“Der Jazz und die Rhythmen Apuliens kehren zurück nach Afrika“ Palmitessa, Mbaye, Berhausen-Land – Afro-World-Jazz

In the organizer's words:

The trio of Alessandro Palmitessa (clarinet, saxophone, melodica), Aladji Mbaye (tama, djembe) and Georg Berhausen-Land (bass, guitar, loops) will take you on a musical journey through jazz and its most important influences in Afro-American and African music. The tama (talking drum), masterfully played by Mbaye, does the talking, while the experienced multi-instrumentalists Palmitessa and Berhausen-Land provide the appropriate musical accompaniment. In the program "The jazz and rhythms of Puglia return to Africa", which ranges from original compositions by Alessandro Palmitessa (Puglia) to John Coltrane and Duke Ellington, Aladji Mbaye's Senegalese roots are combined with a golden era of music history. Aladji Mbaye comes from a Senegalese family of musicians (griots). The griots pass on the traditional knowledge and traditions of their community through their art. To do this, Aladji Mbaye uses the tama (talking drum), which he is a master of and which really does the talking. Born in Thalfang, Rhineland-Palatinate, the multi-talented Georg Berhausen-Land on guitar and bass studied classical music and jazz music at the Cologne University of Music. His musical experience ranges from jazz to fusion, from blues to reggae, Afro and Latin music. He has already toured throughout Germany with musicians such as John Marschall, the blues legend "Louisiana Red" and the "Deutschfunk" group "Yassmo", the drummer and percussionist Klaus Mages and others. The clarinettist, saxophonist and composer Alessandro Palmitessa initially studied jazz and classical saxophone, graduating from the N. Rota Conservatory in Monopoli (Bari/Italy). As a scholarship holder at "Siena Jazz", he subsequently obtained the "High Professional Qualification in Jazz Music and Contemporary Derivation". Palmitessa has won several musical awards and has played or is playing in numerous international formations at international jazz festivals. In 2021/2022, he toured various cities in Germany with the music project initiated by Nedim Hazar: "Deutschlandlieder - Almanya Türküleri", which was documented in detail by the television station 3 Sat. His record "I don't want your war - AFGHANISTAN 1969", recorded at the jazz festival in Moers, which improvisationally combines traditional Afghan sounds with world music and jazz, was nominated for the 2024 German Record Critics' Award in the "Traditional Ethnic Music" category.

Price information:

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