Johannes Böhmer - trp. (DE)
Johannes von Ballestrem - p. (DE)
Sidney Werner - b. (DE)
Aidan Lowe - dr. (AU)
The Zig Zag is proud to announce a brand new and fresh Sunday concert series that showcases a community of jazz artists responsible for bringing about an explosion of energy and life into the Berlin jazz scene. The series will feature some of the most in demand, highly skilled and exciting young jazz talents in the scene today. Going against the trend of complexity, abstraction and the “academization” of the arts, these young masters have taken the jazz scene by surprise by packing in the clubs and bringing back to life a love and passion for hard swinging music. Performances are completely acoustic with little to no amplification. Subtle interaction, melodic focus and soulful virtuosity is at play here. If you’re interested in listening to some of the finest swinging sounds of jazz this is not an event to miss out on.
THE MUSIC OF LOUIS DANIEL ARMSTRONG
Louis Daniel Armstrong was an American trumpeter, composer, vocalist and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz. In 2017, he was inducted into the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame.
Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance.
Johannes Böhmer Born in 1984 in Göttingen was exposed to music at an early age and soon after picking up the trumpet at age 11 has been involved in jazz big bands, soul and reggae combos.
From 2001 to 2005 he was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Lower Saxony 'Windmachine' with which he toured through Poland, Russia and the Balkans, and in 2006 he became a member of the Federal Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Peter Herbolzheimer, Ed Partyka, Mike Herting and Niels Klein Concert tours in Europe and South Africa. 2005-2009 he studied jazz trumpet at the Conservatory of Ams terdam with Ruud Breuls and Jan Oosthof, and in 2008 at Temple University in Philadelphia, USA with Terell Stafford, John Swana, Dick Oatts and Ben Schachter. In 2009 he graduated magna cum laude and moved to Berlin. Since 2010 he lives in Berlin, where he is a sought-after instrumentalist, arranger, sideman and bandleader in various projects: Jean Quadrat, Skazka Orchestra, Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra, Rufus Temple Orchetstra and many more. He is a winner of the Burghausen JazzAward (2012 with 'Red Balloon'), Runway Jazz (2011, Jean Quadrat), Avignon Jazz Concourse (2012, Sebastian Böhlen Band), WDR Nachwuchs Orchestra) Jazz Prize (2010, BuJazzO) and won the 1. Prize at the International Folk Festival Competition (2010, Skazka Orchestra)
Johannes von Ballestrem is a German pianist living in Berlin. He is known for his diversity, being able to perform in a variety of traditional and modern jazz styles. With different bands he regularly performs in Germany and internationally. He has shared the bandstand with jazz greats like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Greg Cohen, Norma Winstone, Eric Harland, Kurt Elling, Jim Black and Till Brönner.
Sidney Werner is a Bass Player from Berlin. He studied at the Jazz-Institute Berlin with prof.Greg Cohen and is a very active Part of the Berlin-Jazz scene. His musical interests are diverse and his playing known for its versatility which accounts for him being part of a series of different projects such as the "Far East Trio", the "Omniversal Earkestra" or Chris Dahlgrens Singer/Songwriter project "Dhalgren", to only name a few. As a Bassist his focus lies on making the Band sound good. Contributing to the whole, the music, rather than putting himself in the focus. He is playing regularly all over Berlin and has performed across and outside of Europe.
Aidan Lowe ist ursprünglich aus Australien und tourte schon in Australien und Europa und ist festes Mitglied des Eyal Lovett Trio, SVELIA, Antipodes Sextet und des Tate Sheridan Trios.
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: The time you book your reservation for is the beginning of the concert! 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: Die Uhrzeit, zu der Sie reservieren, ist der Konzertbeginn. Bitte beachten Sie, rechtzeitig, mindestens jedoch 15min vor Konzertbeginn, am Club zu erscheinen, da wir Sitzplätze auf First-Come-First-Serve-Basis vergeben. Die Uhrzeit, zu der Sie reservieren, ist der Konzertbeginn. 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.