Jörg Achim Keller: King Georg 12

In the organizer's words:

The King Georg Bigband

Heinz Dieter Sauerborn, Paul Heller, Andi Maile (saxophones), Wim Both, Ruud Breuels (trumpets), Günter Bollmann, Uli Plettendorff (trombones), Jürgen Neudert (tenor horn), Richie Hellenthal (tuba), Ingo Senst (bass), Jörg Achim Keller (drums and arrangements), Billy Test (piano)

The arranger and long-time chief conductor of the big bands of the hr and NDR regularly writes new music for the monthly concert series, which is always premiered on the third Wednesday of the month by this all-star ensemble of German big band jazz. Original compositions and arrangements of standards that leave room for the ensemble's outstanding soloists, in which the swinging rhythm section can unfold freely and whose ensemble sound combines the energy of a big band with the flexibility of a combo, the sharpness of the hottest bands with the velvety smoothness of the coolest. - "Dreamband!" - "A new sound is born!"