In the organizer's words:

Fri., 03.03.26
Admission 7 pm Start 8 pm
Blue Shell Live

BLURT
Punk Jazz

Saxophonist Ted Milton (born in 1943) coined the term punk jazz in the 1980s, and his band Blurt is still one of the most exciting and rousing acts on the avant-garde scene today.

Anyone who wants to see and, above all, hear the old master of "punk fake pogo jazz" with his band one last time should seize the opportunity.

In his autobiography, Eric Clapton describes how he often spent time with Milton in the summer of 1965 in Milton's girlfriend Clarissa's apartment. "Ted was an extraordinary man. A poet and visionary ... he was the first person I had ever seen interpret music so physically ... expressing it with his whole being, dancing and miming what he was hearing. Watching him, I understood for the first time how you can really experience music, how you can listen to it and bring it to life so that it becomes part of your life. It was a true awakening experience."

Milton's lyrics are at least as Dadaist as his saxophone playing. Sometimes breathed, sometimes shouted, he hits the listener with a thick, unsettling pound. Drums and guitar form the ground on which Ted Milton can unfold. In 1980, Ted Milton threw down his gloves and his job as a puppeteer, learned the saxophone and formed the band Blurt. The band members surrounded themselves with such illustrious guests as the Sex Pistols, Eric Clapton, The Police and many other suspects from the famous years of punk and rock. Milton's Dada avant-garde jazz and the torn, hypnotic no-wave anthems were style-defining for various artists and bands in the early 80s.

With Blurt, a certain minimalism is added to this, consisting of trashy, hypnotic drums, monotonous guitar licks and tribal, meandering sermons. Only rarely has music been so direct and immediate, yet so controlled and energetic, as with the band led by former puppeteer Ted Milton.

Simply no compromises, just blurt.

New 12-inch vinyl record "The Mecanno Giraffe" on All City Records.

"Classic blurt with saxophone interludes and witty lyrics... a puppeteer's penchant for drama and intimate self-reflection." - The Wire

"A combination of driving beats, Milton's spoken poetic lyrics, sublime free saxophone playing and deliberately unconventional guitar ... Blurt defy genre categorization ... they fuse rock and free jazz ... the only guarantee ... Blurt will make you smile." - Free Jazz Collective

"The Mecanno giraffe frames the beat-punk absurdities in a contradictory best way ... charming proof that he's still got it, more than 45 years after Blurt's inception." - Boomkat

http://www.tedmilton.net/news/index.html

Supports:

CAN'T
Kraut Jazz Punk

The brand new Cologne trio, consisting of members of the Moriartees, King Khan, Knarf Rellöm, Radiation Kings and many others, has dedicated itself (a decade after its incarnation as OSTERBERG & CO) to the musical schnapps idea and delivers - depending on the mood of the day - the pleasure principle of rhythm'n beat, thrash punk, kraut rock, jazz and crooners and bawlers poured into music. No two gigs are the same, and CAN'T don't yet know what they can or can't do on this evening. The only thing that is certain is that it will be a wonderful party. That borders on music. Ahoistens and good luck.

PICARD3000
Ambient / Jazz

We play trumpet and synthesizer. Exploring freely improvised soundscapes.

Moving between jazz and electronic waves.

You will experience interdisciplinary communication in the moment.

We invite artists to play with us.

Together we create situations in which empathy becomes an attitude and music emerges as a process.

We strive to embrace the present as the source of our inspiration and our playing and not to be limited by expectations.

https://picard3000.art

Tickets:

Advance booking 20 euros (plus fee)

B.O.: 25 Euro