Jazzoffensive - I sing the body!

In the organizer's words:

The jazz offensive enters its 10th round! Under the theme "I sing the body...!", the festival invites international musicians and bands to the fabrik Potsdam. After the last edition with a focus on stringed instruments, this time one of the most important and personal instruments in jazz is in the spotlight: the voice. The Jazzoffensive presents a colorful and multifaceted line-up, with the usual bold contrasts: The artist Simin Tander (under contract with the famous jazz label ECM) sings in English and Pashto/Afghaani and presents her New Quartet. Serbian singer and actress Jelena Kuljić's band KUU! mixes punk, jazz and noise and brings together some of the hottest jazz musicians, such as drummer Christian Lillinger and Finnish guitarist Kalle Kalima. The ensemble Hilde plays chamber music jazz in an unusual line-up with trombone, voice, violin and cello. Korean singer Song Yi Jeon, whose mentor Dianne Reeves invited her on her European tour last year, celebrates the art of singing in an intimate duo with New York guitarist Vinicius Gomes. Vocal virtuoso Alex Nowitz improvises with sound artist Ignaz Schick on the turntables. The improvisation format JazzLab can also be experienced: The fabrik Potsdam's JugendTanzCompany, together with choreographer and dancer Naïma Mazic and percussionist Evi Filippou, will explore the common ground between improvisation in dance and jazz in a workshop.

PROGRAM

Fri Nov 29, 2024 | 19:00 | fabrik Potsdam
JazzLab - JugendTanzCompany with Naïma Mazic (choreography/dance) and Evi Filippou (drums/vibraphone)
KUU! - Jelena Kuljić (voice), Kalle Kalima (guitar), Frank Möbus (guitar), Christian Lillinger (drums)

Sat 30 Nov 2024 | 19:30 | fabrik Potsdam
Song Yi Jeon Duo - Song Yi Jeon (voice, piano), Vinicius Gomes (guitar)
Hilde - Julia Brüssel (violin) Marie Daniels (voice) Maria Trautmann (trombone) Emily Wittbrodt (cello)
Alex Nowitz & Ignaz Schick Duo - Alex Nowitz (voice, strophonion), Ignaz Schick (turntables)

Sun 01 Dec 2024 | 18:00 | fabrik Potsdam
Simin Tander New Quartet - Simin Tander (voice), Harpreet Bansal (violin) Björn Meyer (electric bass, effects), Samuel Rohrer (drums)

Price information:

Festival pass 49 € / reduced 24 € Day tickets Fri 29 Nov: 20 € / reduced 9 € Sat 30 Nov: 30 € / reduced 15 € Sun 01 Dec: 20 € / reduced 9 €