Xjazz
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| General information | |
| place | Berlin |
| genre | Jazz , electronica , neo-classical |
| Website | www.xjazz.net |
| Visitor numbers | |
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| 2018 | 14,000 |
| 2017 | 14,000 |
| 2016 | 14,000 |
| 2015 | 12,500 |
| 2014 | 10,000 |
Xjazz ( spelling : XJAZZ ) is a cross-genre jazz festival that has been taking place in Berlin-Kreuzberg since 2014 . In addition to jazz, there are mainly electronic and classical concerts. Since then, the festival has been organized annually on the second weekend in May by XJAZZ gGmbH; The jazz trumpeter and pianist Sebastian Studnitzky is responsible for the program as artistic director.
The venues are mainly in Berlin-Kreuzberg between Kottbusser Tor and Schlesisches Tor .
history
In 2014 the festival was attended by almost 10,000 guests. “75 percent of the line-up are artists from the capital. That is probably unique at a festival of this size, ”writes the Berliner Zeitung .
The festival took place in the first year without funding, but was supported in 2015 with funds from the Hauptstadtkulturfonds. The partner country in 2014 was Iceland. The artists of the XJAZZ Festival included musicians such as Nightmares on Wax , Emilíana Torrini , Henrik Schwarz , Frank Wiedemann , Moritz von Oswald , Nils Petter Molvaer , Francesco Tristano , Christian Prommer , Julia Kadel , Olivia Trummer , ADHD , Rebecca Trescher and many more.
In 2015, Israel was a partner country. Buttering Trio , The Apples and Oren Lavie , among others, were represented from Israel . In addition, José James , Jacques Palminger & 440HZ Trio, Brandt Brauer Frick , Melt Trio + Jan Bang , Günter Sommer + Rabih Beaini , David August , Grandbrothers , Martin Kohlstedt , Gregor thresholdbach , Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra , Hailu Mergia , Wallis Bird , Louie Vega , Johanna Borchert and many more. In 2015, 13,000 guests were counted.
In the third year of 2016, Turkey was the partner country of Xjazz. 14,000 visitors were counted at a total of over 80 concerts. The 2016 line-up included: Shobaleader One ; Sophie Hunger solo; Nightmares on Wax ; Kurt Rosenwinkel Standards Trio; Bugge Wesseltoft ’s New Conception of Jazz; Chefket ; the Norwegian radio band Cymande ; Ilhan Ersahin's Istanbul Sessions; Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band; Paul Brody ; Vijay Iyer Trio; Pantha du Prince presents The Triad; The Group feat. Casper Clausen (Efterklang); Ed Motta ; Khalifé / Schumacher / Tristano; Me and My Drummer ; Holler My Dear; Josa Peit ; Sneaky; Clara Haberkamp Trio; Selen Gülün Trio; The Trio of OZ: Omar Hakim , Rachel Z & Jonathan Toscano; The Polyversal Souls; Alien Ensemble; Cats & Breakkies; Malakoff Kowalski ; Ferhan & Ferzan Önder ; Håkon Kornstad ; Grupa Janke Randalu ; Yarah Bravo & The Love Movement Band; Julia Kadel & Anil Eraslan; Kristin Amparo; Kenneth Dahl Knudsen Orchestra; Cinematic Jazz meets Tom Tykwer ; Monolink / Steffen Linck; the 17-piece Magnetic Ghost Orchestra; Timo Lassy ; Tolga Tüzün; Soyut Boyut & Ah! Cosmos; Erkan OÄur "Telvin" & Maden Öktem Ersönmez; Low profile; Florian Weber / Dejan Terzic / Jonas Westergaard ; Mercury; Petros Klampanis ; Günter "Baby" Sommer & Johannes Enders ; 3 Women and the Bass; Miss Kenichi ; Moksha ; Mopo; Jazz Poetry Slam And The Golden Choir; Inéz & Sammeltonium Wunderland; Me & Moby; Mark de Clive-Lowe Trio feat. Harvey Mason ; Aron Ottignon ; Jordan Rakei.
One focus of the 2017 festival was music from Poland. The stage acts included: Rolf & Joachim Kühn ; 79rs gear; Ace tea ; Adam Bałdych & Helge Lien Duo; Etna; Aga Derlak Trio; Alper Yilmaz Trio; Amok Cupid ; André Vida ; Aron Ottignon; Atom String Quartet & Vladyslav Sendecki ; Andrea Benini & Gianluca Petrella ; Birgitta Flick Quartet; Bitty McLean & The Magic Touch; Chat noir; Cyminology & Korhan Erel; Dejan Terzic Quatuor IXI; Dieter Ilg ; Dillon ; Dinosaur; Electro Acoustic Beat Session; Electric guzzi ; Eugeniusz Kowalski; Federico Albanese ; Nils Landgren Funk Unit; Gilad Hekselman Trio; Igor Osypov Quartet; Jacob Collier ; Jordan Rakei; Kristin Amparo feat. Combo de la musica; Lammel Lauer Bornstein; Lima; Malky ; Martyn Heyne; Matthew Halsall & Dwight Trible; Melt Trio & Gebrüder Teichmann ; Moddi with Berlin Music Ensemble; Mopo; Moses Boyd ; Natalia Mateo ; Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics; Onom Agemo & The Disco Jumpers; Pantha du prince ; Peter Broderick; Petros Klampanis ; Pokey LaFarge ; Rain Sultanov & Isfar Sarabski Duo; Shalosh; Space pilot; Studnitzky Ky ; The swag; Taner Akyol Trio feat. Kaan Bulak; Tony Allen Quartet: Tribute to Art Blakey; Uri Gincel Trio; Wallis Bird ; Wojtek Mazolewski Quintet; Yussef Kamaal.
In 2018 the festival celebrated its fifth anniversary. Instead of a single partner country, there were cooperation projects with European artists. The line-up included: Lychee Lassi / Hornbeef / Christopher Rumble, Sebastian Studnitzky , Erik Leuthäuser , Dima Bondarev Quintett, Manu Katché , Shake Stew, Marsmobil, Polyversal Souls & Guy One, Brownswood, Kai Schumacher , Dinosaur, Ruby Rushton, Richard Koch Quartet , Stella Chiweshe , Lea W. Frey , Simona Severini, Songs from a Breeze, Tomasz Dąbrowski , Stimming X Lambert, Jono McCleery Trio, Trio Elf, Mockemalör, John Kameel Farah , Lahza, Moka Efti Orchestra , Clara Haberkamp , Tatu Rönkko / Timothee Quost, Xjazz Kids, Milad Khawam, Killing Popes, Maarja Nuut & HH, Bernhard Meyer, Pranke, Kristjan Randalu Trio, Natalie Greffel, Lycian Trio, Maurice & Die Familie Summen, Bobby Rausch, Fazer, Hess is More, Roedelius & Kasar , Komfortrauschen / Ameli Paul, Joel Holmes Urban Jam, Claudio Puntin & Gunnarsdottir / Stereo Hypnosis & Christopher Chaplin, micatone , Joachim Kühn / Johanna Summer and Christian Löffler .
In 2019 the program included: Kate Tempest , Dejan Terzic Axiom Quartet, Kokoroko, Kinga Glyk , Peter Evans , Nneka , Mocky , Web Web, Gilad Hekselman , Nubiyan Twist, Nicola Mauskovic, Arnold Kasar , the Haberkamp / Wulff and Max Herre duo , Punkt.Vrt.Plastik ( Kaja Draksler , Petter Eldh , Christian Lillinger), The Bad Plus , Rymden , Marius Neset , Rolf Kühn with Yellow + Blue ( Frank Chastenier , Lisa Wulff and Tupac Mantilla).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "XJAZZ deliberately doesn't care about conventions and narrow definitions, the program includes jazz music as well as electronically improvised music, new classical music or singer / songwriters", praises the specialist journal Jazz thing (108, April 2015).
- ↑ "His musical boundlessness" is clearly reflected in the program, WDR 3 states; see. WDR3 Jazz May 2015
- ↑ Andreas Müller Attack of the cellar children Der Tagesspiegel
- ↑ Mirco Drewes Festival without Borders Berliner Zeitung
- ↑ Berlin: XJAZZ 2015 Jazzthing 108 (April 2015)
- ↑ a b Line Up Xjazz 2016 , Jazzzeitung February 14, 2016, accessed October 18, 2017
- ^ X-Jazz Festival Berlin "Jazz does not belong in a museum" , DLF Kultur from May 3, 2017, accessed October 18, 2017
- ↑ From pop to free jazz: pianist and singer Clara Haberkamp , Der Tagesspiegel from May 4, 2016, accessed October 18, 2017
- ↑ Great beauty and impressive sounds , DLF Kultur September 12, 2016, accessed October 18, 2017
- ↑ http://www.xjazz.net/group/berlin-2016/
- ↑ LineUp Xjazz 2017 , accessed October 18, 2017.
- ↑ About | XJAZZ . In: XJAZZ . ( xjazz.net [accessed May 27, 2018]).
- ↑ XJAZZ Festival 2018 Archives | XJAZZ. Retrieved May 27, 2018 .