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ZIG ZAG JAZZ CLUB
HAUPTSTR. 89 12159

Kurt Rosenwinkel - Guitar.
Lionel Loueke - Guitar
Lukas Traxel - Bass
Áron Tálas . Drums

The Zig Zag Jazz Club is proud to present one of its most exciting shows this year, featuring two giants of Modern Jazz. Kurt Rosenwinkel and Lionel Loueke are considered the most influential and groundbreaking jazz guitarists of their generation and will present a one off show at Zig Zag Jazz Club on 13.11.21. The two Grammy-nominated instrumentalists have redefined the genre of modern jazz and have inspired and won the admiration of jazz musicians and enthusiasts around the globe. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a collaboration between two of the world's greatest jazz artists.

Kurt Rosenwinkel
The conceptual influence of Kurt Rosenwinkel’s music can be readily observed on a global scale. Whether in concert halls, basement jazz club wee hours jam sessions, conservatory practice rooms or radio station airwaves, Rosenwinkel’s distinctive voice as a composer and guitarist has had an undeniable impact on music in the 21st century.

The American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer has gained international recognition for his deft artistry and unabated individualism since he first appeared on the New York music scene in 1991. His legacy as the pre-eminent jazz guitar voice of his generation is plainly evident on his eleven albums as a leader, each one the inspiration for legions of musicians young and old across the globe. Kurt’s aesthetic vision and multi-genre facility has caught the ear of some of modern music’s most prominent stars; collaborations with Eric Clapton, Q-tip, Gary Burton, Paul Motian, Joe Henderson, Brad Mehldau, and Donald Fagen are but a few highlights from a remarkably diverse and extensive catalogue of over 150 sideman recordings.

Lionel Loueke

Originally from the small West African nation of Benin, guitarist Lionel Loueke has enjoyed a meteoric rise over the past ten years.
Starting out on vocals and percussion, Lionel Loueke picked up the guitar late, at age 17. After his initial to exposure to jazz in Benin, he left to attend the National Institute of Art in nearby Ivory Coast. In 1994 he left Africa to pursue jazz studies at the American School of Modern Music in Paris, then went to the U.S. on a scholarship to Berklee College of Music. From there, Loueke gained acceptance to the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, where he encountered his Gilfema bandmates Biolcati, Nemeth, Parlato and other musicians with whom he would form lasting creative relationships. 

In 2008 and 2009, Lionel Loueke was picked as top Rising Star guitarist in DownBeat magazine's annual Critics Poll.

Praised by his mentor Herbie Hancock as "a musical painter," Lionel Loueke combines harmonic sophistication, soaring melody, a deep knowledge of African music, and conventional and extended guitar techniques to create a warm and evocative sound of his own. JazzTimes wrote "Loueke's lines are smartly formed and deftly executed. His ear-friendly melodicism draws both from traditional African sources and a lifetime of closely studying the likes of Jim Hall and George Benson, and his rhythmic shifts come quickly and packed with surprises."

"Take a gifted West African teenager, hit him with some George Benson, move him to the U.S., and soon you have rising jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke. Karibu is a jamboree of sprung rhythms, splashed with African and Brazilian flavors, in which Loueke scat-sings, drums on his guitar, mouth-clicks and plays some wicked jazz." - TIME

"[Loueke] is one of the most striking jazz artists to emerge in some time...a spellbinding presence...a startlingly original voice...Karibu [is] his imaginative and vivid Blue Note debut." - The New York Times

www.lionelloueke.com

Artist Support Fee: 25€/20€

Beginn: 21:00 Uhr (Einlass ab 20:00 Uhr)

Location:
Zig Zag Jazz Club
Hauptstr. 89, 12159 Berlin