18th Festival LeipJAZZig
Nordic Nights with Marion Minkus (voc), Ulf Wilke (g), Dorian Drechsel (b, vc);
Michael Arnold Quartet & Andreas Bicking with Andreas Bicking (sax), Michael Arnold (sax), Matthias Bätzel (p), Matthias Eichhorn (b), Heiko Jung (dr).
In his quartet with Matthias Bätzel (p), Matthias Eichhorn (b) and Heiko Jung (dr), saxophonist Michael Arnold, reinforced by instrumental colleague Andreas Bicking, known from rock, plays compositions by Bätzel, Bicking and Arnold, tailor-made for this formation.
Marion Minkus creates an evening of Nordic music. In an intimate trialogue with Ulf Wilke on guitar and Dorian Drechsel on double bass and cello, respectively, she expressively sings her own pieces as well as songs by Torun Eriksen, Silje Nergaard and Ulita Knaus.