Jakob Manz / European Jazz Night

In the organizer's words:

Opening of the 17th Kassel JazzFrühling

If I could wish for anything, it would be an evening with various young jazz musicians. From different countries. There are some people who are just incredibly interesting!" says Jakob Manz in the preliminary talks for this concert. And what an evening it turned out to be: With the young Brit Emma Rawicz, Anissa Nehari from France, Shuteen Erdenebaatar from Mongolia, bassist Nils Kugelmann and Mathieu Clement from Luxembourg, some of the most promising young jazz musicians from Europe are coming together here. The evening is completed by the Franco-Algerian cellist Nesrine and the Malian balafon artist Aly Keita. "The two of them simply allow me to present jazz in completely different timbres. You wouldn't believe the rhythmic possibilities that are totally surprising to our ears in Europe," explains Manz, who was also inspired for this evening by concert tours to Haiti and La Reunion. He continues: "This will be an evening full of fresh, energetic jazz and interesting constellations on stage. They all have completely different backgrounds and bring many musical influences with them - that's super exciting and I really want to show that!

LINE-UP
JAKOB MANZ saxophone, flute
EMMA RAWICZ tenor saxophone
SHUTEEN ERDENEBAATAR Piano
NESRINE Cello
ALY KEÏTA Balafon
NILS KUGELMANN Double bass
ANISSA NEHARI Percussion
MATHIEU CLEMENT Drums