Melodies between world music and chamber jazz!
The concert will be livestreamed via YouTube & Facebook
livestream starts:
8.15pm CET
2:15pm EST (eg New York)
11.15am PST (eg Los Angeles)
4.15am JST (on February 28th, eg Tokio)
concerts starts 15min+
You can watch this livestream for free on YouTube or Facebook, we are of course very happy if you pay Markus, Caspar & Afra an „entry“ to this concert, details will follow here and in the respective livestreams shortly.
stream starts : 8.15 pm CET
concert starts: 8.30 pm CET...
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Melodies between world music and chamber jazz!
The concert will be livestreamed via YouTube & Facebook
livestream starts:
8.15pm CET
2:15pm EST (eg New York)
11.15am PST (eg Los Angeles)
4.15am JST (on February 28th, eg Tokio)
concerts starts 15min+
You can watch this livestream for free on YouTube or Facebook, we are of course very happy if you pay Markus, Caspar & Afra an „entry“ to this concert, details will follow here and in the respective livestreams shortly.
stream starts : 8.15 pm CET
concert starts: 8.30 pm CET
The trio Conrad / van Meel / Mussawisade skillfully spans melodic arcs between world music and chamber jazz. The musicians combine Spanish, Indian, Arabic and Latin American influences into an expressive musical blend. It is a music that moves beyond culturally specific categories to form a multifaceted, unique musical spectrum. Besides mainly original compositions by Conrad and van Meel, the trio plays pieces by Iranian-French oud player Anouar Brahem and jazz and fusion bassist Stanley Clark.
Guitarist Markus Conrad moves musically between jazz, blues and world music and combines these elements in his expressive playing. In addition to his presence on numerous stages and festivals, Markus Conrad and his band „Zo Knarr“ are winners of Jazzwerk-Ruhr, the [NU] Jazzprijs Dordrecht and the Young Jazzaward Tübingen.
On the acoustic guitar he was a prize winner at the „Open Strings“ in Osnabrück with the „Blejwas – Conrad Duo“. As guitarist of the band „Grand Jam Experience“ he interprets the Hendrix repertoire in ever new variations.
Markus Conrad received classical piano lessons in his early years and learned to play the guitar autodidactically. During his studies at the ArtEZ Conservatorium in Arnhem he had lessons with Frank Sichmann and Onno Kelk and attended masterclasses with Scott Henderson, Richard Bona, Mike Stern and John Abercrombie among others.
Caspar van Meel is a Dutch bassist, arranger and composer living and working in Germany. His playing, both versatile and solid, is firmly rooted in the jazz tradition, but always shows a creativity directed toward the future. John Goldsby, bassist of the WDR Big Band, once said of van Meel: „His music is rooted in the jazz tradition, but he plays with an ear to the future.“
Born in Amersfoort in 1979, van Meel first earned a Master of Arts & Culture degree with a focus on philosophy from the University of Masstricht (NL), then devoted himself entirely to music, studying double bass at the Maastricht Conservatory with Jan van de Boomen and Carol Hart (Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra). Danacht van Meel studied at the Folkwang
University in Essen and had lessons with John Goldsby (WDR Big Band). Van Meel has already won several prizes: With his quintet he prevailed at the Future Sounds Competition and received the Jazzpreis Ruhr. As co-leader of the band Trigonon he was awarded the Jazzwerkpreis Ruhr, and as bassist of the Mike Roelofs Band he reached the finals of the Dutch Jazz Competition. In 2014, he participated in the prestigious Jazz and Creative Music Workshop at the Banff Center in Canada, where he worked with Steve Coleman, Vijay Iyer, Jeff Tain Waits, Reggie Workman and Marcus Gilmore, among others.
He has played with the WDR Big Band, Philip Catherine, Götz Alsman, Gerd Dudek, Martin Sasse, Paul Heller, Pablo Held, Jonas Burgwinkel and Denis Gäbel, among others, and has performed at well-known international festivals, such as the North Sea Jazz Festival, the WDR Jazz Night and the Leverkusener Jazztage. He is also regularly engaged for theater and studio productions, has arranged and composed music for the Tonhalle Düsseldorf as well as the Bochumer Symphoniker
and works passionately as a music educator.
https://casparvanmeel.com
Afra Mussawisade was born in Tehran in 1973 and received early lessons in classical Persian percussion with Arjang Kamkar and Tonbak master Farhangfar. In 1983 he immigrated to Germany and received lessons in cello and piano. From 1991 to 1993 he studied African percussion and attended master classes with Luis Conte, Nicky Marrero, Glen Velez and Alex Acuña. From 1994 he studied Latin American percussion at the Rotterdam Conservatory From 1999 he studied in Cuba at the conservatories of Santiago de Cuba and and took private lessons with Cuban musicians in Havana. Since 2003 he studied during several stays in India among others at the Karnataka College Of Percussion/Bangaloresouth Indian percussion music.
Through this exposure to different styles, Afra has developed a unique style and combination of percussion. He is in demand worldwide and has worked with the WDR Big Band, Till Brönner, Zuco 103, Drums United, Xavier Naidoo, Oene van Geeld, Mezzoforte, Scapino Ballet, Gabriel Perez and many others.
http://afrabeat.com/
Press:
“His vocabulary consists of oriental drums as well as those at home in western culture”.
“Mussawisade is a sheer wizard on his extended percussion set, contributing subtle accompaniment as well as overwhelming virtuosity”
Production details
Sound: Christian Heck
Production: Dr. Urs Benedikt Müller & Hans Martin Müller
Thanks to: Mischa Salevic & Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen
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