Youth Jazz Orchestra and WERK 2 present:
GROOVE and VOCALS – 4 strong female singers + big band
The Youth Jazz Orchestra meets Stefan Behrisch (composer/arranger – Berlin/Dresden)
The power of a big band combined with the strength of captivating vocals – an explosive mix of funk, energy, and pure good vibes! Composed and conducted by Stefan Behrisch (collaborations include Jacob Collier, Snarky Puppy, Sarah Connor, WDR Big Band, London Symphony Orchestra).
Big Band. Big Beats. Big Vocals. Music that moves.
Premiere with the Youth Jazz Orchestra Saxony – this summer!
Stefan Behrisch is active worldwide as a composer, arranger, conductor, and music producer. Great stylistic openness, versatility, and professionalism characterize his work and approach to music. His works include orchestral productions with Jacob Collier and Snarky Puppy, Sarah Connor and Max Mutzke, the new version of "Ring of the Nibelung" for the Opera Cologne, film scores with Howard Shore and Cliff Martinez, jazz productions with Vince Mendoza and Michael Gibbs, world music with Bokanté, and much more. Numerous collaborations with the LA Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, HR Symphony Orchestra, Staatskapelle Dresden, WDR Big Band, WDR Symphony Orchestra, Metropole Orkest, BBC Symphony Orchestra, and many others.
The YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA SAXONY is a top-notch big band. The ensemble, whose stage composition includes no more than 20 musicians, has been performing in ever-changing line-ups since 1993 and has delighted regional audiences as well as jazz lovers in Canada, Greece, India, Hungary, Israel, and wherever the numerous concert tours have taken them. The artistic direction is also in constant rotation to provide the young musicians aged 18 to 26 with as diverse impulses as possible. Jazz greats like 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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Doors open: 19:00, Start: 20:00, Hall D
Doors open: 19:00
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