She calls them her ‘Holy Trinity’ of music, and I’m sure Duke Ellington, George Gershwin and Cole Porter would all have enjoyed Astatine‘s excellent concert at Bonn Harmonie on Sunday. Put together some of the best Jazz composers of the 20th Century and a talented band of musicians and you really can’t go wrong. As Mr Gershwin would have observed – “Fascinating Rhythm’!
Thorbjørn Risager and the Black Tornado have been one of my favourite live bands since 2014’s wonderful ‘Too Many Roads’ disc.
Risager’s raspy soul-drenched voice is backed by a powerhouse of a band that always delivers 100% onstage. The good news is that they’re back in Bonn at the Harmonie on 21st February. Ticket details HERE
and in case you need convincing…
Rock drummer Ted McKenna has died aged 68, following complications occurring during a routine Hernia operation.
His fellow musician from the ever popular Band of Friends and Rory Gallagher Band Gerry McAvoy announced today on Facebook: “I’m lost for words creating this post. I lost my friend and comrade this morning. After what should have been a routine operation, there were complications, meaning Ted started hemorrhaging blood. Sadly the surgeons could not stop the bleeding”.
The new single from forthcoming release ‘Paths‘ (due for release on 1 February)
Since their appearance on Rockpalast Wille & The Bandits have been popular visitors at Bonn Harmonie.
If you’ve caught them before or don’t yet know about this Bluesy power-trio from Plymouth in the UK, then this is a reminder not to forget – 24 April Bonn Harmonie TICKETS HERE
March 2016 with Bromo at FCB
On the back of Letlowe’s break-up recently, it was sad to hear that Dennis and Marvin Ledermann (aka Bromo aka Brother Movement) have also decided to call it a day musically, at least for the time being. I still have fond memories of a nervous Dennis Ledermann way back in February 2016 presenting a couple of songs alone before being joined in March by brother Marvin for the dynamic duo’s first appearance. The rest, as they say, is history. Catching early appearances at Toys 2Masters I didn’t think the duo would have a chance against the rockers and rollers (including eventual winners Letlowe, then known as Millennia). How wrong I was (and how pleased to be wrong!)
Good luck with the future guys – and hope to see/hear you again before too long.
It might have been cold outside on the Dottendorfer Strasse, but in the Dottendorfer Ortszentrum, the Jazz sounds were hot. The Dottendorfer Jazznight Season kicked off in fine style on Friday, with a packed house enjoying the modern jazz grooves of the Christine Corvisier 5tet. Falling attendances for live music? Don’t you believe it. All available seats were sat on a good half hour before show-start.
Concerts at Bonn Harmonie are underway with a vengeance in 2019, with an early gem to catch this Sunday (13 Jan). The press bio to Dutchman Sven Hammond and his band describes “A whirlwind guaranteed to make rockers, soul-freaks, fun-lovers and the pop and jazz-crazy alike sky-high with happiness. It’s almost as if Prince and Lenny Kravitz have created an extremely musical child”.
Will they live up to the hype? There’s only one way to find out: be at the Harmonie for 7pm…
and a video taster:
Jazz saxophone lovers in Bonn have a late Christmas present coming their way in the form of French virtuoso Christine Corvisier. Hailing from Perpignan, Corvisier started playing saxophone at the age of 14 and quickly integrated into bands like the JMSU Big Band (directed by JF. Jacomino) with whom she went on frequent European tours
After moving to Germany in 2010 she founded a new quintet with some of the best musicians of the Cologne jazz scene – quickly establishing herself beyond the borders of the region as a virtuoso and, at the same time, melodic improviser and composer. She’s already appeared in Dottendorf (in 2016) and those with a good memory might remember her from 2013’s Jazztube. On Friday she will be appearing as a 5tett along with Marin Schulte (Guitar) Sebastian Scobel (Piano) David Andres (Bass) and Thomas Sauerborn (Drums).
Below is a taster of the lady in action, but for the real thing make a date:
Ortszentrum Dottendorf
Dottendorfer Str. 41
53129 Bonn
Friday, 11 January
Entry: 7pm Concert start: 8pm
Tickets: 15 Euro (Concessions: 10 Euro)
