|
7:00 PM, IST
Kolkata Jazzfest 2021
Music
-
Online Online
The Kolkata Jazzfest, which started in 1978, has been organized in Kolkata on an annual basis since 2002 at the Dalhousie Institute making it the longest running Jazz Festival in India. Over the past 6 years the festival has hosted musicians from over 30 different countries and continues to be the only Jazz Festival in Eastern India. This year in light of the Covid-19 pandemic the festival will be presented digitally via its dedicated website. The concerts will be live streamed each day from 7:00 pm IST and will remain active for viewing till 31 December 2021.
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata has been supporting the festival for many years and this year we present:
TOBIAS MEINHART: 'BERLIN PEOPLE' ON 19 DECEMBER 2021
Tobias Meinhart – tenorsax
Ludwig Hornung - piano
Tom Berkmann – bass
Mathias Ruppnig - drums
Tobias Meinhart will be presenting his new project with some of the most interesting young talents from the German jazz scene. Their new record 'Berlin People' was released on the New York label Sunnyside. For more than 12 years, Tobias Meinhart has been commuting between Berlin and New York, both cities where jazz is part of everyday life and inspires many young people. Meinhart brings this spirit to the stage with his new band. The bandleader has written an energetic repertoire, which shines in all colors and timbres, emphasizing the individual qualities of its four members. With his expressive saxophone playing, Tobias Meinhart puts a brilliant mark on the band sound.
THE ARTISTS
Tobias Meinhart (saxophone): Born in a small village close to Regensburg, in Bavaria. Studied music in Basel, Amsterdam and NYC and has won many awards and prizes, such as the Best Soloist Award at the Getxo Jazzcompetition and the 1st prize at Jugend Jazzt. Tobias was nominated for an German ECHO Award and has released seven albums as a leader. He is currently living in Berlin and NYC where he plays at clubs such as A-Trane, Blue Note, Birdland, Smalls etc. with renowned jazz musicians like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ingrid Jensen and Obed Calvaire.
Ludwig Hornung (piano): Hornung, who comes from Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and lives in Berlin received classical piano training from the age of six; he also had drum lessons. He received awards in the context of Jugend musiziert and Jugend jazzt. With Wanja Slavin and John Schröder he formed the trio Triebwerk Hornung, with whom he recorded an album of the same name for Unit Records in 2015. In the same year he played with his trio, consisting of Phil Donkin (bass) and Bernd Oezsevim (drums). According to the Stern magazine, his music is “characterized by a great joy in playing and a desire for virtuosity”.
Tom Berkmann (bass): He grew up in a small village in the Bavarian Alps, in the middle of Nowhere, a place so boring and quiet that the cows’ mooing and the churchbells were the only musical excitement in his early childhood. Still being in high school Tom started studying Jazz Bass at the Richard-Strauss-Conservatory in Munich with Paulo Cardoso. After graduating from school he moved to Berlin to study at the Jazz Institute. He was a DAAD scholar (German Academic Exchange Service) and graduated from Manhattan School of Music in New York with a Master of Music degree. He was a semifinalist in the Jazz Competition of the International Double Bass Convention “Bass 2010” in Berlin. For composing and performing the soundtrack of the movie “Oh Boy” he received the German Academy Award for Best Filmscore and the German Critic’s Award for Best Soundtrack at the Berlin Film Festival Berlinale in 2013.
Mathias Ruppnig (drums): Mathias Ruppnig lives currently in Berlin. During his school days he played in various rock, pop and punk rock bands. He studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Bachelor degree 2012 with distinction). He then completed his master's degree at this university with Howard Curtis. After completing his studies in Graz in 2014 "with distinction", Ruppnig became a member of the European Jazz Orchestra of the European Broadcasting Union as a representative of the ORF. In 2012 he presented his debut album with his own compositions (Square, Session Work Records), followed by The Spinning (Session Work, 2013).
To enjoy the festival online visit https://jazzfest.in/
Goethe-Institut / Max Mueller Bhavan Kolkata has been supporting the festival for many years and this year we present:
TOBIAS MEINHART: 'BERLIN PEOPLE' ON 19 DECEMBER 2021
Tobias Meinhart – tenorsax
Ludwig Hornung - piano
Tom Berkmann – bass
Mathias Ruppnig - drums
Tobias Meinhart will be presenting his new project with some of the most interesting young talents from the German jazz scene. Their new record 'Berlin People' was released on the New York label Sunnyside. For more than 12 years, Tobias Meinhart has been commuting between Berlin and New York, both cities where jazz is part of everyday life and inspires many young people. Meinhart brings this spirit to the stage with his new band. The bandleader has written an energetic repertoire, which shines in all colors and timbres, emphasizing the individual qualities of its four members. With his expressive saxophone playing, Tobias Meinhart puts a brilliant mark on the band sound.
THE ARTISTS
Tobias Meinhart (saxophone): Born in a small village close to Regensburg, in Bavaria. Studied music in Basel, Amsterdam and NYC and has won many awards and prizes, such as the Best Soloist Award at the Getxo Jazzcompetition and the 1st prize at Jugend Jazzt. Tobias was nominated for an German ECHO Award and has released seven albums as a leader. He is currently living in Berlin and NYC where he plays at clubs such as A-Trane, Blue Note, Birdland, Smalls etc. with renowned jazz musicians like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ingrid Jensen and Obed Calvaire.
Ludwig Hornung (piano): Hornung, who comes from Neustadt an der Weinstrasse and lives in Berlin received classical piano training from the age of six; he also had drum lessons. He received awards in the context of Jugend musiziert and Jugend jazzt. With Wanja Slavin and John Schröder he formed the trio Triebwerk Hornung, with whom he recorded an album of the same name for Unit Records in 2015. In the same year he played with his trio, consisting of Phil Donkin (bass) and Bernd Oezsevim (drums). According to the Stern magazine, his music is “characterized by a great joy in playing and a desire for virtuosity”.
Tom Berkmann (bass): He grew up in a small village in the Bavarian Alps, in the middle of Nowhere, a place so boring and quiet that the cows’ mooing and the churchbells were the only musical excitement in his early childhood. Still being in high school Tom started studying Jazz Bass at the Richard-Strauss-Conservatory in Munich with Paulo Cardoso. After graduating from school he moved to Berlin to study at the Jazz Institute. He was a DAAD scholar (German Academic Exchange Service) and graduated from Manhattan School of Music in New York with a Master of Music degree. He was a semifinalist in the Jazz Competition of the International Double Bass Convention “Bass 2010” in Berlin. For composing and performing the soundtrack of the movie “Oh Boy” he received the German Academy Award for Best Filmscore and the German Critic’s Award for Best Soundtrack at the Berlin Film Festival Berlinale in 2013.
Mathias Ruppnig (drums): Mathias Ruppnig lives currently in Berlin. During his school days he played in various rock, pop and punk rock bands. He studied at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (Bachelor degree 2012 with distinction). He then completed his master's degree at this university with Howard Curtis. After completing his studies in Graz in 2014 "with distinction", Ruppnig became a member of the European Jazz Orchestra of the European Broadcasting Union as a representative of the ORF. In 2012 he presented his debut album with his own compositions (Square, Session Work Records), followed by The Spinning (Session Work, 2013).
To enjoy the festival online visit https://jazzfest.in/
Location
Online
Location
Online