Jazz in the opera house
Antonio Sanchez, The Bad Plus, Michael Wollny, Ketil Bjørnstad...
The 40th Leipzig Jazz Days begin with three major concert evenings at the Opera House. In keeping with the motto of this year's jazz festival, the focus is on festival projects that combine jazz with poetry, painting and dance.
29 Sep. 2016 19:30
1st Spelunkenorchester "Letting in the Jungle - after Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book" - festival project.
2. Ketil Bjørnstad solo "Images / Edvard Munch" - festival project
3. Julia Hülsmann Quartet feat. Theo Bleckmann "Poetry set to music from Shakespeare to Kurt Weill" - festival project
30 Sep. 2016 19:30
1st Michael Wollny, Tamar Halperin & hr-Bigband "Wunderkammer XXL".
2nd Antonio Sanchez Migration & Solo Performance with dancers of the Leipzig Ballet (Choreography: Mario Schröder) - Festival Project.
Oct. 1, 2016 7:30 pm
1. Josef Reßle Trio - Laureate concert for the BMW Welt Young Artist Jazz Award 2016.
2. the Bad Plus
3. Meshell Ndegeocello & Band
