Carl Wittig's Aurora Octet
As a rule, music is particularly inspiring when it doesn't just follow a familiar thread, but brings several together. In the best case scenario, this creates something new from something old.
Concerts
Feb 2025
HMT Bigband "How Long Is Now"
Active since the 1990s, the HMT Big Band, under the direction of flautist and composer Rolf von Nordenskjöld, has long since become a permanent institution on the Leipzig jazz scene.
Jan 2025
HMT Stage Night - The Profs
Concert and session in cooperation of Jazzclub Leipzig and HMT Leipzig - Session-Opener: The Profs - Concert and session in cooperation of Jazzclub Leipzig and HMT Leipzig - Johannes Enders - sax, Michael Wollny - piano, Pepe Berns - bass, Ralf Schrabbe - piano, Martin Auer - trumpet, Christophe Schweizer - trombone, Eric Schäfer - drums, Werner Neumann - guitar, - Min. 2,00 € cultural contribution
Rainald Brederling Quintet
The Rainald Brederling Quintet formed in Weimar in the summer of 2018. In keeping with the times, the band embarked on a search for itself - or rather for Rainald. Because he has disappeared. And so, strictly speaking, the quintet is a quartet - but that doesn't detract from the band's fascination, on the contrary!
Fabian Dudek / Recent
Fabian Dudek is not yet 30 years old, and yet he is no longer a newcomer. With numerous releases with various formations, the Cologne saxophonist has firmly established himself on the German jazz scene in recent years.
Jul 2024
Flashback #36: Louis Bellson & Sammy Nestico (by HMT Big Band under the direction of Rolf von Nordenskjöld)
Our Flashback enters its 36th round: this time the works of Louis Bellson and Sammy Nestico take center stage, brought to new life by the HMT Big Band.
Jun 2024
Olga Reznichenko Trio "Rhythm Dissection"
Since its formation in 2018, the Leipzig-based trio led by pianist and composer Olga Reznichenko has already caused quite a stir: two years ago, WDR 3 voted their debut "Somnambule" one of the eight best jazz albums of the year. A year later, the band was nominated for the German Jazz Award in the "Band of the Year" category.
Cook/Puntin/Weber
Jazzclub and naTo are presenting a very special premiere in June: With trumpeter Richard Koch, Claudio Puntin on clarinet and double bassist Christian Weber, three top-class, internationally renowned jazz musicians have come together to form a trio that will be performing together on stage for the first time in this formation.
May 2024
Johannes Bigge Trio
Founded in 2010 and awarded the Marion Ermer Foundation's Jazz Young Talent Prize in 2012, the Johannes Bigge Trio has definitely earned a firm place among German piano trios over the years, with successful album releases and countless concerts. The trio also represents the young Leipzig scene, which has repeatedly produced top-class projects and bands in recent years.
Jazzalala
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between music and a sound? Or between improvisation and composition? And what actually is a sample? In some cases it may be clear, in others it's more difficult...
BLUE TAPS - Tap Dance & Jazz
The sometimes contemporary intuitive, sometimes fast-paced swinging music of the Leipzig trio around Carl Wittig (b), Tom Friedrich (dr) and Johannes Bigge (p) meets the two international jazz & rhythm tap dancers Andrea Alvergue and Nikolai Kemeny.
SHRAMM "November Blues"
Shramm, a project by Jörg Wähner, known as the drummer of Apparat, presents a mixture of acoustic drumset and electronic sounds with the album "November Blues".
