Rabih Lahoud MASAA / NEON DILEMMA

In the organizer's words:

Double concert

16.15h: Rabih Lahoud MASAA @ Stadtgarten, concert hall

Masaa is Arabic for evening. The time when the contours are still visible, but much is already blurred in the twilight. This is also how the improvisational music of the Masaa quartet around singer Rabih Lahoud, who was born in Lebanon in 1982 and has lived in Germany for a long time, can be described. With Reentko Dirks (guitar), Demian Kappenstein (drums) and Marcus Rust (trumpet), Lahoud celebrates the coming together that often takes place in the evening. It is the transformation of shared storytelling and reporting into a piece of music, it is an ignoring of borders - the imaginary ones between people, but also the concrete ones between countries. Together they bring together the classical music of Europe with the jazz of the USA, the link between the two genres is in turn the meandering, melismatic melody of the Arabic maqam and the concise style of Lahoud's mother tongue, in which he sings the songs.

Rabih Lahoud - voc
Reentko Dirks - gtr
Demian Kappenstein - dr/perc
Marcus Rust - trp/flg

Masaa is Arabic for "evening"-that time of day when outlines are still visible, yet much is already blurred by the twilight. This is also how one might describe the improvisational music of the Masaa Quartet, led by singer Rabih Lahoud, who was born in Lebanon in 1982 and has lived in Germany for many years. Together with Reentko Dirks (guitar), Demian Kappenstein (drums), and Marcus Rust (trumpet), Lahoud celebrates the coming together that often takes place in the evening. It is the translation of shared storytelling and narration into a piece of music; it is a defiance of boundaries-the imaginary ones between people, but also the concrete ones between nations. Together, they bring together the classical music of Europe with the jazz of the USA; the connection between the two genres is, in turn, the meandering, melismatic melody of the Arabic maqam and the distinctive style of Lahoud's native language, in which he sings the songs.

/ Break 16.45 - 18.00 /

18.15: NEON DILEMMA

NEON DILEMMA is a cooperative band featuring the Austrian Elias Stemeseder (piano), who divides his time between Berlin and New York, and the Cologne natives Robert Landfermann (bass) and Leif Berger (drums). With their trio, the three pursue the idea of transforming the traditional concept of the "classical" jazz piano trio from the 20th century into improvised music for the 21st century with the musical awareness and technical possibilities of today. In the flow of free improvisation, the music develops intuitively out of the moment, each of the three anticipates the other's playing in order to create tension in the harmonic, melodic and rhythmic basis. New and surprising connections in sound, timbre and dynamics constantly emerge; form and structure are always renegotiated through interaction.

Elias Stemeseder - p/synth
Robert Landfermann - b
Leif Berger - dr

NEON DILEMMA is a collaborative band featuring Austrian pianist Elias Stemeseder, who divides his time between Berlin and New York, and Cologne-based musicians Robert Landfermann (bass) and Leif Berger (drums). With their trio, the three musicians pursue the vision of transforming the traditional concept of the "classical" 20th-century jazz piano trio into improvised music for the 21st century, drawing on today's musical sensibilities and technical possibilities. In the flow of free improvisation, the music develops intuitively from the moment; each of the three anticipates the other's playing, thereby creating tension within the harmonic, melodic, and rhythmic foundation. New and surprising connections constantly emerge in sound, timbre, and dynamics, while form and structure are renegotiated through interaction.

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The concert is partially seated. There is no entitlement to a seat.

The concert hall, Stadtgarten is barrier-free accessible

Photography is not permitted.

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The concert is partially seated. There is no entitlement to a seat.

Concert hall @ Stadtgarten is barrier-free accessible.

Photographs are generally not permitted.