JUGENDJAZZORCHESTER SACHSEN trifft JOHANNES LUDWIG
The 1988-born saxophonist and composer JOHANNES LUDWIG has created an extensive body of work over the last 15 years, currently counting 20 albums with his own music. The output has always been diverse yet consistently imbued with an aesthetic coherence. From his electro-acoustic solo project to contemporary jazz ensembles, an improvisational post-rock band, a sextet with two electric guitars, a produced songwriter project, and a big band, he expresses himself without restraint. The theme of the big band has always played an important role: BuJazzO 2008-2011, co-founder of the Subway Jazz Orchestra (Cologne) in 2013, guest soloist of the WDR Big Band in 2021, lecturer for big band direction at HMT Munich 2020-2025, sideman work in various big bands nationwide - the references speak for themselves. However, at the core of Johannes Ludwig's music is mainly about musical depth and sincerity. No overly complex inflated constructs, but melodies that give a sense of familiarity at first hearing, before taking an unexpected turn that must be just so and not otherwise. Groove, earth, and space for the individual voices of fellow musicians are the core elements around which his music always revolves, creating a special little world.
The JUGEND-JAZZORCHESTER SACHSEN is a big band of the highest quality. The ensemble, whose stage formation comprises no more than 20 musicians, has existed in ever-changing lineups since 1993 and has delighted both regional audiences and jazz lovers in Canada, Greece, India, Hungary, Israel, and wherever the numerous concert tours have taken them. Artistic leadership also changes continuously to provide the young musicians aged between 18 and 26 with as diverse impulses as possible. Jazz greats such as Ed Partyka (Switzerland/USA), Malte Schiller, Jan Schreiner, Janis Steprans (Canada), Milan Svoboda (Czech Republic), Jürgen Friedrich, Carla Bley (USA), Joe Sullivan (Canada), Rolf von Nordenskjöld, Marko Lackner, Al Porcino, Ansgar Striepens, Emiliano Sampaio (Brazil/Austria), Theresia Philipp, Steffen Schorn, and Štěpánka Balcarová (Czech Republic) have already conducted the band. The overarching motto is always "Think Jazz! Feel Jazz! Be Jazz!"
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