It doesn't get much more "classic Be-Bop" than "Donna Lee"! This version, the latest installment of our "Studio 4 Sessions" series, is another arrangement by the late, great Bill Holman. It features Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax and Hans Dekker on drums. Recorded live in Studio 4, directed by Stefan Pfeifer-Galilea (also sitting in on tenor sax). Bops away! ------------- Es gibt kaum etwas, das mehr „klassischer Be-Bop” ist als „Donna Lee”! Diese Version, die neueste Folge unserer Reihe „Studio 4

From our project with Dave Douglas and Joe Lovano, here's the effervescent Dave Douglas composition "Power Ranger". (From their 2015 Sound Prints album "Live At Monterey Jazz Festival"). This Michael Abene arrangement features Dave Douglas on trumpet, Joe Lovano on tenor sax and Ruud Breuls on trumpet. Recorded live at the HfMT, Köln, conducted by Mike Holober. ----------------------- Aus unserem Projekt mit Dave Douglas und Joe Lovano ist hier die spritzige Dave Douglas-Komposition "Power Range

Here's a clip from our project with the "Three Cohens": Anat Cohen on clarinet, Avishai Cohen on trumpet and Yuval Cohen on soprano saxophone. "Catch Of The Day" is an original composition by Yuval Cohen, arranged by Oded Lev-Ari, and also features Ben Fitzpatrick on tenor sax. Recorded live in Studio 4, conducted by Oded Lev-Ari. ---------------------------- Hier ist ein Ausschnitt aus unserem Projekt mit den "Three Cohens": Anat Cohen an der Klarinette, Avishai Cohen an der Trompete und Yuval

God morning! Here's a little live clip to wake you up :) "Hot Head" is a tune by and with the effervescent Swedish multi instrumentalist Gunhild Carling, bringing us back to a more traditional jazz sound for this one. This was a part of a concert in the Kölner Philharmonie, aimed at a younger audience, and also features Rob Bruynen on trumpet. Conducted by Lars Seniuk. | WDR Big Band

Remembering Quincy Jones: We had the honor to work with Quincy on several occations, as his "houseband" at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Here's the band in 1991, featuring Siedah Garret singing "One man woman". In the band we see a.o Chaka Kahn, Nathan East, Jerry Hey, Greg Phillinganes and many others, conducted by Quincy Jones. We all miss you, Q! --------------------- In Erinnerung an Quincy Jones: Wir hatten die Ehre, mehrmals mit Quincy zusammenzuarbeiten, unter anderem als seine „Hausband“ b

Practicing for my upcoming performance with the WDR Big Band in Cologne – so excited for this! ✨ Jazz mal anders: BIG BAND MEETS THEREMIN Carolina Eyck WDR Big Band Christian Elsässer 3.4.2025 Kölner Philharmonie | Carolina Eyck