Norwegian Jazz Night
(Free entrance for visitors with a jazzahead!-pass and all professionals and exhibitors of jazzahead!; single tickets available at Kulturzentrum Schlachthof)
23 April 2009 > 10:30 pm - 1:30 am > Kulturzentrum Schlachthof
Showcase concerts with Arve Henriksen + Jan Bang, Ensemble Denada and Beady Belle



www.myspace.com/arvehenriksen > www.myspace.com/ensembledenada > http://www.myspace.com/beadymusic

presented and organised by
Music Export Office Norway, East Norway Jazz Center, Kjell Kalleklev Management and Musikkprofil Booking & Management

(Admission via jazzahead!-pass, participant registration or Kulturzentrum Schlachthof box office)

Bigband Classes in Concert – with students from Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Bremen, direction Friedhelm Temme (open public)
24 April 2009 > 11:15 am - 12:45 pm > Hall 4.1
The bigbands “Willie’s Groove” (Hamburg), “Swing Kids” (Bremen) und “BigBaGS” (Schenefeld/Schlweswig-Holstein) charm their listeners with an extensive repertoire from jazz and rock to funk, swing and Latin. School pupils, parents and anyone who’s interested can look forward to a large number of classic hits such as Hit the Road Jack, Pink Panther, Eye of the Tiger, Birdland. The short concerts by the young musicians are living proof of the outstanding work carried out in music profile schools. The idea behind these schools is that through playing music together young people develop their capacity to work in a team while learning to respect and tolerate others. This greatly improves cognitive abilities such as concentration and attention in relation to other school subjects, too. Music isn’t just fun, it also makes you smart!


Line-Up: Wilhelm-Gymnasium/Hamburg >Gymnasium Schenefeld/Schleswig-Holsteien > Schulzentrum Sebaldsbrück/Bremen

Vocal Matinee > Vokalensemble Hannover under direction of Romy Camerun > presented by Sparda-Bank & Sparda-Bank Stiftung (open public)
26 April 2009 > 10:30 am - 11:00 am > Hall 4.1
Under the direction of Romy Camerun, the vocal group of the Hannover Conservatory presents its repertoire of most diverse styles of music with popular songs from pop, jazz, rhythm’n’blues as well as some own compositions.

Line-up: Romy Camerun (direction) > Karin Grabein > Agnes Hapsari > Lara Lübbe > Joel Besmehn > Vera Mohrs > Kristina Müller > Julian Nicolaus > Christian Hoffmeister > Frieder Schmidt

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"Jazz for Kids" - Interactive programme of the Musikschule Bremen
> followed by Try & Touch > presented by Sparda-Bank & Sparda-Bank Stiftung (open public)
26 April 2009 > 11:00 am - 12:00 pm > Borgward Salon
Jazz for Kids – that means jazz close-up to touch and try. Children and their parents can look forward to a concert in which they can join in as an introduction to playful handling of the jazz kit.
The event is being organised by the Bremen Music School under the direction of Eckhard Petri.

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Vocal Matinee > Pop Choir Findorff under direction of Daniel Akkermann > presented by Sparda-Bank & Sparda-Bank Stiftung (open public)
26 April 2009 > 11:00 am - 11:30 am > Hall 4.1
Daniel Akkermann is a music teacher at the Findorff School Centre, Bremen but he is also highly in demand as a choirmaster. At the Findorff Centre he founded a school choir for children attending classes 6 to 10 – a pop choir which meets the needs of this age group exactly. The boys and girls work on well-known pieces as well as their own arrangements. At the same time they have the possibility to receive professional support in voice training. In the meantime the pop choir does not only regularly give convincing performances at school events but also at concerts in various venues in Bremen.

Line-up: school choir of the Schulzentrums Findorff, Leitung: Daniel Akkermann

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Vocal Matinee > Vokalensemble Osnabrück under direction of Romy Camerun > presented by Sparda-Bank & Sparda-Bank Stiftung (open public)
26 April 2009 > 11:30 am - 12:00 pm > Hall 4.1
The a cappella group’s performance of the University of Applied Sciences in Osnabrück under the direction of Romy Camerun incorporates compositions of modern jazz with popular titles like “So Cool” and “Quiet Place” from TAKE 6 as well as jazz standard compositions “Dat Dere” and “I Remember Clifford” penned by double bassist Alex Morsey and trumpeter Torsten Maas.

Line-up: Romy Camerun (direction) > Lena Geue > Tossia Corman > Gianna Jatho > Theresa Eicker > Marion Gutzeit > Kuntaek Hong > Simao Capitao > Jochachim Klück

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Musikerinitiative Bremen e.V. > Jens Schöwings Blue-Note-Bach > presented by Sparda-Bank & Sparda-Bank Stiftung (open public)
26 April 2009 > 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm > Focke Wulf Salon
Johann Sebastian Bach composed the 13-part "Musikalische Opfer" [The Musical Offering] based on a theme by the Prussian King. The “Royal Theme” is seen as Bach’s musical legacy to posterity. As a jazz musician the Bremen pianist Jens Schöwing was inspired by the Bach fugues. He created a work that is as composed as it is improvised – a contemporary piece of music with both acoustic and electronic elements.

Line-up: Jens Schöwing (p) > Matthias Entrup (vb) > Christian Frank (double b) > Marc Prietzel (dr)

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Musikerinitiative Bremen e.V. > Ciel d`or > presented by Sparda-Bank & Sparda-Bank Stiftung (Open Public)
26 April 2009 > 1:10 pm - 1:40 pm > Focke-Wulf Saal
“Soubassobeat” is what “Ciel d`or” calls its deeper remix of their own individual experience and current necessity. Founded in 2005, the trio plays a music that lives from animating harmonies and inspired melodies. Pumping sousaphone bass sounds combined with ambitious lyrics, sung and recited, united by driving saxophone lines. That is Ciel d`or, their own kind of shine and sound!

Line-up: Günther Orendi (sous) > Peter Dahm (sax) > Uli Sobotta (euphonium, voc, git)

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Jazz meets Hip Hop feat. Wedda & Sinatic > presented by Sparda-Bank & Sparda-Bank Stiftung (Open Public / Jugendticket)
26 April 2009 > 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm > Foyer Hall 4
Two categories that couldn’t be more different … ? Two different social groups… ? It’s not only the music that divides their interests but also their understanding of dance… ? Jazz meets Hip Hop becomes an experiment: What happens when the two groups and the two music styles meet? This show with an integrated workshop is not only about the love of music and dance but also about the parallels between two such different forms of expression as jazz and hip hop. The show and workshop are being presented by the local heroes Sinatic and Wedda. This special event addresses all juniors (10-16 years) and interested adults.

Coordination: Wedda & Sinatic (Dance instructors at ATSV-Habenhausen e. V.)

ATSV-Habenhausen e. V.

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