Toms Rudzinskis – saxophone (LV)
Florian Menzel – trumpet (DE)
Tarek Yamani – piano (LB/USA)
Matt Adomeit – bass (USA)
Marc Michel – drums (FR)
An evening with Baltics' leading Jazz saxophone player and composer Toms Rudzinskis celebrating the music and legacy of one of the greatest geniuses of the 20th Century – Charlie “Yardbird” Parker on his centenary year. Rudzinskis' will be joined by an internationally acclaimed band of musicians – German award winning trumpet player Florian Menzel, the prolific Lebanese-American jazz pianist Tarek Yamani, Berlin-based versatile American bass player Matthew Adomeit and award-winning French drummer Marc Michel for a special night of greatest Jazz classics, exceptional improvisation and inspired musicianship.
Toms Rudzinskis is award-winning jazz saxophonist, one of Baltics’ leading Jazz saxophone players and composers with an innovative and unique sound in his performance and compositions. Rudzinskis’ debut recording “ABRA”, received critical acclaim and double “Latvian Grammy” nominations as Best Jazz Album and Best Debut, with National Radio naming it the “most impressive discovery in Latvian jazz in the past years” and “a talent in finding the unbeaten path where tradition meets extremely intellectual, free, complicated and interesting musicianship”.
Prestigious Conservatorium van Amsterdam graduate, “Keep an Eye” Jazz award, “Meer Jazz”, “Burghausen Jazz competition” Grand Prix, “Dutch Jazz Competition” Grand Prix winner, well-respected soloist and sideman, Toms resides in Berlin, performs and collaborates internationally. www.tomsrudzinskis.com
Florian Menzel, award-winning trumpet player and composer, born in Arnsberg in the Sauerland region in Germany, in 2007 awarded the „SkodaJazzAward“ by the German Jazz Federation for his outstanding instrumental skills and 2 years later won the first prize at the „Yamaha Trumpet Contest 2009“. Further during his studies at the Jazz Institute Berlin (JIB) he was awarded the „Savoy Award of Excellence 2011“ for his extraordinary musical and social contribution. As a band leader and sideman he has been working with among others Peter Weniger, Mark Wyand, Rich Perry, Winard Harper, Greg Cohen, Torsten Goods, Till Broenner, Gerard Presencer and Bill Forman.
Tarek Yamani, born and raised in Beirut, is a pianist and composer who taught himself jazz at the age of 19. He has been dedicated to exploring relationships between Black American Music and classical Arabic music. A recipient of many prestigious awards such as the Thelonious Monk Jazz Composers Competition, the Baryshnikov Artist-in-Residence, the Huygens Scholarship, the Prins Bernhard Culture Fund and the Abu Dhabi Festival Commission, Tarek has been part of three editions of the International Jazz Day all-star concerts. Tarek is also an educator, author of two self-published music books on rhythm and a film score composer of films screened in 100+ festivals around the world and broadcasted on AMC network, BBC and Sundance TV.
Matthew Adomeit, a Hartford, Connecticut native, is distinguished by imagination and honesty, a broad musical spectrum plus utter control of the bass violin are tools Matt uses for driving and commanding The RHQ. His double degree from Oberlin College and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio along with his rapidly expanding work experiences have Adomeit – born 1990 – carving a special place for himself in today’s ever-changing music scene as he darts from Berlin, his current residence, to places all over the globe.
Marc Michel, award winning French drummer, is a regular and dynamic presence on the international jazz scene, touring all over the world with his EYM trio and with many notable musicians, including Chris Cheek, Gilad Hekselman and Sylvain Luc and others. Royal Academy of Music in London graduate, distinguished by an impeccable technique, big polyrhythmic ease, as well as by his musicality, he is also a composer, drawing his inspiration from the culture he's met on his path. Multi-versatile, he also plays the guitar, the piano and the classic percussion.
Show: 19:30 Uhr - 20:30 Uhr (Einlass 18:30 Uhr)
Show: 21:30 Uhr - 22:30 Uhr (Einlass 21:00 Uhr)
Eintritt frei - Beitrag erwünscht
IMPORTANT: Please make sure to arrive at the club in time, but at least 15min before the concert starts, as we allocate seats on a first-come-first-serve basis. Arriving too late (less than 15min before the concert) may cause that your seats will be no longer available, especially when the concert is booked out.
In order to comply with the current distance and hygiene regulations, we will from now on present 2 shows per evening with a changing audience, as it is also common in cities like New York and London. This will create a very special, intimate and familiar atmosphere for you and us through the resulting new room layout with sofas and upholstered chairs distributed throughout the entire room and will ensure an even more intense and electrifying live music experience, which you will be able to enjoy more than ever before!
Reservations are limited due to social distance regulations.
We ask for your understanding that due to the newly regulated room layout, group reservations are more likely to receive a seat with a table than single person reservations. Thank you very much
(Our team has been thoroughly informed about the hygiene regulations. Please take note that we strictly adhere to the hygiene regulations and distance instructions).
Hinweise zur Reservierung - WICHTIG: Bitte beachten Sie, rechtzeitig, mindestens jedoch 15min vor Konzertbeginn, am Club zu erscheinen, da wir Sitzplätze auf First-Come-First-Serve-Basis vergeben. Bei zu spätem Erscheinen (weniger als 15min vor Konzertbeginn) können Ihre Plätze wieder freigegeben werden. Um die aktuellen Abstands- und Hygienevorschriften einzuhalten, werden wir ab sofort 2 Shows pro Abend mit einem wechselnden Publikum präsentieren, wie es auch in Städten wie New York und London üblich ist. Dies verschafft uns und Ihnen durch die daraus entstandene neue Raumaufteilung mit im gesamten Raum verteilten Sofas und gepolsterten Stühlen eine ganz besondere, intime und familiäre Atmosphäre und sorgt für ein noch intensiveres und elektrisierenderes Livemusikerlebnis, welches Sie so mehr denn je genießen können!
Reservierungen sind begrenzt aufgrund der sozialen Distanzierungsvorschriften.
Wir bitten um Ihr Verständnis, dass Gruppenreservierungen aufgrund der neu geregelten Raumaufteilung eine höhere Wahrscheinlichkeit auf einen Sitzplatz mit Tisch erhalten als Einzelpersonen. Vielen Dank!
(Unser Team wurde gründlich über die Hygienevorschriften informiert. Bitte nehmen Sie zur Kenntnis, dass wir uns strikt an die Hygienevorschriften und Distanzierungsmaßnahmen halten.)
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.