony toward the German and The Jewish/Israeli traditions, "The Third Generation Cabaret" sizzles and shines, presenting a mixture of originals and dusty diamonds from our century and the previous one.
The Third Generation Cabaret presents a special concert to celebrate “Hebrew Accent” the debut album of Nitsan Bernstein, the band’s singer. The show includes original songs as well as unique covers in the styles cabaret, jazz, klezmer and oriental music. The repertoire is imbued with humor, sometimes on the darker side, longing and sensuousness.
Nitsan Bernstein's website

Our legendary jam session with Robin Draganic!

Earshot was formed in Berlin in 2015 and can be described as explorative and egalitarian. Whilst there are two main composers for the band, all four share a set of core musical values: discursion, dynamics and texture. Interplay between groove and melody is a common driving force for both composers, whilst differing harmonic textures create the contrast. We like to think of it as positive drama. A debut album is being recorded in Autumn 2017 and this concert will act as an advance album presentation, featuring all the material that will be released, some of which will be heard for the first time at this concert! Earshot is run and led by Arabella Sprot and Robert York, who play tenor saxophone and jazz guitar respectively. The band also features Austrian drummer Mathias Ruppnig and German bassist Tom Berkmann. The band members already boast numerous awards as individual musicians, including performance prizes from DOWNBEAT and Help Musicians UK.

Harmony between the generations is very much live on stage with this musical pairing of seinor jazz lady Ruth Hohmann and newcomers Lukas Natschinski, Alex Will and Jonathan Gradmann. Everyone who has ever witnessed an evening with Ruth Hohmann knows that her performances are seasoned with humour and temperament! The three young musicians not only accompany her in the classical sense, they commnicate with the wonderful lady in a very subtle way. The result is an exciting melange that wil speak to all generations.

If you know "Lyambiko", you will know their long standing pianist and friend Marque Lowenthal. Tonight the founr musicians - who are best friends as well - will jam like there is no tomorrow. WIth compositions by Lowenthal and many pieces by Coltrane or "groove" tunes lie Mr. Clean and Sunflower (Freddie Hubbart) or Sticks by Nat Adderley. Max is an E bass Master, and Kenny Martin (known from Defunkt) has an enormous sound! If you like the "groove" you won't want to miss this incredible musical explosion!

Olga Amelchenko was born in 1988 in Russia. She started singing in choir at the age of 5, and playing piano and Dombra two years later.
Between 2003 and 2006, she studied at the College of music in Abakan. After a year spent studying choir conducting, she switched to saxophone.
In 2006, Olga moved to Novosibirsk, where she studied jazz at the College of music. After graduating in 2010, she took classical saxophone lesson to expand her knowledge of the instrument. In 2012, she moved to Cologne (Germany) where she studied for two years at the « Hochschule for Musik und Tanz » with Wolfgang Engstfeld. Olga Amelchenko is now studying at the Jazz Institut Berlin since 2014, attending lessons with teachers such as Peter Weniger, Greg Cohen, and John Hollenbeck. Gathering experiences from her studies, as well as from her concerts and tours all over europe, Olga Amelchenko is now involved in berlin’s dynamic jazz scene, where she combines musical collaborations and her personal projects.

"Eins" (Contemplate Music Germany) is the debut album of guitarist Benedikt Reidenbach. He proved his skills on stringed instruments as a side man for international Artists, to pour it all into his first solo album. And on "Eins" Reidenbach is everywhere: composer, producer and instrumentalist. If the frist thing that comes to your mind at 'steel string guitar', is shabby chords and country roads, you will be very surprised: Rolling honky tonk piano sounds mix with ephemeral harp nuances and almost orchestral moments that remind of the prairie in the far west. Fingerpicking is the style that unites all jobs in one hand: rhythm, melody and harmoy. Benedikt Reidenbach mixes his experiences as an international musician to a homogenic piece of art, that effortlessly crosses genre boundaries.
He will be accompanied tonight by his musical partner of many years. Pianist and singer Olivia Trummer is the perfect counterpart for this exceptional evening with her crystal clear voice and her musical sensibility.