LET'S TALK ABOUT JAZZ ... AND AFTERJOY.
Sometimes when I start writing this editorial, I often sit in front of a blank page for a while. Or, let's be honest - in front of a blank Word document. It's really not as romantic as it was in 1900 - writing on parchment paper by candlelight and with a quill.
All right, so the reality is this: I sit in front of my laptop and ask myself what I'd like to write about, what might be worth mentioning. I look around the world, look at the sky, at the street, at the construction site out of the office window. Sometimes an idea comes, then it disappears again. Sometimes a new one comes, or it takes a few days until the next flash of inspiration pushes its way between the synapses and enters my consciousness. Most of the time, however, in the end everything turns out to be completely different from what I had planned before. I guess that's just how life goes.
By the time this editorial is published, the 46th “Leipziger Jazztage ” will already be over. We’ve probably enjoyed some wonderful concerts. We’ve probably had a lot of fun. Anticipation will likely give way to the experience itself, and that, in turn, to the joy of looking back. To the melancholy of reminiscing, to nostalgia. Perhaps also pride in having pulled it all off. Perhaps relief and contentment. But first and foremost, we’ll all most likely be able to draw on great musical experiences and wonderful moments. And that, after all, is why we do it all in the first place.
And as the saying goes, after the joy of the night comes the next joy of anticipation. That's right, isn't it? November almost doesn't let us take a deep breath, because it's time again for Jazzclub live concerts! Mirna Bogdanociv, Kreisberg meets Veras, Bureau Bureau and finally the concert with Salomea that was planned some time ago - hibernation my ass. Get out of bed and into the concerts!
But also other organizers have not kept their feet still: The Jazzfest Berlin opens the month of November with a great lineup and also the LeipJAZZig autumn festival brightens up the gray November with some concerts.
Nevertheless, a sad message is not missing at this point: In August of this year, jazz icon Rolf Kühn passed away at the age of 92. We remember him on behalf of the Leipzig Jazz Club. Rest In Peace, Rolf - an obituary on the next page.
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