In the organizer's words:

Thousands of jazz fans are enthusiastic about the new live program from her successful album "Caris Hermes" and enjoy the modern straight-ahead jazz from Cologne at club and festival concerts.

For 15 years now, bassist Caris Hermes has been unleashing her luminous world of sound full of references, ramifications and sensitive moods. Her stylistic impartiality, elegant phrasing and rhythmic agility convinced the jury of the WDR Jazzpreis 2024. Everything seems possible for her in the field of tension between swing, groove, straight-ahead and subtle modern jazz.

"I feel particularly at home - and most comfortable - in modern jazz and straight ahead. That's simply the music my heart beats for."

Caris Herms has long since established herself as a highly esteemed, virtuoso sidewoman who impresses both her fellow musicians and the audience with her rhythmic and melodic diversity. In fact, her double bass has a voice all of its own: whether singing or humming sensitively, grooving soulfully or walking exuberantly, Caris Hermes celebrates the immense range of her instrument with delicate sophistication. Her ability to transform the complex musical visions of changing bandleaders makes her the preferred choice in her category in Germany.