Chelesta
Chelesta is a five-piece Leipzig music band with rock, pop and jazz elements.
history
Chelesta was founded in 2000 as the "tacheles klezmer company". In 2004 the re-formation and renaming in "chelesta" followed (the band name is an anagram of tacheles ). The band combines Eastern European musical tradition with jazz , rock , hip-hop , klezmer and reggae using tuba , saxophone , accordion , clarinet, trumpet, drums and vocals. Since 2005 the band has been working regularly with Jens-Paul Wollenberg as ex.ces.
Members
- Birgit Fleischfresser (accordion, vocals)
- Mike Meyer (tuba, bass guitar)
- Eugen Larin (clarinet, saxophone, vocals)
- Michael Glucharen (trumpet, valve trombone, vocals)
- Daniel "Jack" Wolf (drums, vocals)
Discography
- 2001: Balkan Reggae tacheles klezmer company (CD, Raumer Records)
- 2005: Tooth for a tooth Jens-Paul Wollenberg & ex.ces (CD, Raumer Records)
- 2004: Dance for Millions (EP)
- 2007: € K $ TRA NU ₤₤ 7 (EP)