Mar 4, 2025 1:29 PM
Changing of the Guard at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
On October 23, Ted Nash – having toured the world playing alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass…
Anna-Lena Schnabel’s ensemble is among the eight acts taking part in the German Jazz Expo at jazzahead! on April 21.
(Photo: Sven Haberland)Eight concerts serve to highlight unique talent at the German Jazz Expo, a juried showcase at jazzahead!.
jazzahead!, an annual industry meeting in Bremen, Germany, features a wealth of performances, as well as panels and a trade fair. This year, the festival is scheduled April 6-22 and the trade fair runs April 19-22.
Among the performers at the April 21 showcase, which had 119 applicants, is Anna-Lena Schnabel, an award-winning saxophonist and bandleader.
“The jury chose an impressive mix of internationally renowned and experimental younger groups which all in all cover a wide range of styles,” said Uli Beckerhoff, a member of the jazzahead! artistic directors team and a jury member.
In addition to Schnabel’s ensemble, Max Andrzejewski’s HÜTTE, trumpeter Markus Stockhausen’s QUADRIVIUM, the Paul Heller/Jasper van’t Hof Group, Benjamin Schaefer Quiet Fire, saxophonist Daniel Erdmann’s Velvet Revolution and drummer Shinya Fukumori are slated to perform.
For more information about the festival, visit the jazzahead! website. DB
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