InSpirit: Freiheit | Sarah Kaiser & Band

"Freedom" is also the title of an album that Sarah Kaiser recorded with her band in 2016 and released to mark the anniversary of the Reformation - tonight they will be playing some tracks from this album as well as songs from their other albums. Original compositions and old chorales completely reinterpreted and rearranged. Songs between jazz, pop, soul and world music. Sarah is playing at the InSpirit Jazz Festival for the 3rd time, this year after a 10-year break, and is very much looking forward to finally being part of the festival again, this year for the first time with her own band.

She is a singer and vocal teacher, currently teaching jazz and pop singing at the UdK Berlin and the School of Popular Arts Berlin.

Samuel Jersak has been an arranger, producer and Sarah's musical partner on the keys for over 20 years. He lives in Switzerland and Berlin and has already released several solo albums.

Martin Simon and Will Belgart are based in the Mannheim/Heidelberg area, play in various jazz and pop formations and have been part of Sarah's band for many years.

Sebastian Bailey is a jazz saxophonist and composer from Canada and released the album "Lovesong for the Nation" with Sarah in 2012. Tonight he will be a special guest.

InSpirit - Jazz as a spiritual musical experience in the Gedächtniskirche

The InSpirit series has characterised the summer in the Gedächtniskirche for many years: the combination of contemporary jazz music and spiritual content in a church space is unique in this form in Berlin. The famous blue light of the stained glass windows creates an unrivalled atmosphere in which to enjoy jazz as a spiritual musical experience. Renowned jazz musicians from Germany and abroad perform the evenings of the series together with theologians. The artistic director of InSpirit is the organist of the Gedächtniskirche, Sebastian Heindl. He not only brings his personal enthusiasm for contemporary jazz to the selection of the invited musicians, but also takes part in some evenings on the large organ or Hammond organ himself.