Jazz festival in the palm garden: blue notes under the open sky

Jazz yet! The tradition of the series “Jazz in the palm garden” will also take place this summer, however due to the Corona pandemic in reduced Form. In August, every Thursday will occur a Band in the band shell in the palm garden, and there, about 75 minutes without a break to play. About organizational Details, the Team at the palm garden does not currently thought of the program, however, is.

To kick off on 6. August, the award-winning Alto Saxophonist Wanja Slavin from Berlin with his star-studded Band the Lotus Eaters. As a septet, including Pianist Rainer Böhm, the British Drummer James Maddren, Philipp Gropper on tenor saxophone and the Slovenian singer Mirna Bodanovic belong, weren’t the Lotus Eaters in the Rhine-Main-to see the Region as yet. A week later, on 13. August, can put the Pablo held Trio, reinforced by the Paris-based Brazilian Nelson Veras, also new accents.

The virtuoso acoustic guitarist shines on “Ascent”, the latest Album of the trio. Christof Lauer, Frankfurt, Grand master of the expressive Tenor and soprano saxophone, has for its palm garden guest game at 20. August will be a completely new Quartet put together. From his time in Hamburg, he is aware of the contra-bassist Lisa Wulff, with the drummer Sylvan Strauss played Lauer 2019 at the German jazz festival. A real Premiere is the cooperation with the Cologne-based Trumpeter Heidi Bayer is opposed to it. The conclusion of this year’s concert series is on 27. August, the Nostalgia Trio of trombonist Nils Wogram, which the Dutch Hammond Organist Arno Krijker and drummer Dejan Terzic.

the palm garden will bear the costs

“Jazz in the palm garden” is one of the oldest continuously held open-air jazz festivals. In 1959, the Journalist Werner founded Wunderlich the concert series, in 2003 he handed over the artistic direction of the Jazz-Initiative Frankfurt. During the program, the fees of the Bands and part of the technician assumes fee, shall be borne by the palm garden as the organizer of the costs for care and accommodation of the artists, as well as for concert technology. Financial support for the series will receive from the budget of the parks Department, 2020, you will also be promoted by the Dr. Marschner Foundation.

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