31. Jazztage: The Dorf

In the organizer's words:

Off to the village! The 25-piece innovative large-scale formation The Dorf is one of the creative trouble spots at domicil. Formed in one of the curatorial series that began in 2006, the ensemble is led by saxophonist and composer Jan Klare and meets once a month for a public workshop concert in the domicil's main hall.

There are regular "away games", international festival invitations and specials with exciting new projects (unforgettable, for example: The Dorf plays Ummagumma as part of the Pink Floyd exhibition). The creative and socio-cultural work of the ensemble was documented in the feature film "Jazzsoup", which was shown in numerous cinemas in NRW in 2013 after its sold-out premiere at domicil. In the meantime, a veritable cosmos has developed around the village, from which the Umland Records label has emerged. The motto is: Utopian beats with ambient sounds, improv and always a pinch of Krautrock. Musically transgressive, space-filling, powerful, imaginative, even irritating, but always surprising.