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Jazzfest Bonn 2024

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For 15 years, Jazzfest Bonn has been celebrating the diversity of contemporary jazz with its diverse programme reflecting all facets of the music. It’s become a place to discover new jazz talent as well as meet like-minded jazz fans since the Festival has become a magnet for jazz newcomers and die-hard fans alike.
With over 30 concerts and several thousand enthusiastic visitors each year, the festival has established itself as a key event beyond the borders of Europe and sets high standards of musical quality that are reflected in its consistently sold-out events.

Rebekka Backen – 20 April Telekom Forum

Running from 19 April to 1 May (with an additional Jubilee concert on 15 June featuring Rebecca Trescher Tentett and Ute Lemper) there are far too many great concerts on offer to go iinto detail, so my advice is to head over to the Jazzfest website HERE for all the details.

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Rüdiger Baldauf special guest in Dottendorf

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One of my favourite concerts thus far at the Dottendorfer Jazznacht was Rüdiger Baldauf’s appearance in 2019. I’m pleased to say that Baldauf is back at the Ortszentrum again on Friday (15 March).

The talented trumpeter and creative head of Trumpet Night regularly invites stars of the music scene to play together. Renowned guests include Max Mutzke, Thomas Quasthoff, Laith Al-Deen and Nils Landgren.
Baldauf demonstrates his versatility by adapting and rearranging compositions by his guests to suit the respective line-ups on the night. The result is an impressive fusion of artistic skill and musical passion.

For his concert in Dottendorf, Baldauf has invited young singer-songwriter Phil Siemers for the first time. Also guesting will be Trumpeter Lorenzo Ludemann. Alongside will be top band musicians Thomas Heinz (drums), Marius Goldhammer (bass) and Christian Frentzen (keys). It promises to be another memorable night for jazz lovers.

Friday 15 March

Doors open 7 pm Concert begin 8 pm

Dottendorfer Str. 41, 53129 Bonn
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Tickets available HERE

Under the Cedar (and the Oak) – A strong line-up for 2021

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‘Musik unter der Zeder’ makes a welcome return to the Bonn Open-Air calendar in July/August. The concerts, created by The Kleinen Theater and KuKuG in Bad Godesberg were a storming success last year, and the 2021 programme looks to be as strong as, or dare I say it, even stronger this Summer. From the opener with Brazilian Jazz & Latin Grooves offered by Astatine and very special guests through to African Drums that will signal the Festival’s close on 9 August there is a veritable cornucopia of musical styles coming our way in the Kurpark Bad Godesberg.

Read on for more information and feedback from the musicians who gathered for this week’s press conference…

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RIP The Ice Cream Man – Chris Barber

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R.I.P. Jazz legend Chris Barber.  The celebrated Jazz trombonist died on 2 March aged 90. One of the ‘three B’ greats of trombone alongside Acker Bilk and Kenny Ball, Barber will be remembered beyond his instrumental abilities.  His involvement in bringing some of the early legends of popular music to the UK was pivotal to Pop’s evolution, as he brought names like Sister Rosette Tharpe, Muddy Waters and Bill Broonzy to young 50s audiences containing eager listeners who themselves would go on to make Britain the Pop Music Kingdom of the ’60s.  Bands like The Stones, Beatles and even Hard Rockers like led Zeppelin.

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RosaWay – Stranger (Infinity Gritty/Ropeadope Records)

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Stéphane Avellaneda will be familiar to many readers.  I remember first seeing him as the new drummer behind Ana Popovic some years ago now.  My thoughts then were that he was a rock drummer and that he was LOUD too!.  After a couple of shows though, it became apparent that Stéphane could also play subtle accompaniments too, and was a man always ready to experiment a little with the sound.  Of course, within the confines of the Ana Popovic Band, it was the lady in charge who dictated the shots.  Fair enough, it’s her band and her songs.  Fast forward to 2019, and with Ana Popovic now ripping it up a storm Stateside for much of the year with her band, Stéphane has taken the opportunity to team up with French vocalist/flautist Rachel Ombredane to make an intriguing debut disc via Kickstarter donations.  The result is a duo named RosaWay and an excellent Jazz/Synthpop EP named ‘Stranger’

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Rüdiger Baldauf in Dottendorf

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Michael Jackson seems to be in the headlines for all the wrong reasons these days.  Rüdiger Baldauf’s Jackson Trip was actually released in 2017, but with the current Jackson Art retrospective at Bundeskunsthalle, now is the perfect time for the top trumpeter from Bensberg to bring a part of Jackson that is in no dispute back in the public eye – his incredible contribution to Funk/Soul and Pop music.

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