Johan Leijonhufvud - guitar (SWE)
Ben Kraef - tenor (MNE/DE)
Uri Gincel - piano (ISR)
Yonatan Levi - bass (ISR)
Jordan Dinsdale - drums (UK)
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery is considered by many as the best guitar player in the jazz world, his unusual technique and amazing style made him a huge influence on almost every modern age jazz musician. Wes's music is characterised with high energy, virtuoso playing, and elegant and beautiful melodies. On this special evening the quintet will dig deep into "smoking at the half note" album, a masterpiece of jazz recorded at 1965 with the Wynton Kelly trio plus some of Wes's hippest tunes from other records.
Johan Leijonhufvud
Ever since his several years of collaboration with the German star trumpeter Till Brönner, Johan is considered one of the most promising protagonists of contemporary jazz. He has put his name on the list of first-class jazz guitarists, not only as a sideman of Brönner and Nils Landgren but also as a bandleader of his own projects, and has often been associated with the tradition of greats like Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery or John Scofield. It’s his special sound that makes Johan so unique. It’s his melodic and sparkling lines, his tone so full of cool elegance and breathtaking lightness, carried by the warm sound of his semi-acoustic. Yet his playing is passionate, rich and funky. There are not many musicians who are able to groove in such a relaxed and sophisticated way and create such an enthralling intensity at the same time.
BEN KRAEF is a German-Montenegrin saxophonist and composer based in Berlin. Ben graduated from the University of Music “Hanns Eisler”, Berlin. In 2007 he relocated to New York City on a grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and obtained a Master of Arts from The City College of New York in 2009. In the past years Ben has won international acclaim in form of several prizes and awards, among these most notably the Biberacher Jazzpreis (2006), the “Concours International de Jazz de Fribourg” (2007), the Yamaha Saxophone Contest (2007), and the Billie Stoller Scholarship to an outstanding scholar and musician from The City College of New York (2008).
URI GINCEL is one of the most in demand and respected Jazz pianists in Berlin. Uri´s style can be described as heavily rooted in tradition but with sensibility and understanding of bringing jazz into the modern age. His playing is dynamic, lyrical and above full of energy and power! Born in Tel-Aviv, Gincel came to Berlin in 2009 and quickly became an influential part of the Jazz scene, Uri toured the world with many projects, including "Uri Gincel Trio” and “Bonaparte” and studied under some major musicians as Arnie Lawrence and Walter Blending Jr.
YONATAN LEVI is a 33-year-old musician born in Tel-Aviv, Israel. Displaying musical tendencies since infancy, he was sent to an esteemed school of arts between ages 6-16, growing within the music, He was later honored a full scholarship to the prestigious Berkley College of Music. In 2006 he moved to New York City and immersed himself in the New York Jazz world, Levi is currently based in Berlin, Germany, but is constantly on the road between Europe, the US and Israel.
JORDAN DINSDALE
A young British drummer based in Berlin, Jordan has studied and played with some of the greatest names in Jazz including Chris Cheek, Mike Kanan and Yasushi Nakamura. During various stays in New York, Jordan studied with Jimmy Cobb, Johnathan Blake, Eric Mcpherson and Ari Hoenig, also studying with and becoming a very close friend of legendary Jazz drummer Jimmy Wormworth. Jordan continues to study with Jimmy at present. Studying at Leeds college of Music on a scholarship (2010-2017) he graduated with a first class honours and was awarded the CBE Peter Roberts Memorial prize, for achieving the highest marked recital performance.
Location:
Zig Zag Jazz Club GmbH
Hauptstr. 89, 12159 Berlin
Beginn 21:15 Uhr( Einlass 20:00 Uhr)
Eintritt frei - Beitrag erwünscht
We would like to inform you that unfortunately we can only offer some of our tapas this week. Our "Billie Holiday Bar Food Mix" (consisting of chips, nuts, tomatoes & mozzarella and olives with fresh bread) as well as our "Oscar Peterson Olive Duo" (2 bowls of olives with fresh bread) will continue to be available this week!
Wir möchten Sie darauf hinweisen, dass wir diese Woche leider nur einen Teil unserer Tapas anbieten können. Unseren "Billie Holiday Bar Food Mix" (bestehend aus Chips, Nüssen, Tomaten & Mozarella und Oliven mit frischem Brot) sowie unser "Oscar Peterson Olive Duo" (2 Schalen Oliven mit frischem Brot) werden wir Ihnen in dieser Woche weiterhin zur Verfügung stellen.
ENTRANCE FEES
One of the reasons that makes the zig zag jazz club so unique is that it is the first and only jazz club in the world that manages to finance world class events through a crowd funding concept. How do we do it? Its quite simple… during the break of the concert we make an announcement regarding the collection for the evening. For most concerts (excluding the jam session) we inform our customers that a fee of around 15€ per person will allow us to fairly compensate the musicians. Some people give more and some give less… and that´s ok… we ´ve already successfully promoted hundreds of concerts like this!!!
EINTRITT
Einer der Gründe, die den Zig Zag Jazzclub so einzigartig machen, ist, dass er der erste und einzige Jazzclub der Welt ist, dem es gelingt nur durch freiwilligem Eintritt/Crowdfunding Events von Weltklasse zu finanzieren. Und wie machen wir das? Ganz einfach. Während der Konzertpause geben wir bekannt, dass wir Geld einsammeln werden. Bei den meisten Konzerten (außer Jam Sessions) informieren wir unsere Kunden, dass ein Beitrag von ungefähr 15 Euro es uns erlaubt die Musiker gerecht zu bezahlen. Manche geben dabei mehr und andere weniger... und das ist auch in Ordnung. Wir haben auf diese Weise schon Hunderte Konzerte organisiert.