Opening der Jazzwoche Berlin #6

In the organizer's words:

Jazzwoche Berlin will open on the evening of May 31, 2024 at 7 p.m. in the Kuppelhalle at silent green Kulturquartier. In addition to a variety of musical acts, discursive elements and a greeting from our patron Senator for Culture Joe Chialo, there will also be a reception at MARS | Küche & Bar with the opportunity for an exchange between the actors of the scene, politics and administration and the audience.

Admission is free.

PROGRAMME

Greeting by the patron of the Jazz Week, Senator for Culture and Social Cohesion Berlin Joe Chialo
Welcome by the board and management of IG Jazz Berlin

Music by
Laura Robles / Bo-Sung Kim (cajon, e-cajon / janggo, jing, kkwaenggwari)
Laura Robles / Almut Kühne / Johannes Lauer (e-bass / vocal / trombone, piano)

Panel: Why we need jazz and improvised music in Berlin

What is the extraordinary appeal of jazz and improvised music in Berlin? What relevance does this music have on both an aesthetic and socio-political level in the capital? What visibility does it have and which does it not (yet) have?

With:
Nadin Deventer (Artistic Director Jazzfest Berlin)
Melanie Kühnemann-Grunow (cultural and media policy spokesperson for the Berlin SPD parliamentary group)
Reiner Michalke (artistic director of the Monheim Triennale, former artistic director of the European Center for Jazz and Contemporary Music in the "Stadtgarten" in Cologne)
Uli Kempendorff (musician)

Moderation: Camille Buscot

Music by
Mirna Bogdanović Group
Featuring Mirna Bogdanović - voice
Povel Widestrand - piano, synth
Peter Meyer - guitar
Phil Donkin - double bass
Philip Dornbusch - drums

Afterwards: RECEPTION at MARS | Kitchen & Bar

Further information at www.jazzwoche.berlin