Roder/ Thewes & Frenzel/ Ingvaldsen/ Roder

In the organizer's words:

Set 1: Thewes/Roder

Christof Thewes - trombone

Jan Roder - double bass

Jan Roder has lived in Berlin since 1995 after various stops along the way and devotes his time there to contemporary jazz and improvised music.
He plays and has played with Alexander v. Schlippenbach, Aki Takase, Rudi Mahall, Ulrich Gumpert, Ernst Ludwig Petrowski, Peter Brötzmann, Wolfgang Puschnig, Axel Dörner, Wlli Kellers, Michael Griener, Oliver Steidle, Silke Eberhard, Olaf Rupp and many others, and has toured and performed at festivals all over the world. Roder is involved in projects such as Monks Casino, Die Enttäuschung, Soko Steidle, Silke Eberhard Trio, JR3 (with Rudi Mahall and Olaf Rupp) and many others, performs as a soloist and works from time to time as a studio musician.

Christof Thewes works as a trombonist, composer and arranger. He leads various ensembles and music projects from solo to big band, ranging from modern jazz, free improvisation and new music to experimental rock, funk and pop music. He is currently realizing this music as a composer and leader in the music groups '' Christof Thewes Quartet'', ''Undertone Project'' , the big band "Little Big Band", in the new music ensembles "Modern Chamber Trio (Ensemble )", in the experimental pop group "Phase 4" and in the solo project "Trombonealone". He also works in the fields of literature, theater and music with the writer, filmmaker and speaker Alfred Gulden in the award-winning formation ''Gulden-Thewes''.

Set 2: Frenzel/ Ingvaldsen/ Roder

Didrik Ingvaldsen - trumpet
Jan Roder - double bass
Martial Frenzel - drums