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| JazzBaltica 2008 - »on sax« |
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From 2 to 6 July, JazzBaltica 2008 will focus on the saxophone in all of its facets under the motto »on sax« in the 18th year of its existence. In addition to »Artist in residence« Joe Lovano, more than twenty other saxophonists will set the tone at the concerts in Salzau, Lübeck, Husum and Kiel. These range from the old masters Ornette Coleman and Lee Konitz to the world star Wayne Shorter and multitalented Johannes Enders to the newcomers Grace Kelly and Niels Lyhne Løkkegaard. And there are more jazz-musicians coming: Hank Jones, Steve Kuhn, Greg Osby, Grace Kelly, Martin Wind, Asa, Jonathan Kreisberg, Donny McCaslin - and many many more.
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| JazzBaltica 2008: Joe Lovano in the center |
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As an unbelievably versatile improviser, the tenor-saxophonist Joe Lovano is the ideal »Artist in Residence« at JazzBaltica 2008. He can be experienced on all three days in Salzau with different players and special JazzBaltica projects: with the Steve Kuhn Quartet on Friday; on Saturday with Dave Douglas’ first composition for big band and soloists, »Letter from America«, with the piano star Hank Jones and with the Sax Brothers Johannes Enders, Gary Smulyan and Greg Osby in all possible combinations; and, on Sunday, with Ravi Coltrane and Dave Liebman.
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| European-African SongNight |
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Beyond the focus on the saxophone, the great European-African SongNight promises to be a breathtaking music experience: The Kiel high-flyer Milla Kay and the ethno-soul sensation Asa from Nigeria will bring a velvety timbre and an abundance of soul spirit to JazzBaltica on Friday evening.
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