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John Surman Quartet »Words Unspoken« & Henriksen / Seim / Jormin / Ounaskari: »Arcanum«

John Surman has achieved a lot in his almost 60-year career. The Brit played blues with Alexis Korner and free jazz with John McLaughlin. Since the 1970s, his spherical sound has enhanced a number of important ECM albums. Surman’s expression on saxophone and bass clarinet is unrivalled – tender and powerful at the same time. In August 2024, the master of the melancholy song will turn 80 years old. He first appeared on the NDR stage in 1969 and is now back with a highly acclaimed new album and a fresh quartet. The British-Norwegian band has a congenial line-up, including the forward-looking guitarist Rob Luft, winner of the Kenny Wheeler Prize. The title of the album – »Words Unspoken« – also refers to the band’s improvisational approach, which develops songs without much consultation, primarily through intensive listening. One critic praised the »playful themes full of poetry, performed, embellished, varied and passed on by the individual musicians.« The BBC Music Magazine awarded five stars.
The term »supergroup« should be used sparingly, but when musicians of this calibre come together, it’s hard not to use the superlative: Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim, Anders Jormin and Markku Ounaskari have long been among the most sought-after Scandinavian jazz artists. They all represent a musical aesthetic »where it’s about the music and less about showcasing skills,« as saxophonist Seim puts it. The four had already played together in various configurations, but only in Sinikka Langeland’s band. In 2023, they embarked on their first tour as a project called »Arcanum«. »We play many beautiful melodies to which we freely improvise,« says drummer Ounaskari. Each evening of »Arcanum« sounds completely different. The Finnish-Swedish-Norwegian band creates large impressionistic arcs in their own compositions and exciting free adaptations, including works by Catalan composer Federico Mompou. From afar, Ornette Coleman listens, smiles, and nods.

PERFORMERS

John Surman Quartet quartet

John Surman saxophone

Rob Luft guitar

Rob Waring vibraphone

Thomas Strønen drums

Henriksen – Seim – Jormin – Ounaskari

Arve Henriksen trumpet

Trygve Seim saxophone

Anders Jormin double bass

Markku Ounaskari drums

PROGRAM

John Surman Quartet
»Words Unspoken«

Henriksen – Seim – Jormin – Ounaskari
»Arcanum«

Jugend-Sinfonieorchester Ahrensburg / Sönke Grohmann

The »Somerset Rhapsody« by Gustav Holst is an atmospheric and picturesque composition in which Holst was inspired by the idyllic English county of Somerset as well as many English folk songs. Delicate and tranquil melodies at the beginning evoke a sense of rural beauty, from which the full splendour of Somerset emerges: Large hills, meandering rivers and peaceful villages are just a few images that the composer musically conveys to the listener with his melodies over the course of his work.



Belá Bartók’s Viola Concerto is considered one of the most important works for viola and orchestra, and not only in the 20th century.
Several versions of this concerto can be found today, which is due to the fact that the composer was unable to complete this work during his lifetime. His pupil Tibor Serly completed the fragments handed down by Bartók into a concerto. The Bartók/Serly version is a three-movement work. It begins with a serious Moderato, followed by a fairly short, slow second movement and a finale in third place, which was composed in an Allegro vivace. Bartók’s compositional style is not based on song-like, motivic melodies as was common in the Romantic period. Instead, the composer creates his themes with a semitone whole-tone scale, which he uses to shape the concerto for viola and orchestra. The demanding solo part is played by 19-year-old Johannes Loschelder from the ranks of the Jugend Sinfonieorchester Ahrensburg.

The Hamburg composer Johannes Brahms took his time with the publication of his First Symphony.
He took around 20 years to complete it, putting himself too far in the shadow of the great symphony composer Ludwig van Beethoven. The four-movement work contains a densely woven introduction that introduces the dark and tense themes of the Symphony in C minor. Brahms’ symphonic style is characterised by singing melodies and instrumental solos, for example in the lyrical second movement. This contrasts with the rhythmic and dance-like character of the third movement, for which an exuberant cantilena in the clarinet at the beginning forms the basis. The final movement rounds off his 1st Symphony in C minor brilliantly: here too, Brahms opens the movement with a sombre and tense introduction, then plays an »alphorn melody« in joyful C major before moving on to the main movement, whose main theme is familiar to many thanks to the Hamburg Journal, for example. The themes are developed by Brahms and lead to a coda that rounds off this work impressively.

PERFORMERS

Jugend-Sinfonieorchester Ahrensburg orchestra

Johannes Loschelder viola

Sönke Grohmann conductor

PROGRAM

Gustav Holst
A Somerset Rhapsody op. 21

Béla Bartók
Konzert für Viola und Orchester Sz 120

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68

K-Days Kulturabend

Einlass: 18:00 | Beginn: 19:00 |

An diesem Abend treffen Kulturen aufeinander: Koreanische Musik, Jazz, audiovisuelle Kunst und Taekwon-Do finden sich zusammen zu einem einzigartigen Kulturabend im Rahmen der "K-Days" Hamburg. Nach Einführung von Prof. Frank Böhme und Reiswein-Aperativ erleben Sie seltene traditionelle Instrumente, gespielt von der koreanischen Gruppe "Doomool Team" und eine Taekwon-Do Performance, zu der die beiden renommierten Hamburger Jazzkünstler:innen Anna-Lena Schnabel und Florian Weber improvisieren werden.

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Line-Up:

Florian Weber - piano

Anna-Lena Schnabel - sax / flute

Shin-Gyu Kang - Taekwon-Do

Doomool Team aus Korea:

- Sunjea Jay Lee - Szenografie Dramaturgie

- Miguel Camarero - Performance, Choreographie

- Soyeon Park - Geomungo

- Sukjin Go - Schlagzeug

- Doki Hong - Flöte & Taepyongso

- KyungWeoi Rha - Gitarre / Audivisuelle Kunst

- ByungGyu Choi - Tänzer

- MinKyung Kim - Tänzerin

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https://www.k-days.de/

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Eintritt und Vorverkauf: Siehe Ticketlink. Abendkasse: Gibt es, sofern nicht vorab ausverkauft.

Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/k-days-kulturabend-tickets-1015194462967

Der Einlass zur JazzHall erfolgt über den Haupteingang der Hochschule für Musik und Theater in der Milchstraße 12 - nicht über den Harvestehuder Weg.

Veranstalter des Abends (bei Fragen zu Tickets oder Programm bitte direkt kontaktieren): JazzHall (kontakt@jazzhall.de)

Kleidertauschmarkt

You're killing us!

What was that? The place is bursting at the seams. In the marketplace chants of "Clothes swap! Clothes swap!" call. Complete strangers fall into each other's arms and shed tears of joy over fashion.
The longing was great, the cupboard was almost empty. Just the same uniform shirt on his body.

Things really can't go on like this. Luckily we exist. We share your fear of uniformity, your concern about looking good. Come into the soft arms of your fashion almamaters. Exchange ideas! Feel free to cry a little. We will enjoy more than ever before because our spirit has been deprived.

Still questions?? ->

How is your barter market going?
Bring washed clothes. Maximum 12 items of clothing (shoes are one)
There is a stamp on a piece of paper for each item of clothing.
You give us the stuff and go enjoy the music and drinks in the large hall.
When you go, just take other clothes with you or the rest in stamps.
For next time.
Complete.
If you don't find anything this time, you'll have another chance next time.

Example:
Anyone who brings three sweaters and a jacket and a scarf will receive five stamps.
But you can go home with two pairs of pants and a hat and a sweater and a pair of shoes. Or with a pair of shoes, a scarf and three
Stamp.

This will be great.

Kunstausstellung Sandra Gebhardt-Höpfner - Wasser um Hamburg

Sandra Gebhardt-Höpfner, born in 1970 in Rendsburg, is a freelance, experienced and internationally selling Hamburg artist. Her paintings have been shown in many solo and group exhibitions (e.g. at World Art Dubai in Dubai May 2024). She was published in the "International Artist Magazine" under Master Painter Of The World. Her passion for capturing the light in nature on canvas forever drives her. The artist has lived in Hamburg with her family since 1996.

She loves everything that involves water, water lilies, flowers and nature and is a foundation of peace and strength for the viewer. Her pictures invite you into the magic of nature, moving between reality and what the artist sees and feels. Sandra finds her inspiration on walks through nature, including at her second studio on the Wittensee in Schleswig-Holstein. Special moments are photographed to later be painted and spatulated in the studio with acrylic or oil paint. Sandra will be teaching a painting course "Flowers and Water Lilies" at the Kunstfabrik Hannover from 2025. Her works can be found in private collections worldwide, such as in the USA, Australia, India, Canada, Japan and Europe.

Levi Schechtmann & David Wurm

Levi Schechtmann began playing the piano at the age of seven and took part in various competitions in Hamburg shortly afterwards. This was followed by numerous awards such as prizes at the Grand Prix of the International Feurich Competition in Vienna in 2016 and 2017, as well as 1st prize at the 2nd German-Chinese Piano Competition. In August 2023, he also received the prestigious Dr Eva Maria Zbick Federal Prize. Levi Schechtmann is currently studying at the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre in the class of concert pianist and professor Anna Vinnitskaya.



He has also been a Bechstein Ambassador since 2023 and has regularly collaborated with the instrument manufacturer ever since. More than 400,000 people already follow the young piano artist on Instagram and his reinterpretations of classical music regularly reach millions of views.

David Wurm, born in Hamburg in 2000, is no less award-winning. He has already performed as a soloist in renowned concert halls such as the Elbphilharmonie and the CCH Hamburg. Since June 2022, he has taken on the role of concertmaster and project manager at the Albert Schweitzer Jugendorchester. He combines artistic direction with organisational tasks and youth development. He also performs as a soloist with his orchestra.

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David completed his Bachelor’s degree at the HfMT Hamburg in February 2024, where he studied with Prof Christoph Schickedanz. He has received several awards, including first prize at the national competition Jugend musiziert Violin Solo. David has also participated in various recording projects, including with NDR 90,3 in 2014 and a CD production in 2023. He was also a juror at the 60th state competition Jugend musiziert Hamburg in March 2023.

Together they will perform selected works by Edvard Grieg, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov in the Elbphilharmonie’s Small Hall.

PERFORMERS

Levi Schechtmann piano

David Wurm violin

PROGRAM

»DUOBSESSION«

George Gershwin
Porgy and Bess (Auszüge)

George Gershwin
Summertime

George Gershwin
My Man’s Gone Now

George Gershwin
Bess, You Is My Woman Now

George Gershwin
It Ain’t Necessarily so

George Gershwin
Tempo di Blues

Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23

- Interval -

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonate für Violine und Klavier e-Moll KV 300c

Sergej Prokofjew
Sonate für Violine und Klavier D-Dur op. 94