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An all-star band from the young Leipzig jazz scene plays one of Miles Davis' most legendary albums. "Birth of the Cool" was recorded in 1949/50 and released in 1957. It stands at the transition of bebop to cool jazz and contains eleven pieces in the original version. For the first time Miles Davis worked here with Gil Evans. His nine-piece band also created strangely floating, dark sounds on the record through the use of French horn and tuba. Lee Konitz, who was a guest of the Leipzig Jazz Days with the WDR Big Band in 2012, plays alto saxophone on the record.

Leipzig saxophonist Matti Oehl has now also put together a nonet dedicated to Miles' album, making the now seventh edition of the jazz club classics series FLASHBACK the "Rebirth of the Cool".

Matti Oehl (as), Simon Bodensiek (bs), Antonia Hausmann (tb), Mathias Hochmuth (tub), Patrick Schanze (tp), Juri de Marco (hrn), Philip Frischkorn (p), Stephan Deller (kb) and Philipp Scholz (dr)

12/8 Euro in advance booking at Culton
15/10/8 Euro at the AK